The BA Insight Microsoft Teams Connector for Search integrates Microsoft Teams—the popular communication and collaboration platform within Office 365—with leading enterprise search platforms such as SharePoint, Azure AI Services, Elasticsearch, Amazon Kendra, Solr, and more.
It enables secure, high-performance indexing and searching of Teams content including channel messages, Teams, and Team channels without requiring direct login to Microsoft Teams. This delivers a unified, up-to-date search experience across your organization’s Teams and other data sources while respecting Microsoft Teams’ security model.
Leveraging BA Insight’s powerful connector framework, the Microsoft Teams Connector for Search supports both full and incremental ingestion of Teams content into your search index. Combined with BA Insight’s SmartHub, it provides a rich, internet-like search experience that brings Teams content seamlessly together with content from more than 95 other enterprise systems.
Problems Microsoft Teams Connector for Search Solves
Difficulty in accessing and searching Microsoft Teams messages, Teams, and channels without logging into Teams directly.
Fragmented search experiences when Teams content is siloed away from other enterprise data repositories.
Security concerns about exposing sensitive Teams content during integration with other systems.
Discoverability challenges for valuable knowledge buried inside Teams channel messages and conversations.
Benefits Microsoft Teams Connector for Search Delivers
Seamless Integration with Enterprise Search Platforms
Seamless integration of Microsoft Teams content into popular enterprise search platforms such as SharePoint, Azure AI Services, Elasticsearch, Amazon Kendra, Solr, and more.
Security Enforcement Aligned with Microsoft Teams
Honors Microsoft Teams security, ensuring users only see messages, Teams, and channels they are authorized to access.
Full and Incremental Ingestion for Fresh Results
Supports both full and incremental ingestion to maintain fresh, up-to-date search results.
AI-Powered Metadata Extraction with AutoClassifier
AI-powered metadata extraction using BA Insight’s AutoClassifier enhances search relevance, content refinement, and navigation.
Unified Search via BA Insight’s SmartHub
Combines Teams results with other enterprise content in BA Insight’s SmartHub for unified, personalized search experiences.
Instant Smart Previews of Teams Messages
Instant Smart Previews allow users to view entire Teams channel messages, including links to related documents, directly within search results.
Centralized Content Management with Source Pointers
Content remains in Microsoft Teams, with pointers in the search index directing users to the original source for secure, centralized content management.
Key Features of the Microsoft Teams Connector for Search
Key Features of the Microsoft Teams Connector for Search
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Comprehensive Content Indexing
Comprehensive Content Indexing
Indexes channel messages, Teams, and Team channels, including associated metadata, making all Teams content searchable.
FAQ
FAQ
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Yes, it respects Teams permissions, ensuring users only see Teams messages, Teams, and channels to which they have access.
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It supports full and incremental ingestion, synchronizing the search index with updates and new content in Microsoft Teams.
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It supports Amazon Kendra, Amazon OpenSearch Service, Azure AI Services, Elasticsearch, Microsoft Search, SharePoint Online, SharePoint On-Premise, Solr, and more.
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Yes, the connector supports Smart Previews that provide instant access to entire channel messages, including links to discussed documents
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Yes, it uses BA Insight’s AutoClassifier combining AI and rules-based tagging to enrich and harmonize Teams metadata for improved search navigation and refinement.