Case Study: Azusa Pacific University achieves rapid, lower-cost, and more customizable site search with Elastic Site Search

Azusa Pacific University Powering the Move Away from Google Search Appliance

Azusa Pacific University, a Los Angeles–area university with over 10,000 students and a wide range of degree programs, needed to replace the Google Search Appliance after Google announced its phase-out. The web team sought a search solution that would integrate seamlessly, allow manual keyword promotion and ranking control, and enable multiple non-developer team members to refine results.

APU implemented Elastic Site Search Service in about two weeks and immediately gained lower cost, fast customization (result weighting, custom meta tags, fallback pages), and shared access for teams. The switch delivered better visibility into user behavior and more relevant search results, improving overall service quality for site visitors.

Azusa Pacific University

Dustin Reynolds

Assistant Digital Marketing Director