Comments on A Static State: Scaling FAST ESP Enterprise Search

Lux, Thanks for the feedback. I have also writte...

2011-03-11T08:20:38.762-08:00

Lux,

Thanks for the feedback. I have also written some recent blogs on the following

FAST for SharePoint 2010 - http://www.astaticstate.com/2011/01/part-1-fast-for-sharepoint-2010.html

SharePoint 2010 Search - http://www.astaticstate.com/2010/12/sharepoint-2010-search-architecture.html

Since coming to Microsoft I have moved more into an architecture role.

I have seen FAST installation that do scale to massive sizes and it does become an art to understand the characteristics of each FAST component and know where to scale based on the nature of your data. I always say that FAST is like a big ETL project. Knowing the life-cycle of the data to be indexed and the user requirements always drive how you scale FAST.

Currently I work for Microsoft Federal but I used to work in the commercial space as a consultant and have some contacts that could help you. You can provide an email address here to contact you at OR you can go to LinkedIN, add me as a contact and I can refer you to some contacts through that web site.

Thanks,
Jason

Jason, Great post! It's tough to find a lot ...

2011-03-11T07:03:04.412-08:00

Jason,

Great post! It's tough to find a lot of good information on scaling FAST for the enterprise. I work for a large Fortune 500 company and I am responsible for the Search platform here. It's been a real challenge to scale FAST correctly and takes a lot of work - and a lot of consulting engagements to get it right sometimes. What is your experience with FAST? Looking to meet other folks that I can share ideas / techniques with.

Glad I found your article,

Jeff

Nate, Thanks for the feedback. I have two more p...

2010-01-08T08:30:19.139-08:00

Nate,

Thanks for the feedback. I have two more planned. One on SharePoint indexing today with MOSS and FAST ESP. Second is vision with SharePoint 2010 with want informatoin I have been able to get. Unfortunately much of it is high level information.

Fixed the two graphics as well...

Thanks,
Jason

Great, practical post and series, Jason. I look fo...

2010-01-08T08:09:35.032-08:00

Great, practical post and series, Jason. I look forward to more.

I posted a more general exploration of the topic of scale and performance here: http://blogs.msdn.com/enterprisesearch/archive/2009/05/22/thinking-big-search-scale-and-performance-on-a-budget.aspx

(btw - the last 2 graphics in your last post didn't come through)

Nate