Get expert, architectural guidance for optimizing user search with custom SharePoint Server 2007 deployments from a Microsoft MVP. You ll go inside the Index and Search Engines. The authors address the unique challenges presented by a folder-and-file organizational strategy that mimics the computer desktop, and takes into consideration that SharePoint sites are often the result of content contributed from a number of users. This pragmatic resource covers the tools in SharePoint Server 2007 that help make searching more effective. You ll discover how SharePoint Server 2007 handles files and data catalogs, and how to effectively use the SharePoint Business Data Catalog and other tools to structure and search SharePoint files, increasing response time and lessening user frustration. Ideal for working developers in an enterprise environment, this practical book delivers must-have, in-depth information for customizing SharePoint Server deployment to enable effective user search experiences. Includes code samples.

Key Book Benefits:

Delivers in-depth, architectural guidance about how SharePoint Server handles files and data catalogs

Provides details about how to effectively use the SharePoint Business Data Catalog and other tools to structure and search SharePoint files, increasing response time and lessening user frustration

Features practical advice from two SharePoint gurus with a deep understanding of how enterprises use search tools

Includes code samples on the Web

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Average Amazon.com® Rating:  Based on 4 Ratings

Fantastic authoritative reference on MOSS search! - 2008-05-16
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There's a good bit of information out there about SharePoint search. Patrick & Lars did a fantastic job pulling all this together in this book. You see the OOTB config options, a solid discussion on the other search options with the MSFT Search Server editions. I really like the API stuff though... working with the full text and keyword searches in the API as well as a detailed discussion on the Query and QueryEx Web services. The section on customizing the OOTB search result response is also very helpful.

Excellent book - covers all aspects of SharePoint Search - 2008-09-17
Reviewer Rating:
The SharePoint 2007 search engine includes quite a lot of new features and customization options.

This is the only book I have seen that covers all aspects of the SharePoint 2007 search engine. The book is an ideal reference for anybody that want to learn about how use, customize and administrate the search engine.

The book includes also more complex topics such as using facetted search and the search API.

Searching - 2009-03-19
Reviewer Rating:
Books is abotu configuring Search Services, it is for administrators as well as a little bit for developers.

What you need to know about MS Search before you start... - 2009-01-04
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This book covers the MS Search platform (not FAST) for enterprise search. It covers both MOSS and Search Server 2008 concepts.

It covers basic configuration, architecture, and coding approaches - so it's useful for both IT and Developers wanting to get the most value out of by far the best Enterprise Search platform on the market. Why is enterprise search so different? Well, search in the enterprise is NOT just a bunch of web pages - it's content stored in documents, spreadsheets, powerpoints, PDF files, file shares, Lotus Notes, etc.

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