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With everything in progress or close to completion, the time has come to decide how to deliver everything to end users. More importantly, you must ensure that the selected topology or solution is performant, secure, and available. Implementing a solution that encompasses all three of these characteristics can be time-consuming and costly. Which leads to the question: Are they all required? As a best practice yes, but typically no. The goal of most deployments is to improve performance and to present data in ways that resonate with consumers. Security and availability are usually an afterthought, often not occurring until it's too late. Fortunately, when building a Microsoft business intelligence delivery solution, you have several options available to economically implement a solution that addresses all three.

When implementing Microsoft business intelligence in an enterprise-wide manner, you should consider using SharePoint as the preferred method for delivery due to its collaborative nature and centralized delivery methodology. Its ability to consume data from an array of heterogeneous sources, coupled with the plethora of visualization capabilities, makes it a complete solution that addresses a variety of needs. On the other hand, architecting a solution that performs in a manner that exceeds expectations often requires a subject matter expert. Moreover, ensuring that the deliverables (dashboards, reports, spreadsheets, and so on) are always available and secure can potentially introduce other challenges and requirements.