1. Microsoft SharePoint
Overview & Demonstration
Ed McGovern
January 29, 2014
Thrive. Grow. Achieve.

2. Topics to Cover
• SharePoint and Integrating Data from
other Systems
– SQL Reporting Services
– Business Connectivity Services (Formerly
BDC)
– Excel Services
– Power Point Server PPS
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3. SQL Reporting Services
• Comes with SQL Server, just need a web
server to install
• Real Time Web Based
Reporting
• Users can Run or Schedule
• HTML Mode is default web based delivery
• SharePoint Mode has all the same options
but houses reports in SharePoint
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4. Tie Them Together
Keep it Simple
• Simple Dashboards in SharePoint
– Utilize SQL Reporting Services
– Utilize Business Data drill downs
• Key Performance Indicators
– SharePoint has flexible web parts that allow you to
create indicators based on any data source
available to SharePoint.
– You determine good and bad criteria.
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5. Excel Services
• Based on Excel from Office. Web Based
Storage and delivery of Excel Files.
• Pivot Tables: uses Pivot Tables as a basis
• Analysis Services: Uses direct links to
Built into the Excel File to drill down into
Analysis Services (data Cube in SQL)
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6. Performance Point Services
• Performance Point Services are the
Tool used for
• Reduce the complexity of securing
business information.
– Provides IT with advanced administrative
controls for increasing the security of
information resources
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7. SharePoint: Its not just for
Collaboration any more.
• SharePoint has differentiated itself from other
Collaboration / Portal Tools but integrating its
key Analysis tools: Excel, SQL and SSRS with
easy to create drills into data.
– Makes it easier to make SharePoint your focus point
of the organization
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8. Demonstration
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9. Next Steps – SharePoint
Assessment
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Review of requirements
Identify Alternative Designs
SharePoint Site(s) Layout
SharePoint Assessment

10. Questions?
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11. Thank you!
Seth Zarny – Partner
szarny@raffa.com
301.279.6500
Ed McGovern– Manager
emcgovern@raffa.com
202.955.6505
Evette Collins – Account Executive
ecollins@raffa.com
202.955.6708
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