Amanda Katona, who leads an open source engineering team at NetApp, dives into the transformative journey of OpenSearch since its launch. She discusses its move to the Linux Foundation, which has boosted community contributions and enterprise adoption. A striking 56% increase in downloads showcases growing interest. Katona highlights the upcoming OpenSearch 3.0, enhancing search speed amid rising data volumes. She emphasizes the importance of vendor-neutral governance and invests in machine learning tools, underscoring OpenSearch's promising future in data infrastructure.