Deliver Business Intelligence using SharePoint Server 2007
Business Intelligence with Office SharePoint Server 2007 makes it easy for decision-makers to access and analyse information anytime, anywhere. You can get up-to-date information wherever people work, collaborate, and make decisions, whether it's on the desktop or over the Web. Now, aligning employee's objectives with your corporate goals is as easy as creating a spreadsheet or report.
MICROSOFT OFFICE EXCEL-BASED BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
Excel Services, part of Office SharePoint Server 2007, extend the capabilities of Microsoft Office Excel 2007 by allowing broad sharing of spreadsheets, improved manageability and security and the ability to re-use spreadsheet models using a scalable server-based calculation service and interactive Web-based user interface. With Excel Services, you can:
- Broaden the access and availability of spreadsheets by incorporating interactive spreadsheets into business intelligence portals, dashboards, and scorecards.
- Secure and protect confidential information and maintain one version of the truth by locking down access at the server.
Quickly share Office Excel 2007 worksheets by saving them to SharePoint document libraries directly from Office Excel 2007.
- Reduce development costs, and improve time to market by using Web services to access models and data contained in spreadsheets.
- Use Data Connection Libraries to provide an easy way for your users to share, manage, and discover connections to external data repositories without requiring any knowledge of the technical details.
Office Excel 2007 spreadsheet displayed using Excel Services.