Microsoft’s Search vision

Microsoft’s Search vision:

1. 30% of Microsoft’s R&D budget goes to search.
2. 400+ engineers dedicated to search – more than any other vendor.
3. The Seat of FAST’s former HQ has become the Microsoft Enterprise Search Global Centre of Excellence.
4. Microsoft BELIEVE THAT IN THE COMING DECADE SEARCH WILL BECOME UBIQUITOUS.

VERY MUCH THE WAY DBs ARE FOUND BEHIND MOST OF TODAY’S Business applications. Think CRM systems, CMS Systems and so on. They are all powered by search.

5. Search WILL ENABLE A GREATER EASE OF USE WITH MORE INTUITIVE INTERFACES.
6. NO LONGER DIGGING THROUGH MOUNDS OF MENUS AND SUB-MENUS.
7. NO LONGER A SEQUENCE OF COMPLEX BUTTON PRESSING AND LEVER PULLING TO RETURN INFORMATION
8. NO LONGER REQUIREMENT OF SQL KNOWLEDGE TO EXTRACT INFORMATION.
9. SEARCH WILL EMPOWER USERS TO ACCESS MORE RELEVANT INFORMATION, MORE QUICKLY, MORE OFTEN.