In the shift toward AI-native and intent-driven search, many teams assume they must replace Apache Solr to stay modern. Solr has supported vector search for years through features like DenseVectorField and HNSW-based approximate nearest neighbor (ANN) search. These capabilities are stable, battle-tested, and available today. However, in the SAP Commerce ecosystem, they remain largely untapped. At HybrisArchitect.com, we’ve developed a production-ready semantic search solution that demonstrates how Solr, when combined with OpenAI embeddings and a flexible orchestration layer, can power intelligent, next-generation search experiences—without requiring a full search stack replacement. Try It Live: Solr Semantic Search Demo semanticsearch.hybrisarchitect.com/solr-semantic-search.html Our live …