Walmart Inc.
System and method for prioritized index searching

Abstract:

Various embodiments include a system that can comprise one or more processing modules; and one or more non-transitory memory storage modules storing computing instructions configured to run on the one or more processing modules and perform acts of: determining a popularity factor for each record in a plurality of records using historical data that can comprise previous search data for each record in the plurality of records; assigning each record in the plurality of records to a first database cluster H on a first database server when the popularity factor for the record in the plurality of records is greater than a threshold value or to a second database cluster L on a second database server when the popularity factor for the record in the plurality of records is less than the threshold value, wherein the first database cluster H has a greater processing power than the second database cluster L; receiving a search request from a requester; executing the search in the first database cluster H to retrieve a first set of results; when the first set of results is greater than a minimum number of results, presenting the first set of results to the requester; and when the first set of results is less than a minimum number of results: executing the search in the second database cluster L to retrieve a second set of results; and presenting the first set of results and the second set of results to the requester. Other embodiments are also disclosed herein.