Migrating to SP2010 for Public Sites: An Insider’s Look at the Milestones
Agenda
• The Problem• Selecting Microsoft SharePoint• General SharePoint Deployment Milestones• Search Evaluation & Design• Search Project Milestones
The Problem
• Website wasn’t included in the original Membership and Financial system overhauls.
• New systems could work with Ektron 400.NET but interfaces would be noticeably outdated.
• Configuration challenges, unnecessary strain on IT, and generally irrelevant search results.
• Rigid folder structures resulted in slow information retrieval.
Selecting Microsoft SharePoint
• Integration with Membership and Financial systems.• One system for internal content management system
and public website.• Flexible visual and functional design.• Site columns and views to alleviate strain during
content reorganization.• Support for future data structure and optimization
improvements.• Stronger out of the box search but with limitations.
General Project Steps
• Content Cleanup and Audit• Finalizing Taxonomy and Navigation for new
site• Design and build new website• Author training • High-priority content migration • Launch: December 4, 2011
Search Evaluation
Provide intuitive public SharePoint search navigation and visualization while simplifying the backend administration. • Simple configuration by non-technical
content editors• Custom relevancy and sorting• Visual, audience targeted, and timed
best bets• Custom advanced search lookups• Automated query suggestions and
related queries
• Web page and document previews on all content
• Complete access with tablets and smartphones
• Decreased reliance on IT for organic relevancy improvements and UX customizations
Ektron 400.NET Search UI
Enter Query
Refine Search Results
Identify Targeted Content
Take Action
The Search User Experience
Search Center Overview
inDocument Search
Full Page Preview
Simplified Configuration
Search Project Steps
• Requirement Gathering (initial & future)• Taxonomy & Metadata Design• Guided Installation• Search Center UI Design & Training• Search Center UI Finalization• Staging and Production Deployment• Content Maturity & Continuous Review
Search Enhancement Outcomes
• Website query and navigation time drastically decreased.
• Simple and intuitive search page customizations with decreased demand on IT service resources.
• Robust authentication and browser support with low overhead allows users to quickly view content without local programs.
• In-document search enables users to preview content with search query highlights and relevant page suggestions.
• Improved accuracy of results and navigation options.
Ontolica Suite for SharePoint & FAST
Enterprise Search Library Preview
FAST Management
Search Preview Aggregate
• Create • Search• Action
• Preview• Identify• Analyze
• Configure• Customize• Manage
• Preview• Identify• Compare
• Collect• Refine• Interact
Rebecca HeadrickApplication Development Manager, AANA
Cathryn HodsonWeb Editor, AANA
Q/A & Contact Details
Josh NobleDirector of Sales, Americas & OceaniaAuthor: Pro SharePoint 2010 Search
Don WoodSharePoint Web Developer, AANA