What are the main reasons to visit Openindex at Data Expo Utrecht?

If you are looking for practical, no-nonsense expertise in search technology, web crawling, and intelligent data extraction, visiting Openindex at Data Expo Utrecht is one of the most valuable things a data-driven professional can do this year. We are a Dutch technology company specialising in custom search solutions, crawling infrastructure, and data services built for organisations that depend on high-quality, structured data at scale. Below, we answer the questions most visitors ask before deciding whether to stop by our stand.

What will Openindex be showcasing at Data Expo Utrecht?

At Data Expo Utrecht 2026, Openindex will be showcasing our full suite of search and data solutions, including our site search engine, Crawling as a Service platform, and custom data extraction tooling. Visitors can expect live demonstrations, hands-on conversations with our engineers, and a clear view of how our technology integrates into real-world data workflows.

Our stand will give attendees the opportunity to see how a single line of JavaScript can embed a powerful, Solr- and Elasticsearch-backed search engine directly into any website or knowledge base. We will also walk through our crawling infrastructure, which is built on proven open source foundations like Apache Nutch and Hadoop, and show how organisations can receive clean, indexed data without managing any of the crawling complexity themselves.

For businesses exploring Data as a Service models, we will demonstrate how we deliver structured data feeds directly into client systems, removing the need for internal scraping pipelines. Whether you are evaluating search infrastructure for the first time or looking to replace an underperforming solution, our team will be ready to dig into the specifics with you.

Who should visit the Openindex stand at Data Expo?

The Openindex stand at Data Expo Utrecht is most relevant for professionals in e-commerce, real estate, finance, government, and market research who rely on large volumes of structured or unstructured data to make decisions. If your organisation collects, indexes, or searches data at scale, our solutions are directly relevant to your work.

More specifically, you should consider visiting us if you recognise any of the following situations:

• Your current site search returns poor or irrelevant results and you are losing visitors because of it
• You need to collect data from the web regularly but lack the internal infrastructure to do it reliably
• Your team spends significant time maintaining scraping scripts that break whenever a source website changes
• You are building an application that needs to integrate an external dataset or index
• You are responsible for a government or enterprise intranet that needs accurate, fast internal search

Our conversations at the data conference in Utrecht are always technical and practical. We do not deal in vague promises; we talk about your specific data problem and whether we can solve it.

What problems can Openindex’s solutions solve for data-driven businesses?

Openindex’s solutions address three core problems that data-driven businesses consistently face: poor search relevance on their own platforms, unreliable or expensive data collection pipelines, and the difficulty of turning raw crawled data into structured, usable information. Each of these problems has a direct impact on operational efficiency and the quality of business decisions.

On the search side, many organisations deploy generic search tools that are not tuned for their specific content type, whether that is product catalogues, legal documents, property listings, or financial records. We build and configure search engines using Apache Solr and Lucene that are optimised for the vocabulary, structure, and query behaviour of a specific domain.

On the data collection side, the challenge is usually one of scale and maintenance. Web sources change constantly, and keeping scrapers functional is a full-time job. We take that burden away entirely by managing the crawling infrastructure ourselves and delivering clean, indexed data to our clients on a scheduled or real-time basis.

For organisations in regulated sectors, we also address compliance concerns directly. Our data collection practices are designed with GDPR and ethical scraping principles in mind, which matters enormously for businesses in finance and government that cannot afford legal exposure from their data sourcing methods.

How does Crawling as a Service work, and why does it matter?

Crawling as a Service means that Openindex manages the entire web crawling process on behalf of a client and delivers only the resulting data, either as a structured feed, an API response, or a direct integration into the client’s own systems. The client defines what data they need; we handle everything else, from infrastructure to scheduling to error recovery.

In practical terms, this model works as follows:

1. The client specifies the data sources, data fields, and delivery format they require
2. We configure and deploy a crawling pipeline using tools like Apache Nutch, custom scrapers, or hybrid approaches depending on the source
3. The crawler runs on our infrastructure on a defined schedule or in response to triggers
4. Extracted data is cleaned, structured, and validated before delivery
5. The client receives a reliable data feed without managing any crawling technology themselves

The reason this matters is straightforward: building and maintaining a production-grade crawling system is genuinely difficult. Sources block scrapers, page structures change without notice, and scaling a crawler to handle millions of URLs introduces infrastructure complexity that most organisations are not equipped to manage. Outsourcing this to a specialist means faster time to data, lower total cost, and far greater reliability.

For market research firms, price comparison platforms, and real estate aggregators in particular, the quality and freshness of crawled data are a direct competitive advantage. Crawling as a Service makes that advantage accessible without requiring an internal data engineering team.

Where and when is Data Expo Utrecht taking place?

Data Expo Utrecht is an annual data conference held in Utrecht, the Netherlands, bringing together data professionals, technology vendors, and business leaders from across the country and beyond. The event focuses on data management, analytics, artificial intelligence, and the infrastructure that supports data-driven organisations.

For the exact dates, venue details, and registration information for the 2026 edition, we recommend checking the official Data Expo website directly, as logistics are confirmed closer to the event. Our team will be present throughout the conference, so whether you want to plan a dedicated meeting in advance or simply stop by during the day, there will be plenty of opportunity to connect.

How Openindex helps with search and data challenges

We build and manage the search and data infrastructure that lets organisations focus on using their data rather than fighting to collect or find it. Here is a concise summary of what we bring to the table:

• Custom site search: Powered by Apache Solr and Elasticsearch, deployable with a single line of JavaScript
• Crawling as a Service: Full-service web crawling with structured data delivery, no internal infrastructure required
• Data as a Service: Clean, indexed datasets delivered directly into your applications or systems
• API development: Custom APIs that connect your data sources to your products
• GDPR-compliant data collection: Ethical, legally sound practices for regulated industries

If you are attending the data conference in Utrecht this year and want to talk through a specific challenge before the event, we would love to hear from you. Get in touch with us to schedule a conversation at our stand or arrange a meeting in advance. We look forward to seeing you there.