• The Myths and Perils in the Pursuit of Advanced Search Options

    One question that I’ve heard a lot over the years working in the search space is: “How can I provide advanced search options for users, such as exposing boolean operators?” My answer: don’t waste your time with it (and especially ...read more
  • Video: Troubleshooting FAST Search and the SharePoint 2010 Crawler - An Operational Viewpoint

    A video I did for the Enterprise Search Users Group in New York City Includes case studies and real world troubleshooting Troubleshooting FAST Search and the SharePoint 2010 Crawler - An Operational Viewpoint (Please visit the site to view ...read more
  • SharePoint 2013 Documentum Indexing Connector - Configuration

    Note: This information is intended to compliment and not replace the official documentation on TechNet: Configure and use the Documentum connector in SharePoint Server 2013 This post continues a series on the SharePoint 2013 Documentum Connector ...read more
  • SharePoint 2013 Search Architecture Part 1 - Intro

    Several things have changed in SharePoint 2013 Search. As you might already be aware, we merged and built upon the core SharePoint 2010 Search product and Fast Search for SharePoint 2010 into a single product\engine simply called SharePoint 2013 search ...read more
  • How can I determine what file types are supported in a FS4SP instance?

    Q: How can I determine what file types are supported in a FS4SP instance? A: There are a few ways: #1: You can run the following PowerShell script on the FS4SP backend for the exact list: C:\fastsearch\bin> $fastsearch = [environment]: ...read more