Federated Search: A Definition
April 11, 2012
The phrase “federated search” means subtly different things to different people, and we have noted confusion occasionally arising because of this. It is therefore good to see a new article on the Search Technologies’ Web site clarifying matters. The article defines the task of federated search as:
Deploying a search over distributed and possibly heterogeneous data sets, and receiving in return a unified search results list.
Not only does the piece provide a clear definition of the alternative strategies for implementing federated search, it also lists the fundamental pros and cons of the different approaches. Read on at Federated Search: The Options.
Iain Fletcher, April 11, 2012
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