sharepoint shoptalk: connecting sharepoint/fast search to line of business systems
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SharePoint ShopTalk is a live, dynamic discussion held weekly amongst SharePoint Professionals. It is an excellent source for users who need to discuss challenges or are looking for answers to pressing contemporary SharePoint questions. All are welcome to take advantage of this forum that features leading experts in the field. This installment features BA Insight's Director of Product Marketing, Martin Muldoon and his presentation: Connecting SharePoint/FAST Search to Line of Business SystemsFor over a decade, search vendors have promised organizations Unified Information Access to all enterprise systems, but without much success. In this session Martin Muldoon will explain why it is only now that this has finally become a possibility. You will learn: • What are the benefits of Unified Information Access? • What are the primary challenges of connecting to enterprise systems? • What are the capabilities of Microsoft’s new connector framework (BCS) • BA Insight’s approach to connecting SharePoint / FAST to Business Systems BA Insight conducts a live a demo of their Exchange connector enabling e-Discovery and Compliance across the enterprise.TRANSCRIPT
MAKING SHAREPOINT® AND FAST® SEARCH UNIVERSAL AND ACTIONABLE
BA INSIGHTConnecting SharePoint / FAST Search to Line of
Business Systems
Martin Muldoon
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Key Facts & Figures
• ISV focused on Unified Information Access since 2004• Deliver software solutions for Microsoft’s Enterprise Search Technologies
• Fortune 500 Customers including ExxonMobil, Accenture, Siemens, eBay, ADP
• Headquartered in NYC, with Offices & 2m+ users worldwide
Who We Are
• Microsoft Managed Partner• Autonomy Compete Team Member• TAP Member for FAST, SharePoint, Office365, and Azure• MTC Global Alliance Partner• MCS Certified Sub-Contractor• Technical Team Led by Jeff Fried, former Senior Product Manager for Microsoft Enterprise Search
Microsoft’s Key Enterprise Search Partner
“With BA Insight’s Connector, we were able to connect to Lotus Notes in one week. We had been trying for six months“
Project Manager Exxon Mobil
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Extend the Power of Microsoft Enterprise Search Technologies…
Enterprise Search Connectors
Extend the power of Microsoft Enterprise Search technologies …
… to every system in your organization with Search Connectors
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Since 2008, Microsoft has led the enterprise search space…
Enterprise Search Landscape
2006 2008
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Extend the Power of Microsoft Enterprise Search Technologies…
Enterprise Search Connectors
Extend the power of Microsoft Enterprise Search technologies …
… to every system in your organization with Search Connectors
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Connector Architecture
SharePoint Metadata Enrichment
Change Log Security Mapping
Search Optimised API
Targets
SharePoint Libraries & Lists
Unified Search Index
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Longitude Connectors
• Alfresco• Autonomy Worksite• Autonomy Zantaz / EAS• EMC Documentum• EMC eRoom• HP Trim Context (TowerSoft)• IBM FileNet / Content Manager / DB2• IBM Lotus Notes• LexisNexis Interaction CRM• Microsoft Dynamics CRM• Microsoft Exchange Private Mailboxes• Relational Databases (SQL, OLE DB)
• Open Text Hummingbird/LiveLink• Open Text LegalKey/Vignette• Oracle CMS Stellent• Oracle E-Business Suite• Oracle WebCenter/Portal• Oracle RDBMS / SQL Server / DB2• PeopleSoft / JD Edwards / Siebel• SalesForce.com / Force.com• SAP Business Suite• Symantec KVS E-Vault• Webservices• Xerox DocuShare
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Exchange Connector Private eMail
Live Demo
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