Lost and Found
Twenty years ago, enterprise search meant a time consuming exercise of sifting through office filing cabinets trying to find documents. Nowadays, in an extremely competitive business environment and the challenging economic climate, companies must be able to locate an electronic version of a document or pinpoint a vital piece of business information in an instant. Imperatives like these help explain why industry analysts forecast continued strong demand for enterprise search solutions.
This view is supported by a recent Gartner report that indicates on average, professionals spend 50 percent of their time looking for information. This has resulted in the emergence of various Web-based solutions that centralise, control and manage all types of communication.
“Enterprise search is becoming a critical tool for organisations to manage information and improve their bottom line,” says Galdon Data director Fairoz Jaffer. “In-depth search and filtering solutions are used by customers to glean insight from internal data, drive revenue and reduce costs.”
“By combining Microsoft’s innovative Search technology with SharePoint, Microsoft aims to help more people harness the power of their information and make enterprise search technology more affordable for businesses,” he explains.
Office SharePoint Server 2007 Enterprise Search offers indexing of content and file sharing on various platforms including Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Notes. People become empowered to find information and expertise when they need it – anywhere in the organisation. Enterprise Search helps people process vast amounts of data so they can get things done and drive business outcomes.
