Is Microsoft Implementing a Haphazard Search Strategy?
August 10, 2011
Nothing fires up Microsoft centric service firms like criticism of Microsoft Fast technology. We’re pleasantly surprised by this enthusiasm, which is generally lacking when we mention other vendors’ “search challenges.”
We think choice is a good thing, until it gets overwhelming. Redmondmag.com works on “Sorting Out Microsoft’s Mixed-Up Enterprise Search Strategy.” Writer Paul Korzeniowski posits that Microsoft’s array of six search alternatives is just too disjointed:
The various search alternatives vary in capabilities, sophistication and price, so there should be something for just about every enterprise. However, the Microsoft strategy can leave customers bewildered. The various products are largely autonomous, so it may not be easy to move from one to another. In addition, there are conflicting reports about which of the search engines Microsoft considers strategic, so there’s a possibility that companies may standardize on solutions that will eventually lose their luster and maybe even be phased out.
Korzeniowski emphasizes that Microsoft is not the only purveyor of enterprise search solutions to suffer from an incoherent strategy. The article analyses the problem in depth, including words on security, pricing, and the fate of Fast Search. We suggest reading it through.
We agree that the “experts” are a bit out of touch with the challenges Fast Search presents. We recommend you buttress your reading of the Redmondmag article with the corresponding chapter in the Landscape report, published by Pandia.com, in which Stephen Arnold digs into parts of Fast that most so-called experts ignore, don’t know, or simply find too darned confusing to figure out. One thing is certain. Our leader, Stephen E Arnold, will be delighted to have his views of azure chip consultants confirmed.
Cynthia Murrell August 10, 2011
Of course, this write up is sponsored by Pandia.com, publishers of The New Landscape of Enterprise Search
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