In this chapter, we covered BCS and Secure Store, and how they interact. BCS can be used to render remote datasets in the local SharePoint system, making it available for queries or to custom applications. Depending on the remote data, BCS can also support data modification, delete, and query operations. You learned how Secure Store, credential storage, and management services can be used by BCS when connecting to remote data sources. Finally, we walked through some sample configurations with both BCS and Secure Store.
In the next chapter, we'll cover managed metadata concepts and how metadata can be used to improve the discoverability of data.