Ever wanted to write code
against Google search technology, test your apps, and see how it all integrates into your
development environment without having to pay a thing? If you're an IT administrator, you'll
have that chance with the new virtual edition of the Google Search Appliance. The
Google Search Appliance virtual edition is for non-commercial, development purposes only, and
gives developers the opportunity to test against the features of the physical Google Search Appliance.
The Google Search
Appliance virtual edition provides a free test bed for the Google Search Appliance - our
solution for securely searching enterprise content behind the corporate firewall - helping
ensure a smooth transition to the production-ready hardware. If your organization is
considering adopting an enterprise search solution, the virtual edition platform gives your
team the flexibility to build applications against the Google Search Appliance, try different
configuration scenarios, explore proofs-of-concept and test the APIs supported by Google
enterprise search technology. As part of testing with the virtual edition, you can:
These features might come in handy, particularly if your existing
environment contains the array of legacy systems, databases, servers and integration
architecture typical of most large organizations. And because it's free, your boss might give
you an extra week's vacation just for trying it out (don't quote us on that). You can download
Google Search Appliance virtual edition software onto any server that is supported by VMWare
virtualization. To learn more and get started, click here. And since we always love
feedback, feel free to drop by our developer
community or send your thoughts to enterprise-gsa-virtual@google.com.
