The uptake of Excel Services is quite big. Many organsiations see the need and the value of structuring some of the Microsoft Excel based solutions for need of security / compliancy / maintenance / intellectual property, etc …
This whitepaper explains how business users benefit from the power and familiarity of the Excel client to utilize data in a collaborative, integrated, secure, centralized and managed manner. These users can access complex data sources through Excel without needing to understand the technical details of the connection or the underlying system.
Source: Excel Services Business Value
Author: Date originally published: Sun, 23 Sep 2007 01:55:39 GMT