Going Google:Lessons for the Enterprise Peter Sejersen - ps@jboye.dk

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“ Why can’ t we just have a Google for our enterprise? I’ ve seen that you can just buy Google-in-a-box.”

- Colleague/boss

Agenda

1.Going Google - a risky route?

2.Search

3.Lessons for the enterprise

4.The Google future

“ Google has clearly and dramatically influenced the search marketplace.”

- CMS Watch

Going Google

Google in the enterprise:Collaboration (Apps)

• Desktop suite (Docs)

• Mail

• Calendar

• Chat/IM

• Sites

• Start page

Google in the enterprise:Analytics & Ad$

$$$

The solution to search?

Web vs. Enterprise

The Solution to Enterprise Search?

• Google Search Appliance• Google Site Search

• Google Mini

Overview

Hosted $100 - 2,000 < 100,000 docs

On premise $3,000 - 10,000 < 300,000 docs

On premise $30,000 - 750,000 < 1 billion docs

Black box

Plug and play?

Pricing

Easy to sell

Google is one option...

A proper evaluation?

Working with Google

Corporate culture

Partners

The Google Future?“ This company that thrives on the consumer web and ad revenue it generates

clearly sees the enterprise as a growth engine.”

- Jim Murphy, AMR Research

“ Google now counts 25,000 enterprise search customers, up from last

year’ s 20,000 customers.”

- TechCrunch, June 2009

Wrap up

1.Google Enterprise Search is different than Google.com

2.Google is one option among many others. Chose it for the right reasons

3.Google is a different type of vendor

4.Google is moving into the enterprise

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