DrupalCon Seattle 2019: Considerations of Federated Search and Drupal

This talk explores the development of a federated search application designed to unify various digital web properties within large enterprises. The speaker discusses key topics such as web crawling and parsing, search backends, user interface development, and the necessary infrastructure. They present a high-level architecture that connects diverse systems, focusing on how to effectively integrate with platforms like Drupal while addressing potential implementation risks. Technologies highlighted include Scrapy, Docker, React, and Drupal, showcasing a flexible solution that can accommodate multiple web technologies for displaying search results.