Everybody knows the Out-Of-The-Box service applications like Search, Managed Metadata, BCS, Excel services, etc etc... But how can you reuse this framework in order to provide your own Service Application and gain the built in advantages? In this session you will learn how to create a custom SharePoint Service Application. They represent a fundamental change to the functional decomposition of services within a farm. However, Service Applications can be quite overwhelming to create. We will simplify the process, so that everyone is able to implement their own specific Service Application.