PaulSearch First allows you to:Stick your toes into the waterPick the proverbial low hanging fruit (which just happens to be pretty darned sweet)
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PaulI want to highlight two valuable aspects of SFNo longer have to Migrate full sites and applications over just to begin taking advantage of the platform***The 2 biggest barriers to getting your users using SP2010 are challenge of migrating content and challenge of migrating, refactoring and testing custom solutions***Leverages the Services Application architecture of 2010 to componentize the roll-outAlternative to “monolithic”SF strategically focuses on one of the core and vital components of the platform – Enterprise SearchNo one argues the value of search – we not only use it every day, we entirely rely on it. As more info is out there, more valuable it is to make vital connectionsSurprisingly, there are many large organizations out there that do not have an Enterprise Search strategy or solutionSF provides a low effort means to fill that gapAs you will see, Search first accomplishes this with a relatively low-effort and low risk deployment, which has a minimal footprint on your environment.So with that, I’d like to return the floor to Natalya who’s going to give us an overview of the architecture and start to walk us through the “Search First” process
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PaulIs this solution right for my Organization?Critical System “Multiplicity” – Organizations who have acquired other companies and have inherited systems which overlap in functionality, however still maintain critical data. There is an eventual plan to migrate and/or integrate these systems, however this is a costly and lengthy roadmap
PaulMature ImplementationsFocus on definitions and have plan to map properties, etc.Consider defining phases early on to better integrate LOB so it’s more than 1:1 migration. FAST provides ability to create unified ranking and relevancy profiles not avail in 2007 (or SP2010)Tools for powerful targeted search-driven applicationsUser Context and targetingUnified relevance Pervasiveness of Social awareness (colleagues, proximity, “user likes”, etc.)Ranking and Relevancy Profiles (FAST)
PaulComplex/LargeBe prepared to map/consolidate multiple Search CentersDecide whether the org would benefit from astructured POC to answer questions around performance, capacity and user experienceSearch Analytics can add insight to your migrationHelp to identify data to retire or keepGain insight early into how users are finding content which can lead to better Information Architecture in 2010
NATALYAApplication Architecture Diagram.Shows: Site Architecture: Multiple Applications, Site Collections and Search CentersShow Animation that shows what happens (i.e. Migrate this site collection here, how it gets mapped to a search center, etc.)(To be labeled like the Demo Environment: call out actual demo site name, etc.)
NATALYAHere is the intranet app and the Search First Farm.Once we perform the Search First Migration, queries are redirected to the new 2010 Search FarmAfter Search First was configured, we identified the Research Site Collection as the first candidate for content migration.In the demo you will see how migrating the content impacts the user’s search experience.
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NatalyaLowers barrier to deploying 2010Testing can begin with a targeted Search Farm Rollout (low effort, high return)