Integrating External Document Repositories with SharePoint Server 2007

Introduction to Unstructured Data Integration with SharePoint Server 2007

When developing an information strategy, organizations often begin by considering the structured data found in line-of-business (LOB) systems. Structured data, however, represents less than one third of the total data in an organization. The vast majority of data lives in unstructured documents such as proposals, purchase orders, invoices, employee reviews, and reports. In the enterprise, documents are stored in many different repositories including enterprise content management applications, enterprise resource planning systems, customer relationship management systems, product life-cycle management systems, custom LOB applications, and file shares. It can be difficult for information workers who want to use the data contained within these documents to locate the documents and integrate them within their daily work.

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