Featured Whitepaper
Enterprise Findability Without The Complexity
The increasing importance of data Findability has left IT departments working to find the "right" solution for Findability within their multiple information and content architectures. While some IT leaders continue to use embedded search tools inside their content repositories, others have pursued "enterprise search" solutions intended to search multiple content repositories. However, nearly all IT departments face the same reality: complexity. Read this white paper to see how Google can successfully address Findability without complexity in your organization. Download this paper today »
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Supporting Documents
Complexity is Good
With up to 10 million documents in a single box, deploying a Google Search Appliance is not your typical IT implementation.
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Case Study: Kimberly-Clark
Read how a fast, seamless, high-quality search experience can improve employee productivity across a global organization.
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Google Search Appliance - New Features
Learn more about the latest features of the Google universal search solution, including increased index capacity to 10 million documents in a single appliance.
High Tech
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Webinar: Universal Search for High Tech
Hear more about the benefits of enterprise search within high tech organizations. Watch the Webinar »
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Whitepaper: Universal Search in High Tech
Simple and effective search solutions help engineers collaborate better and innovate faster. Read the Whitepaper »
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Case Study: Agile Software
Learn Google's role in helping Agile employees easily access information residing in their intranet, a web-based CRM system, their knowledge base, eRooms, wikis, blogs, websites and other repositories. Read the Whitepaper »
Financial Services
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Webinar: Universal Search for Financial Services
Hear more about the benefits of enterprise search within financial services organizations. Read the Whitepaper »
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Whitepaper: Universal Search in Financial Services
Simple and effective search solutions make a significant impact in financial services organizations. Read the Whitepaper »
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Case Study: Pioneer Investments
Pioneer Investments used enterprise search to improve knowledge sharing, productivity, and network data management. Read the Whitepaper »
Professional Services
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Webinar: Universal Search in Law
Hear more about the benefits of enterprise search within legal organizations. Read the Whitepaper »
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Whitepaper: Professional Services and Universal Search
Simple and effective search solutions help professionals avoid wasting time collecting information. Read the Whitepaper »
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Case Study: Akin Gump
Law firm Akin Gump uses Google to enhance knowledge sharing and improve client service. Read the Whitepaper »
Healthcare
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Whitepaper: Universal Search in Healthcare Organizations
Enterprise search benefits users throughout the organization, including clinicians, researchers, medical students, administrators and staff. Read the Whitepaper »
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Case Study: Sunnybrook Health Sciences
Read how Google has helped revolutionize data access among Sunnybrook's 10,000 physicians and staff. Read the Whitepaper »
Education
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Webinar: Universal Search for Universities
Learn more about the uses and features of Google's enterprise search solutions. Read the Whitepaper »
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Case Study: Illinois State University
Illinois State University delivers updated course information to students, faculty and staff. Read the Whitepaper »
Life Sciences
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Whitepaper: Universal Search in Life Sciences
Life sciences companies are increasingly exploring how improving the sharing of data across disconnected operations can simplify the product development process. Read the Whitepaper »
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Case Study: Essilor
With over 200,000 retail outlets and selling over 195 million contact lenses a year, Essilor is the world leader in ophthalmic optical products. Learn how Google has enhanced Essilor's ability to share information and collaborate. Read the Whitepaper »
About the Sponsor | Google
Google's innovative search technologies connect millions of people around the world with information every day. Founded in 1998 by Stanford Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google today is a top Web property in all major global markets. Google's enterprise products make your users more productive by combining the innovation and ease of use of Google's consumer products with the features, security and support that your organization requires. Google is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.google.com/enterprise.
Enterprise Search Resources by Industry:
Healthcare | High Tech | Education | Financial Services | Life Sciences
Ask the Expert
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What is Enterprise Search?
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Enterprise search is a system that allows corporate users to search a variety of data sources through a single interface. This can include desktops, email servers, enterprise application databases, . . .
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What is the difference between Enterprise Search and Internet Search?
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While the two methods of search might sound similar, in reality the mechanisms behind the two are quite different. Usually, enterprise search systems do not search the public Internet and only focus on resources that are part of the company's private network. By the same token, Internet search engines generally do not cross corporate firewalls and search private corporate data.
Also, enterprise search engines tend to provide faster results since . . .
Trends in Enterprise Search
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Most Users are Unhappy with Enterprise Search
— April 10, 2008 | InformationWeekSeparate U.S. and U.K. surveys released this week found that search engines are failing workers.
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5 Desktop Search Apps that Make Finding Files Simple
— February 21, 2008 | InformationWeekLost in the sea of documents, e-mails, and other data on your computer? Desktop search tools abound — from a free personal app to a high-dollar enterprise edition.
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Analysis: Enterprise Search
— June 25, 2007 | InformationWeekNew search appliances claim to be uniquely adapted to meet enterprise needs. We tested eight enterprise search products and analyzed the technology's security and architectural implications. Our take: The math just doesn't add up.
In Depth Resources
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Google's Enterprise Hardware Gets Universal Search
— October 10, 2007 | InformationWeekImprovements let companies see single-line results from apps like Salesforce.com, EMC Documentum, IBM FileNet, OpenText Livelink, and Microsoft SharePoint.
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Google Triples Search Appliance Capacity
— August 6, 2008 | InformationWeekAn upgraded version of the Google Search Appliance can handle up to 10 million documents, more than triple the previous maximum of 3 million documents.
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Google Launches 'Site Search' for Enterprise
— June 3, 2008 | InformationWeekThe rebranding of Google Custom Search Business Edition now offers enhanced index coverage including documents on public sites that otherwise wouldn't be indexed.