InfoPath 2013 will be the last client for this attempt, by Microsoft®, to equip SharePoint with a full-featured forms design, publishing, and management capability. But there is a roadmap, going forward, for SharePoint forms. Some points on this roadmap were presented at SharePoint Conference 2014 in a session titled “Update on InfoPath and SharePoint Forms”. […]
Excel 2013 is now the Best Solution for Personal BI
Jason Himmelstein sums up a lot of the new Business Intelligence (BI) features of SQL Server 2012 SP1 and Office 2013 in a short phrase: “Excel is now THE self service BI tool” (excerpted from Jason Himmelstein’s audio presentation in a video tutorial titled New BI Functionalities in Office 365 and SQL Server 2013 SP1). […]
Broad Overview of the New Features of Excel Services for SharePoint Server 2013
With SharePoint Server 2013, Microsoft® has taken steps to better align the computing platform to service the needs of Line of Business (LoB) units. Several of the out of the box features are, apparently, designed to provide LoBs with powerful capabilities to gather data to support efforts to build Business Intelligence (BI). For SharePoint administrators, […]
Documentation on Planning the Secure Store Service for SharePoint 2010 and 2013 are Consistent
The Secure Store Service plays an important role in SharePoint 2010 and, possibly, an even more important role in SharePoint 2013. Enterprise businesses working with either version of SharePoint can rely on a consistent set of documentation for this important feature. Planning documents on the Secure Store Service for SharePoint 2010, and its counterpart for […]