top 3 reasons you should upgrade your search solution to fast search for sharepoint

Top 3 Reasons you Should upgrade your search solution to FAST Search

for SharePoint

SurfRay.com

Mikael Svensonmikael.svenson@puzzlepart.comhttp://techmikael.blogspot.com@mikaelsvensonhttp://no.linkedin.com/in/mikaels

Agenda

• Introduction• Demo• Q&A

About Me

• SharePoint MVP• Broad search experience• Author of Working with Microsoft FAST Search

Server 2010 for SharePoint – MSPress• I am a– Search enthusiast– Coder– Consultant / Advisor

Demo Environment

• 2010 Information Worker Demonstration and Evaluation Virtual Machine (SP1)

• SharePoint 2010 Value Pillars Content Pack

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=27417

REASON #1

Indexing pipeline

• Unstructured -> Structure

• Modify• Normalize• Enrich• Clean

ExamplesBarack ObamaBarack Hussein Obama IIBarack Obama

Obama

President Obama

Senator Obama

iPhoneiPhone 3GSiPhone 4

iPhone 4S

iPhone 32GB

I3GS-B

Project FrameworkProj.framework#p12-12

PROJ-12.12

Pzl.Core

Project number 12 12

Big DogGerman ShepherdDoberman

Golden Retriever

Pointer

Irish Setter

REASON #2

Advanced Query Capabilities

• FAST Query Language (FQL)• Not for end-users

REASON #3

Contextual Search

• Built-in SharePoint user context• Build your own using scopes• Give your users what they need

Q/A & Contact Details

Josh Noble

jno@surfray.com@SurfRayJoshNoble

Mikael Svensonmikael.svenson@puzzlepart.comhttp://techmikael.blogspot.com@mikaelsvensonhttp://no.linkedin.com/in/mikaels

The Authors Pro SharePoint 2010 Search

Robert Piddocke

rcp@surfray.com@rpiddocke

robertpiddocke