Premium Research White Papers
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Google and Microsoft Enterprise Search Product Comparison |
Organizations have different information access requirements. Some deploy search to improve general productivity, while others deploy search to solve a specific business challenge or need. While both Google and Microsoft boast successful search deployments in some of the world's most high-profile institutions, the functionality, flexibility, and scalability of their offerings are critical factors in determining which, if either, is appropriate for your organization. This research white paper provides an analysis of the features of the enterprise search technologies of both Microsoft and Google. Read Now...
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Autonomy and Microsoft Enterprise Search Product Comparison |
Microsoft and Autonomy's enterprise search technologies are considered best in class by all leading analyst firms in the United States. Both, Autonomy and Microsoft provide search platforms that can be tailored to address most search requirements. The differences between the two are a direct reflection of each company's philosophy/strategy toward software development. This research white paper provides an analysis of the features of the enterprise search technologies of both Microsoft and Autonomy. Read Now...
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Integrating Enterprise Systems
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Microsoft Search: Connecting Search to Enterprise Systems |
| This whitepaper covers the business value of connecting search to Line of Business applications, utilizing SharePoint Search and Microsoft Search Server 2008's ability to index Line of Business data, and explores BA Insight Longitude's ability to extend SharePoint and Search Server's capabilities and enhance the appeal and reach of search services across the enterprise. Author: Martin Muldoon Read Now... |
Deploying SharePoint or FAST Search
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How to Perform a Search-First Migration to SharePoint Server 2010 |
Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 provides significant improvements in enterprise search capability. However, policy or resource constraints in an organization sometimes pose challenges that can prevent or postpone a complete upgrade from SharePoint Server 2007. If you are not ready to perform a complete upgrade, you can still take advantage of end-user enterprise search capabilities of SharePoint Server 2010 by deploying a solution that is known as search-first migration. Read this white paper compiled by Microsoft to learn more about this option and how to implement it.
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SharePoint 2010 Search Performance |
Implementing a high-end search solution requires some planning and testing efforts to ensure good performance and availability. Without proper planning of a search deployment there is a greater risk that is will be undersized or oversized. This whitepaper provides an introduction to the aspects of deploying a sound SharePoint 2010 search deployment with respect to performance requirements. Author: Lars Fastrup Read Now...
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Search Technologies for SharePoint 2010: Products & Architecture |
The set includes the following four cheat sheets with solutions and diagrams:
Search Technologies for SharePoint 2010 Products compares the search capabilities in SharePoint Foundation 2010, Search Server/Express 2010, SharePoint Server 2010, and FAST Search Server for SharePoint 2010; Search Environment Planning for SharePoint Server 2010 helps you with the design decisions based on where users and content are located; Search Architectures for SharePoint Server 2010 describes the logical and physical components of the crawl architecture and the query architecture; Design Search Architectures for SharePoint Server 2010 outlines four major steps to achieve a design for search. Download Now (ZIP)
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Distributed Search and SharePoint Deployments |
A distributed organization has two main options to deploy a single global SharePoint farm: "Centralized" vs. "Distributed" option, while ensuring that the content is globally shared for collaboration and retrieval regardless of the option selected. Some Architects often refer to a third option which is "Centralized with Regional Distributed Sites". This technical articles summarizes optimal strategies for distributed deployment of Microsoft Search and SharePoint, as well as discusses a customer case with distributed deployment of Microsoft Search. Author: Guy Mounier Read Now...
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SharePoint and FAST Search Optimization
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Search Server Relevancy Ranking: What You Need to Know |
Search engine relevancy ranking optimization should be a mission-critical activity to any organization that implements SharePoint or Search Server with the goal of promoting content sharing and reuse. Yet, it is often largely overlooked. The first part of this article goes through the reasons why such relevancy optimization is not done. The second part will then drill down specifically into how to tune relevancy ranking in SharePoint and Search Server, with tips and tricks, free tools available, and best practices. Finally, the third part explains the importance of measuring search effectiveness and how to define the related KPI's. Author: Guy Mounier Read Now...
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Longitude Technical White Papers
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Longitude v4 Software Architecture, Planning and Deployment |
For Longitude v4, SharePoint 2007; Search Server 2008
This white paper covers Technical Architecture, Security, Capacity Planning, Deployment, Customization, and Management topics related to the Longitude product offering. The information is intended for System Administrators or Technical Managers who are already familiar with Microsoft Search deployment and administration. BA Insight's Longitude Connector Framework is a Microsoft Office SharePoint Server protocol handler framework that provides the means to connect and index data from external line-of-business systems into Microsoft Office SharePoint Server and Microsoft Search Server 2008. Author: Martin Muldoon Read Now...
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