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This is the second post in the series of implementing Azure search. In previous post I described what Azure search is and how can implement it. As discussed in previous post, implementation of Azure search is four step job. Provision Service Create Index Load Data Finally Search. Let's get started. Create Index You can create index from portal as well as code. In this post I will be using the code to create the index and also give the overview to create index from the portal. Overview from portal Let's  go ahead and click on Add Index button on overview screen. Here you will see  Name of the Index Fields: You can insert as many fields as you want. You can also select whether it should be searchable, sortable, filterable, etc.. From Code For this demo I will be using VS 2017 Go ahead and create a .NET core MVC product using visual studio. Install Microsoft.Azure.Search nuget package.  From portal  Copy the Name of the Azu...

Today any application you work on, it requires search functionality. For end user search is just a input box where he/she can search whatever they want but implementing search is always difficult because its not just about giving back the result but also giving back the result quickly. To address this problem Microsoft provides the powerful service called Azure service. It is search as a service where you need to focus on the functionality other then search. Let's understand what is azure search and how you can implement in your application. Please note this post is focused on how to implement search instead of, what azure search is. What is Azure Search? Azure search is search as a service which gives you power to  Full text search Search from the document content User experience features Auto complete  Search suggestions Synonyms Sorting Paging There are many more features. You can find it here. How to use Azure Search? Its a four step job....