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Review: Google Mini 2.2
A complete list of end-user features can be found here.
For administrators, the Google Mini provides a number of customization and reporting tools. Most of the administration features require little or no input on your end. For example, if new files or directories are added to site, they'll be crawled automatically, unless you specify they shouldn't be. Crawls run continuously or on set schedules. Search and event data are gathered automatically, and custom reports can be generated with the click of a few buttons in a minute or so.
The interface for developing custom front ends for your search results.
So, essentially, once you start the box crawling your servers (simply a matter of entering some URLs), there's little else that you need to do.
However, if you desire, you can get involved with some of the Mini's more advanced features, like creating content groups so that multiple types of users can have easy access to data collections. And you can create custom front ends, each of which can be saved for easy access down the road.
Version 2.2 adds several new features that you can implement for your users. These include:
