# Looking for ES expertise in Austin TX **URL:** \ **Category:** Elastic Community and Ecosystem\ **Created:** [July 26, 2017, 6:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/looking-for-es-expertise-in-austin-tx/94688 "2017-07-26T18:53:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dgaedcke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@dgaedcke](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dgaedcke)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2017, 6:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/looking-for-es-expertise-in-austin-tx/94688/1 "2017-07-26T18:53:39Z")
I'm looking for ES expertise (contractor/consultant) in austin tx and I've posted on the local meetup and not getting any responses....anyone have other tips about the best way to find someone?? Thx D ---
**Author:** ![pixiuPL](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/pixiupl/32/26299_2.png) [@pixiuPL](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pixiuPL)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2018, 7:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/looking-for-es-expertise-in-austin-tx/94688/2 "2018-03-10T19:30:33Z")
Nisto CIS runs courses in Austin CMPIN Enroll, catch $9k in training, open SESE, start earning salary and be sucesful ---
**Author:** ![softwaredoug](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/softwaredoug/32/22681_2.png) [@softwaredoug](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/softwaredoug)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2018, 8:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/looking-for-es-expertise-in-austin-tx/94688/3 "2018-03-10T20:17:50Z")
My company (OpenSourceConnections - [http://o19s.com](http://o19s.com)) consults around the world, but focuses on info retrieval and improving relevance in user facing search / discovery apps. I can also recommend SemaText as another global company in the ES/Solr space that has been around for a while in the community. They seem to be especially knowledgeable on scale and performance. In Austin specifically - Nick Zadrozny, CEO of Bonsai, lives in Austin. He’s not a consultant, but is very helpful and i would trust him to point you in a good direction if he can. Ping me if you’d like an intro to him or want to chat: > **[Doug Turnbull](http://opensourceconnections.com/doug)** > > Search relevance consultant. Author of Relevant Search. Doug empowers some of the world’s best search teams to build smarter discovery solutions that “get” u... ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2018, 8:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/looking-for-es-expertise-in-austin-tx/94688/4 "2018-03-10T20:41:57Z")
Are you trying to sell/advertise services around elastic although you said: [AWS deployment - #22 by pixiuPL](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/aws-deployment/114391/22) > No more Elastic Hard to understand IMO. ---
**Author:** ![pixiuPL](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/pixiupl/32/26299_2.png) [@pixiuPL](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pixiuPL)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2018, 11:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/looking-for-es-expertise-in-austin-tx/94688/5 "2018-04-02T11:43:31Z")
Whats hard to understand is why on Earth ES is still around....... You guys are like Zend:: try to put your **shit** everywhere..... Ive publicly proved you wrong once. Prove once, trust no longer...... And you're still around...... ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2018, 11:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/looking-for-es-expertise-in-austin-tx/94688/6 "2018-04-02T11:59:20Z")
It's perfectly fine that you don't like elasticsearch and the other projects we are building. I just don't understand why you are still on this forum. Just close your account and you will never hear about those discussions. ---
**Author:** ![pixiuPL](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/pixiupl/32/26299_2.png) [@pixiuPL](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pixiuPL)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2018, 11:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/looking-for-es-expertise-in-austin-tx/94688/7 "2018-04-03T11:50:08Z")
First :: Thats not that I dont like..... I dont find your 'software' be of any use....... I appreciate time & effort you put into building msomething that tries to fulfil this or other goal..... Thing is -\> I can see what you do wrong, what you could do better, and I see the way it could be (with even slightest trace of your good-will) improved.... If I were you I'd do it differently - both your webpage, and your app. Dont be offended, but ES's code is out-of-compliance with common standards (just to name a few things:: indentations, cleanliness, mixing of PSR's). And much more...... As of webpage :: its one big lie. Taking my own example:: I wanted to try ES, started with it on AWS (14 days free - says your webpage) and what? **It incurred charges**. Oh yes - thats called **lie**. Another lie was from @warkolm when I stated that I demand refund. He said that he would do his best to change info on website. Till today misleading info is **still visible**. If you are serious about your business and your reputation, you should at least be honest with your audience..... One good thing is that I got my refund. ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2018, 8:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/looking-for-es-expertise-in-austin-tx/94688/8 "2018-04-03T20:23:59Z")
This topic has gone a little astray, so I'm going to close it off sorry folks. ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2018, 8:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/looking-for-es-expertise-in-austin-tx/94688/9 "2018-04-03T20:24:16Z")
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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2018, 7:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/looking-for-es-expertise-in-austin-tx/94688/10 "2018-04-04T07:41:36Z")
I looked at the marketplace: [AWS Marketplace: Elastic Cloud (Elasticsearch Service)](https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/B01N6YCISK) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/6/3/631ea0c76fb279c3ffc89e4134c8a282c35128d0.jpg) > Free trial is not available for this AWS Marketplace listing. > Please contact Elastic if you have any questions. I think it's perfectly clear that when running from AWS marketplace, it can not be free. So I believe we did modify the content based on the feedback you gave. We are always listening to our users. This is what we did here. If you are speaking about this page: [https://www.elastic.co/cloud/as-a-service/signup](https://www.elastic.co/cloud/as-a-service/signup) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/4/b/4bdfc09f174273ae64429867f5798ca1b7fc37f3.jpg) I can confirm that there is a free trial here as long as you create the service from that page and click on the `Start Free Trial` button. So I think we are totally fine.