Using SharePoint Using SharePoint Server 2007 for Site Server 2007 for Site and Enterprise Search and Enterprise Search at Monsanto at Monsanto CompanyCompanyVincent L. Arter, Jr.Vincent L. Arter, Jr.Project Lead Portals and CollaborationProject Lead Portals and CollaborationMonsanto CompanyMonsanto Company

Agenda

Introduction

Rationale

The Problem

The Solution

Wrap-up

Who is Monsanto?

Our Mission

We work to deliver agricultural products and solutions to:

• Meet the world’s growing food needs

• Conserve natural resources

• Protect the environment

Monsanto is 100% focused on agriculture

“We succeed when farmers succeed.”

-Hugh Grant, Monsanto CEO

Monsanto Company is a leading global provider of technology-based tools and agricultural products that improve farm productivity and food quality.

Who is Vince?Project Lead Portals and Collaboration

Been with Monsanto 3 yearsFocused on software architecture and design of custom applications and 3rd party integrationPreviously focused primarily in finance and insurance industries designing and writing intelligence systemsInteresting Fact: Started coding at age 12 as a hobby (BASIC, Z80 Assembly and C).

Business Rationale

Information Workplace StrategyIntegrated Global implementations

Search key at MonsantoExternals sitesInternal (IWS)

Research papers and documentation

Connecting people / knowledge

Users demand more from search

Previous SolutionDeployment and operational configuration limitations

Did not work with multi-tier DMZs

Security risks

Licensing limits development and test environments

Difficult and costly development and administration

Indexing web content only~20 internet sites

Typically results are inaccurate and rarely relevant

Very limited number of intranet sitesMost site indexes broken and highly inaccurate

Replacement ProjectObjectives

Replace current Verity solution for web content before license expiration in November 2006Address the current tactical need with a solution that can evolve to meet the long term strategic need

Key ConsiderationsAlign with the Monsanto Technology RoadmapImprove search resultsReduce overall cost

Vendor Tool SelectionVendor A – Large Pure Play (Previous) Vendor

2 year license cycle expensive (~$250k), support issues, limited deployment options, expense of future product line

Vendor B – Large Pure Play VendorSecurity concerns, industry noting support issues, cost of hardware replacement every 2 years (~$200-300k for Enterprise Scale)

Microsoft Enterprise Search (MOSS Search) - Selected

Feature for feature best in its classSimple and efficient administrationAccurate and readily usable results from a broad range of data sourcesAlignment with the Monsanto Technology Roadmap

Integrates well with Monsanto’s future desktop and collaborative platforms (MS Portal, Office 2007, Desktop/Vista)Service Oriented Architecture

Best price point (~$50k for Web and Enterprise Content)

ChallengesUser PerceptionStarting from scratch

Initially working with pre-release software

Breaking new ground architecturally

Very short timeline< 4 months to fully implement

ResultsSolution delivered early and under-budget

Consistent interface for developers and users

Accuracy and Relevance increasedInternet site implementation cost reduced from a week to about one hourIntranet site implementation cost reduced from days to less the 30 minutes

SOA allows use in a variety of implementation models and technologies

AccuracyPrevious Monsanto.com (Legacy Vendor)

New Monsanto.com(MSES)

Searched for: monsanto turf

RelevancePrevious Monsanto.com (Legacy Vendor)

New Monsanto.com(MSES)

Searched for: food and fuel

The Future of MOSS Search

The Future of MOSS at Monsanto

Corporate Portal Replacement – July 2007

My Site / Knowledge Networking – Late Summer 2007

Collaboration – Fall 2007Division, Team, Project

Rapid ApplicationsDominoList based and form based

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