With each passing day, more and more documents are created, modified and deleted. When end users are going through the documents that make their workday easier, it is important for them to know whether documents have been altered in anyway. Corporate information security is particularly analyzed and scrutinized by both legal and IT departments. So would it not be beneficial for employees to know if documents are the most relevant or now out-of-date? The Google Search Appliance and the Google Mini assist end users much the way Google helps internet users find the sites they are looking for online.

For the new year, I have set out to do a best practices analysis of companies that utilize the Google Search Appliance (aka GSA) or the Google Mini. My blog post will be what I will call a “secular” (or non-IT) analysis of the Google Search Appliance and which companies would benefit most from this outstanding and adaptable technology.

What are your company’s most important needs? Most managers and executives would agree with a 5 simple answers: information security (also known as data leak prevention), knowledgeable workers, timeliness, effective and efficient task completion, and great customer service. The amazing aspect of the Google Search Appliance (GSA) and the Google Mini (as well as other products offered by MC+A) is that it can assist, if not alter, all of these important business facets.

In upcoming blog posts, I will go through each of these business needs and analyze in depth how the Google Search Appliance and/or the Google Mini can help with each of these areas. I hope that you have a great New Year and that 2009 brings market growth and with it a healthy bottom line.