Chapter 10. Exploring Office 365 and Connecting to External Data

In this chapter, you will:

  • Learn about Microsoft Office 365

  • Explore Business Connectivity Services functionality in Microsoft SharePoint Online

  • Learn the differences between Business Connectivity Services in Office 365 and in on-premises SharePoint 2010 installations

  • Build Business Connectivity Services solutions in SharePoint Online

In Chapter 8, you learned how to connect Microsoft Office 365 to external systems when using the Microsoft cloud platform. In this chapter, you will take a look at Microsoft SharePoint Online to get an understanding of how it compares to and contrasts with working with the on-premises version of SharePoint with regard to Business Connectivity Services (BCS). ...

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