One of the reasons we all like the Internet so much, and use search engines all the time, is because we are constantly exposed to ideas and information that we didn’t know existed. How many times a day do you run a search on Google or Bing, and get exposed to a new concept, idea, or piece of information that you found useful. This is how search drives “Ideation”. It works for us at home… why not at work?
The search capabilities in Microsoft SharePoint 2010 enable users to quickly and easily locate relevant content across SharePoint lists, sites and external systems, and other data sources, such as file shares, Web sites, or line-of-business applications.
If your company is like most others, it has a lot of information in a lot of different formats. To help cut through the clutter, Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Search provides an interactive, visual search experience. With the release of the 2010 version, SharePoint provides intranet search, people search, and a platform to build search-driven applications.
In addition to the out-of-the-box search functionality in SharePoint, Microsoft also offers a best-of-breed, high-end search solution called FAST, that can drive a more dynamic user experience, greater search relevance, and rich content processing, for applications inside and outside the firewall.
Let’s hear from the IS Development team at General Mills about their experience with the FAST Search functionality in SharePoint 2010.
Next, the SharePoint team at Lynda.com gives us an overview of all new search related features in SharePoint 2010.
For more information on Microsoft SharePoint and Enterprise Search technology: http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/en-us/product/capabilities/search/Pages/SharePoint-Search.aspx
To read the full General Mills SharePoint Search Case Study: http://www.microsoft.com/canada/casestudies/Case_Study_Detail.aspx?casestudyid=4000007255
