Kellblog · 2007-03-04 · 7032d

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.

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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