# Will ES introduce global index in the future?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/will-es-introduce-global-index-in-the-future/64668>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [November 2, 2016, 6:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/will-es-introduce-global-index-in-the-future/64668 "2016-11-02T06:12:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![makeyang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@makeyang](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/makeyang)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 6:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/will-es-introduce-global-index-in-the-future/64668/1 "2016-11-02T06:12:34Z")

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which is better for agg

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**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:** [November 2, 2016, 6:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/will-es-introduce-global-index-in-the-future/64668/2 "2016-11-02T06:17:18Z")

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What is a global index and why is it better?

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**Author:** ![makeyang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@makeyang](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/makeyang)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 7:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/will-es-introduce-global-index-in-the-future/64668/3 "2016-11-02T07:48:36Z")

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quote from here: [https://dzone.com/articles/faster-indexing-and-query-global-vs-local-indexing](https://dzone.com/articles/faster-indexing-and-query-global-vs-local-indexing)  
Global Indexes: The index is independently partitioned and placed away  
from the data on the nodes. It can be challenging to keep up with  
mutations, as indexing the data will require a network access but works  
fantastically for queries. Imagine the same query above. The index now  
sits on a node or two (maybe partitioned by continents as in the example  
below).  
with global index, it will perform target search rather than sactter and gater mode.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 10:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/will-es-introduce-global-index-in-the-future/64668/4 "2017-07-05T22:07:35Z")

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Closed on July 5, 2017, 10:07pm UTC