Summary

In this chapter, you’ve seen how Excel Services allows you to leverage the power of Excel within a web-based environment. Creating powerful data visualization solutions is now achievable for users who have little or no development skills. Furthermore, the powerful calculation engine that is Excel can be used by skilled developers to address practically any business specific problem. The key to bear in mind as application developers is this: If we need even basic data visualization or calculation facilities, the amount of work involved in creating a tool with even 10 percent of the flexibility of Excel Services is considerable. By leveraging Excel Services on SharePoint Server 2010, we give our users a lot more bang for their buck, and we can focus on the aspects of our application that are completely custom made.