Search 101- How Enterprise Search Differs from Other Search Solutions

February 25, 2009, Computer Technology Review, byline article from Andrew McKay

Everyone nowadays is familiar with the concept of Web search, thanks to Google and other Internet search engines. Very few people, however, are familiar with the concept of "enterprise search." Those who encounter the term for the first time might think enterprise search is simply applying a Web search engine to an organization's enterprise intranet, much like "desktop search" on your personal computer.

Although there are many common similarities to all these "search" type solutions, they are inherently different from one another. In a nutshell, enterprise search is the ability to search for business-related content, both inside and outside the enterprise firewall, but primarily inside. There are many examples of the use of enterprise search in various vertical markets and applications. An enterprise search solution could be the engine behind a Web portal for a large online retailer, or power a legal electronic discovery (e-discovery) solution, retrieving all legal documents and emails for an enterprise related to a specific customer.

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