MSDN TV: Building custom solutions with Excel Services

Mike P_1

3 Apr 2007 10:36 AM

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This video is handy as it shows a few nice things about Excel Services - it starts off by giving a good resume on Excel services as follows:

Why Excel Services:

Business reports need version control
Excel needs server side help for sharing reports broadly to enable collaborative BI
Require better protection for excel and hence more user control

The other things I like about this is how it clearly shows the value of server side excel around scalability, security and then goes onto the API environment and why this can be useful to businesses. The session then focuses on the app building arena with Excel Services in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.

How can this be useful for partners:

Build your average deal size in your funnel
Increase your relevance for customers around security, scalability and version control
Target the huge opportunity around Financial services who care hugely about all of the above in both big City Finance and the IFA environments

Enjoy!