Tuning search relevance with Apache Solr

Confronted with increasingly large amounts of data, we need to go the extra mile and really underline the importance of the search box as the first place users go to explore and find the things they need, on their own terms.

Data Warehouse — need for speed

The main purpose of a Data Warehouse (DW/DWH) is to provide BI (Business Intelligence) with the entire information set that enables decision factors to make the best business decisions. In other words, DWH requires periodical copying of huge data volumes from different…

What the hack?

In this article I’ll walk you through some of the technologies and fun we had during the 2nd edition of eMAG Hackathon on June 13, 2015. I’d like to share our journey with you, starting with Symfony, moving on to the burger van, writing some APIs with the FOSRestBundle, taking a hell of a ride with…

eMON — Keeping an eye on eMAG

eWhat? Before we get into any details about what eMON is and what it does, it would make sense to talk a little about the business it’s meant to serve.

eMAG at DevTalks

Dev Talks is the biggest IT conference that gathers under the same roof Software Developers & IT professionals from Bucharest and surrounding area in order to explore the trends that will shape the future of technology. The 2015 edition gathered more than 800 attendees at the event and over 900…

Let’s talk tech

Has anyone asked themselves ”Why did I join eMAG?” I have, and more than once, and while asking around I got some interesting answers from my colleagues and, just to name a few, people have joined eMAG because:

• They wanted to do something cool, at another level.

eMAG development team @ Smartweb 2015

Since knowledge is power, our wish is to stay connected to everything new out there related to the web development field. Ok, but how do we do it? One of the solutions we’ve got up our sleeve is to attend conferences dedicated to hot topics of interest for us.

Beyond the simple click-order lies a fascinating universe of coding. Welcome to eMAG TechLabs!

Welcome to eMAG Tech Labs, the place where we share our passion for the magic of code.

eMAG Hackathon — Mobile Edition 2015

On 13th and 14th of June, the IT eMAG teams participated at the second edition of the eMAG…