are you aware of the best companies which provide apache solr AS A SERVICE? where i can simply upload (or edit via some web control panel) my index and config files for SOLR and simply start using it
i do not want to be breaking my head with any sort of server administration on tomcat
just update my index and config files... tell solr where to look for data to index (via data import handlers) and thats it just start using it
any sort of load balancing / mirrors would be like icing on the cake
price does not matter as its for mission critical apps
please do not suggest me to boot up my own servers on amazon or rackspace or xyz and then deploy solr on them and manage all the administration - because thats what i want to avoid in the first place completely
thanks in advance
I wanted to update this post from 2011 now that it's 2017! Today for folks looking for pure self service and simple Solr search we continue to recommend www.websolr.com. If you are looking for a managed complete Solr instances + some nice search analytics capability, then we've used SearchStax very successfully.