What are the benefits for developers consuming the data via Microsoft codename ‘Dallas’?
‘Dallas’ provides developers with the ability to create entirely new scenarios by building applications with private and public disparate data sets from any platform, (Microsoft or 3rd party such as iPhone or Google App Engine) which can be consumed across the web, desktop, and mobile devices. ‘Dallas’ provides developers with: • Consistent REST based APIs across all datasets facilitate development on any platform. • Automatic C# proxy classes provide instant object models and eliminate the need to write tedious XML and web service code. • Build new BI and reporting tools which ‘mash up’ with Microsoft Office products and SQL Server. • Via a plug-in, integration with Microsoft PowerPivot, to easily work with the data in Microsoft Excel.
