Professional SharePoint Search

Professional Microsoft Search SharePoint 2007 and Search Server 2008 As the amount of digital information continues to grow at an exponential rate, gone are the days of remembering where all that information is stored. Providing efficient and reliable ways for users to find the information they need when they need it is of paramount necessity. This book comes to the rescue by offering a means to access information in a quick and streamlined fashion. This unparalleled team of authors thoroughly covers the Enterprise Search Technology and explains the best ways to use Enterprise Search so that you can navigate the right technologies and techniques to get the most from your search investments. You'll discover why security is such a vital aspect of Search, and how security is built within Search through authentication and authorization against a myriad of systems. By learning to use, administer, and develop on the SharePoint 2007 and Search Server 2008 technologies, you'll be able to help others with the ever-changing search landscape. What you will learn from this book How to plan and deploy an Enterprise Search solution Ways to configure and administer Search that will meet specific customer requirements Best practices and processes for building Search-driven applications Techniques to extend Search with the Search API, new federation capabilities, user interface, or XSL and connectors Who this book is for This book is for developers and IT professionals who are responsible for everything from information access and discovery to writing search applications and want to use the breadth of the SharePoint 2007 and Search Server 2008 technologies to become more efficient. Wrox Professional guides are planned and written by working programmers to meet the real-world needs of programmers, developers, and IT professionals. Focused and relevant, they address the issues technology professionals face every day. They provide examples, practical solutions, and expert education in new technologies, all designed to help programmers do a better job.Riley, Richard is the author of 'Professional SharePoint Search' with ISBN 9780470279335 and ISBN 0470279338.