Search Engine Essentials

October 29, 2002, Intranets 2002

Avi Rappoport, SearchTools.com

• Introduction

• Intranet Search Engines

• Searchable Indexes

• Index Structure Diagram

• Finding Documents

• Indexing Data Silos

• Indexing Other Sources

• Dealing with Multiple Languages

• Index Speed

• Search Engine Functions

• Search Engine Process Diagram

• Query Operators

• Query Processing Additions

• Improving Search Results

• Common Search Problems

• Security and Access Control Issues

• Search Engine Administration

• Metrics and Reports

• Search Engine Server Options

• Scalable Architecture

• Search Engine Best Practices: Conclusion