Chapter 8. Leveraging and Optimizing Search in SharePoint 2010

One of the core strengths with SharePoint 2010 is its Enterprise search capabilities. A considerable investment has been made by Microsoft into the native search capabilities within the tool, and new features and functionalities have positioned SharePoint’s Search as a robust and comprehensive search application for organizations of all sizes.

To further cement Microsoft’s credentials in the field of search technologies, Microsoft has added a new search engine known as FAST Search for SharePoint 2010. This search tool is completely independent of SharePoint 2010’s native search and provides for advanced search capabilities, such as thumbnail previews and automatic metadata tagging. Organizations now have two search engines to choose from when designing and deploying SharePoint 2010.

This chapter covers all the main deployment and configuration topics related to both native SharePoint 2010 Search and FAST Server for SharePoint 2010. Discussed are the various options in each search component, and how to configure and set up both native and FAST Search for those organizations getting started with SharePoint 2010. In addition, advanced customization and configuration scenarios are discussed as well.

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