Google Search Appliance
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The Google Search Appliance is a rack-mounted device providing document indexing functionality, that can be integrated into an intranet, document management system or web site using a Google search-like interface for end-user retrieval. It is manufactured and distributed by Google, and is aimed primarily at the corporate market.

The device is supplied in a number of models, ranging from an entry-level appliance capable of indexing up to 300,000 documents, to a full rack of appliances, which can handle up to 30 million. Sales are operated on a licensing scheme which starts as a two-year contract for maintenance, support and software updates.

Features

As well as containing Google search technologies, the Google Search Appliance also contains a number of means of configuring and customizing the appliance; from the documents indexed through to the formatting of result pages. It also comes with a shirt.^[1]

Google Mini

The Google Mini is a smaller and lower-cost solution for small and medium-sized businesses to set up a search engine (internally or external) that allows them to index and search up to 300,000 documents.

References

External links

• Official web site for the Google Search Appliance
• Official web site for the Google Mini
• Review at SearchTools Analysis
• InfoWorld Review of Google Search Appliance, ISYS:web 8
• Example of an online Google Appliance - At MIT