Kellblog · 2007-03-04
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Enterprise Search Inefficiency: Quantifying Organizational Costs and Market Consolidation
This 2007 analysis examines the significant financial impact of ineffective enterprise search, citing research showing companies waste millions annually through poor search capabilities. The post argues that the enterprise search market will consolidate between commoditized low-end solutions and specialized database-driven applications, with generic search engines becoming obsolete.
Metrics in this report
Annual Wasted Salary Costs
$5M$
expected
Company with 1,000 information workers
Salary Cost Waste Percentage
10%
up to
Total company salary costs
Search Success Rate
50-67%
estimated
Percentage of successful search attempts
Useless Information in Results
50%
more than
Middle manager searches
Weekly Time Spent on Search
9-10hours
average
Per information worker