An Introduction to FAST Search for SharePoint 2010

Microsoft FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint is an innovative search solution that provides users with unique search features offered by FAST with the TCO options of Microsoft. FAST Search Server for SharePoint 2010 offers the best general productivity search features provides a cost-effective way to build new search-related applications. SharePoint Server 2010 FAST Search is a vital improvement to the existing search feature for SharePoint and offers great flexibility to users. In addition to that, FAST technology offers FAST Search for SharePoint 2010, which is entirely new offering for SharePoint platform. It is considered to be an improved version of SharePoint 2010 Search irrespective of the product you use at the enterprise level.

FAST Search for SharePoint 2010 provides highly advanced search facilities which can be considered. There are many eye-catchy and noticeable improvements that draw a clear line between both these search capabilities.

Features of Enterprise Search Platform have been integrated into FAST Search for SharePoint 2010 which made its deployment and accessibility easier through SharePoint management tools. Another noticeable change in FAST ESP is the advanced content processing and enhanced linguistic features.

Another noticeable advancement with FAST Search is in the Structured Data Search. Though both of them have this feature but FAST Search for SharePoint 2010 can perform data search based on numbers, dates and some other structured data. For developers, this can be achieved using FAST Query Language (FQL).

Flexibility of Visual Search based on document thumbnails and previews is one of the other advanced features in FAST Search for SharePoint 2010. Visual document thumbnails and previewer of Web Parts assist in finding out relevant data from the search results quickly.

Advanced level Custom Relevancy is a pivotal feature in FAST Search for SharePoint 2010. Take, for example, two separate level executives / users, entering the same search query might have different search “contexts” and different search experiences based on their account profile and roles.

Visual best bet is another advanced feature in existing “best bets”feature which adds to the search capability for searching images as well as videos.

FAST Search for SharePoint 2010 is built on highly advanced and all-inclusive development framework of SharePoint 2010. It has extensive capabilities for search which are unequalled in the industry.

Many more features and enhancements are expected to be added to the existing FAST Search features. Moreover the product has proved to be very useful for digital marketing via SharePoint.

Third Party Mobile App Integration with Microsoft Dynamics AX

In this fast paced world, it is extremely critical to have access to consistent line-of-business apps even while you are on the field. Dealing efficiently with on field scenarios is very important for organizations that have heavy field sales work involved. But innovation in Mobile technology has played a crucial role in making this happen. Implementing mobile applications based on Microsoft Dynamics AX as well as the Windows Mobile Platform helps boost work efficiency. Mobile apps integration with Microsoft Dynamics AX solution assists indriving augmented output, and most importantly, reduces overall costs involved.

Microsoft Dynamics AX is gaining attention as the premier ERP application for the mid-sizedorganization, as demonstrated by the fact that AX currently maintains the Top Spot in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for ERP in the mid-market.There is a basic need to have an integrated mobile application with Dynamics AX.

There are many companies who use AX as its ERP solution. But the problem is that field service executives are unable to get real-time access to the ERP when on the move.

Integration between Mobile apps with Microsoft Dynamics AX

1) Maximize Dynamics AX investment and productivity by extending the solution to the smart phone through mobile apps
2) Organizations can transform the business through mobility on the Customer side by identifying new intelligent products and on the Employee side through process innovation and new styles of collaborative work
3) The application help grow the business by providing new channels and communities to Customers and by supplying role specific applications to Employees
4) The integrated Mobile app help you run the business by providing light weight communication options to your Customer and also provide basic productivity tools such as mobile e-mail and connectivity to your Employees
5) The Mobile appintegrated with AX can help customers to place orders, track existing orders, make payments or view promotions

Who can be benefited?

- Executives working from home
- Your outside Sales Force staff
- Service & Field personnel
- Plant personnel
- Warehouse users and executives at several level of hierarchy

Integration between Dynamics AX and Mobile Apps has opened new doors for organizations, where a constant and reliable connection between executives and company data is must, even if the information is located at remote location.

SharePoint 2010 and Digital Marketing

In this ever changing world, Digital Marketers are required to design and develop an increasing number of websites rapidly and effortlessly. SharePoint is a strong and influential technology platform for Digital Marketing, both internally as well as outside the firewall. SharePoint 2010 demonstrates these marketers about how to survive in this highly competitive market and grow their business through digital marketing.

Recently Microsoft strengthened SharePoint as a platform to assist not only the business efficiency but also making it easier for digital internet properties to rapidly reach clients, maintain loyalty and generate more revenue.

This latest Digital Marketing platform, based on SharePoint, integrates search-based technology that supports its users in quickly and swiftly locating the information they’re in search of. This could include helping sidetracking phone calls from customer call centers and helping clients to search for the products effortlessly, services and information they require.
 
For service providers there is a Digital Marketing Competency offered as well by Microsoft that helps you showcase your proficiency in building rich Internet solutions on:

1) Microsoft SharePoint 2010 platform for Internet Sites
2) Microsoft FAST Search Server technology
3) Microsoft Silverlight browser plug-in

For organizations who are willing to propose interactive search and personalization features to their clients


- FAST Search Server technology assists in building adaptive web skills that connect users with what they are looking for
- Silverlight facilitates quick development of applications employing familiar tools such as Microsoft Visual Studio development framework or Eclipse, and the formation of strong web-based applications that swiftly and easily integrate with existing back-end systems

SharePoint 2010 as a Digital Marketing Platform assists organizations & end users in using solutions that are extremely handy, scalable, adaptable, and safe via a unified platform for their intranet, extranet, and Internet sites.

View our upcoming webinar on "SharePoint as Your Digital Marketing Platform" to learn more about SharePoint and its usefulness as Digital Marketing Platform!