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The new Google Search Appliance—a bridge to the cloud

Personalized search in Google has just gone better. If you do not agree, you must not have yet used the Google Search Appliance (GSA).

Google Search Appliance

Contrary to popular thinking, GSA is not Google Search Engine. Google Search Appliance is a search tool provided by Google that lets you find information related only to your website or intranet.

Google Search Appliance Features

Now in its 6.8 version, the GSA comes with very useful features like
Cloud Connect

It lets all Google Application users to get search results from the Google Search Appliance as well as Google Sites and Google Docs. It also allows users to search content from blogs, websites and social networking forums like Twitter that use the Google Site Search tool. It also displays searched keywords from shared files, spreadsheets, presentations and content management systems.

Dynamic Navigation

It lets users conduct modified searches for the content of their choice.
Active-Active Mirroring

It spreads the search traffic across a number of boxes. This improves the reliability of searches conducted by the user.

People Search

It is highly useful for members of a particular company. If you are a member of a particular business organization you can use this facility to check the names and contact details of co-workers and experts associated to it. Over 3 million businesses are using Google Apps and storing information on Google cloud servers. Many companies index personnel information related to various departments and expert areas. Using GSA will let any new employee get information about his or her colleagues and get in touch with them. A search for a particular field will show up the list of company personnel associated to it.

Sharepoint 2010

Google’s Sharepoint is being seen as an answer to Microsoft’s Sharepoint Software. The Google Sharepoint 2010 lets employees look for files and personnel information within their company database on Google. However, employees will only be able to view data for internal use.

The aim of Google Search Appliance is to provide comprehensive and more productive results. Using GSA, you can get information in a faster and more reliable manner.

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