Business Intelligence with Office SharePoint Server 2007 provides an infrastructure that makes it easy for decision-makers to access information anytime, anywhere. People can get up-to-date information where they work, collaborate, and make decisions, whether it's on the desktop or over the Web.
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.
Dashboards and Report Center
Create interactive business intelligence (BI) dashboards that assemble and display business information from disparate sources by using built in Web Parts. These Web Parts include dynamic key performance indicators (KPI), Office Excel 2007 spreadsheets, Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services reports and a collection of business data connectivity Web Parts that can visualize information residing in back-end line-of-business applications.
Accessing and discovering business data
Seamlessly connect external data into your applications using the Business Data Catalog (BDC) to create a foundation for business intelligence search. Part of Office SharePoint Server 2007, the BDC simplifies the process of discovering and accessing data residing within backend line of business applications.
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Microsoft Business Intelligence Site
This website includes all the latest information, product resources, and news about Microsoft Business Intelligence. Microsoft BI is delivered through a complete, fully integrated set of Microsoft products, including Office SharePoint Server 2007.
Microsoft Business Intelligence product guide
This product guide provides an overview of Business Intelligence, with an emphasis on the full range of its benefits and features. It also takes a look at Business Intelligence in action, demonstrating its capabilities through business scenarios.
Introduction to Excel Services and Excel Web Access
This Help and How-to article provides an overview of the features and benefits of Excel Services and Excel Web Access, how Excel Services and Office Excel 2007 work together, and how to use Excel Services with other Business Intelligence features.
Whitepaper: Office Excel Services Business Value
Read this whitepaper to find out how Excel Services can help your business get a single version of the truth.
Whitepaper: Enterprise Search for Microsoft BI
Quickly get up and running on the key concepts of delivering business intelligence search using Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and SQL Server 2005.
White paper: Integrating Office SharePoint Server 2007 and SAP
This white paper describes the innovations in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 that make interoperability with SAP easier than ever.
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Green Mountain Gets the (Share) Point
June 1, 2007: Redmond Magazine, Michael Desmond
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. deploys a SharePoint Server 2007 web-based portal to solve data-sharing problems. Jim Travis, director of sales and marketing, says the impact the initial SharePoint deployment is having on his sales and marketing teams has caused "a deeper appreciation of the metrics behind the business."
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