Is your organization rapidly accumulating more information than you know how to manage? This book helps you create an enterprise search solution based on more than just technology. Author Martin White shows you how to plan and implement a managed search environment that meets the needs of your business and your employees. Learn why it’s vital to have a dedicated staff manage your search technology and support your users.In one survey, 93% of executives said their organization is losing revenue because they’re not fully able to use the information they collect. With this book, business managers, IT managers, and information professionals can maximize the value of corporate information and data assets.Use 12 critical factors to gauge your organization’s search needsLearn how to make a business case for searchResearch your user requirements and evaluate your current search solutionCreate a support team with technical skills and organizational knowledge to manage your solutionSet quality guidelines for organizational content and metadataGet an overview of open source and commercial search technologyChoose an application based on your requirements, not for its featuresMake mobile and location-independent search part of your solution