Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007 Best Practices

Summary

This chapter introduced Microsoft’s overall BI platform and components. It covered the out-of-the-box BI solutions within SharePoint Server 2007, including Excel Services, Reports Center, and the BDC. You’ve learned how you can share Excel workbooks and perform additional reporting using the built-in KPIs. You’ve also learned about best practices for deploying Excel Services in conjunction with SSAS and the relevance of using Kerberos throughout your BI and SharePoint deployments.

In Chapter 19, you’ll move on to SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services and PerformancePoint Server 2005. You will learn how you can extend the BI features discussed in this chapter, such as enhanced KPI and dashboard creation.