The document discusses enterprise search capabilities using SharePoint 2010 and FAST, highlighting Microsoft's strategic R&D investment in search technology. It covers new features and improvements in SharePoint 2010, such as enhanced filtering, social search, and architectural advancements designed to improve scalability and performance. Additionally, it includes advanced search scenarios that enable targeted results and contextual relevance for specific user needs.

1. Enterprise Search Using SharePoint 2010 and FASTBert JohnsonSharePoint Architect and 2010 MCM, West Monroe Partners

2. 2Bert JohnsonSharePoint Architect with West Monroe PartnersMicrosoft Certified Master – SharePoint Server 2010Twitter: @SPBert Event Hashtag: #sps2011Email: bert@bertjohnson.net

3. 3AgendaThe Need for Enterprise SearchMicrosoft’s Enterprise Search CapabilitiesSearch in SharePoint 2010What’s New, What’s ImprovedDemoFAST Search 2010Advanced ScenariosDemoQ&A

4. 4The Need forEnterprise Search

5. 5Enterprise Challenges…More data in more placesFind data spread across multiple systemsScale to support large index and query volumesDifferent types of dataIncorporate different types of resultsFind employee expertiseA need to act quicklyEnable fast decisions through filteringAdapt based on user behaviorEnsure results are secure and manageableAutomatic security trimmingCentralized analyticsSearch Solutions

6. 6Microsoft’s Search Capabilities

7. 7Microsoft’sSearchCapabilitiesSearch is one of Microsoft’s top priorities, permeating every product lineSharePoint, FAST, and Bing are the cornerstones of a ten year R&D roadmap focused on search innovation2010’s R&D budget for search is over $2.67 billionMicrosoft has recently made several large search acquisitions, including:

8. 8Microsoft’sSearchCapabilitiesFAST Search solves the toughest challenges…The #1 electronics retailer The source for all government publicationsThe #1 computer retailer The #1 fashion retailerThe #1 career site

9. 9Microsoft’sSearchCapabilitiesThanks to its new capabilities,Microsoft is now recognizedas the leader in Gartner’sInformation AccessTechnology quadrant.Forrester’s 2010 Reporton Search says:“SharePoint gives users theability to find the content,information, and people theyneed by combining anintegrated, easy-to-manageplatform with best-of-breedenterprise search technology.”

10. 10What’s New forSearch in SharePoint 2010

11. 11What’s New for Search in SharePoint 2010Taxonomy

12. Metadata can now be managedcentrally in a reusable term store

13. Enables hierarchy of structured terms

14. Ensures more consistent data labels

15. Can be reused across sites and farms

16. Folksonomy

17. Tagging allows users to find contentusing consistent, familiar terms

18. Ratings make finding quality easier12What’s New for Search in SharePoint 2010Filter-Based Navigation

19. Navigators

20. Allow easy filtering within results

21. Automatically generated basedon context

22. Document Library Filters

23. Filter results directly from withindocument libraries

24. Drill into content based on tagsor taxonomy13What’s New for Search in SharePoint 2010Social Search Enhancements

25. People Search

26. Incorporates people’s interests, expertise, and recent activity

27. Outlook Social Connector automatically discovers relationships

28. “Self Search”

29. Returns information about the current user

30. User Behavior

31. Click popularity influences the ranking of search results

32. Suggestions driven by past searches and taxonomy

33. Ranking driven by:

34. Content ratings

35. Social tagging

36. Query suggestions

37. Popularity of click-through14What’s New for Search in SharePoint 2010Supports phonetic name lookup and WildcardsOrganization browsingFilter by focus, expertise, etcRecentcontent