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At UMich, we use space on a Google Appliance as our site search (different setups for internal vs. public pages) and have been pretty happy. I've been able to abuse the "google ads" space to our benefit -- e.g., go to http://lib.umich.edu/ and search "Web Pages" for "grad" (get today's hours) or 'dueber' (find me). On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 11:24 PM, Nate Vack <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I know this is code4lib, not buystuff4lib, but the Google Mini is > reputed to be rather quick, bulletproof and configurable, and starts > at $3k. For example, it works nicely with lots of file formats > (including Office documents) out of the box. And works with LDAP and > NTLM for authentication and authorization. > > I suspect it'll probably be challenging to deliver a quality search > solution for a lower total cost. > > Of course, this all depends on what your intranet looks like on the > inside. I've seen 'intranet' mean a things that would call for wildly > different search solutions. > > So... solr is great, but this question doesn't contain nearly enough > information to answer whether it's a good fit for your task at hand. > > Cheers > -Nate > > On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 6:03 PM, Cloutman, David > <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> Today my boss asked me to come up with a solution that would let us >> index and search our intranet. I was already thinking of using Solr on >> our public Web site we are building, and thought this might be a good >> opportunity to knock two items off the to-do list with the same >> technology. I know there was a preconference session on Solr this year, >> and I have the sense that this is gaining traction in the library >> community. Is there any reason why I shouldn't do this? >> >> Thanks, >> >> - David >> >> >> >> --- >> David Cloutman <[log in to unmask]> >> Electronic Services Librarian >> Marin County Free Library >> >> Email Disclaimer: http://www.co.marin.ca.us/nav/misc/EmailDisclaimer.cfm >> > -- Bill Dueber Library Systems Programmer University of Michigan Library