Cloud Connect-Google Search

Appliance

What is GSA?

• The Google Search Appliance (GSA) provides fast, relevant search for your intranet or website.

How does it work?

How does it work?

Who uses it?

• Generally occupied by firms of all sizes

Implementation

Scalability

• Indexing according to model type

• Thunderstone = 50,000 files

• Mini = 300,000 files

• GB-7007= Up to 10,000,000 files

• GB-9009= Up to 1,000,000,000 files

• EX-5000= Unlimited

Why use it?

• Fast results

• Efficient indexing

• High relevancy

• Customizable

• Easy scaling

What is Cloud Connect?

• Free service provided by Google

• Allows users to retrieve information from Google based Apps

• Google Docs

What is Cloud Connect?

• Upload a Google cloud based app on to the server

• Can now be accessible by anyone in the firm through the cloud

• Other Google apps: Gmail, Gcalender

Cloud Connect

• Allows workers to search across both on-premise and cloud-based content from a single search box.

Privacy issues?

• Not a worry

• GSA administrator can control search limitations

• Not all information has to be available

• Share info at your own peril

Extra features

• Can tap into social networks such as Twitter

• Retrieve relevant information

• Search for individuals

• Helps connect experts within the same field

Questions?

Thank you!

– Name: Mohammed Macki

– University: UTM

– Email: mohammed.macki@utoronto.ca

– Quick bio: I’m pretty awesome.

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