Summary: Use these TechNet articles to plan Access Services in SharePoint Server 2013.

Applies to:  SharePoint Server 2013 

Access Services in SharePoint Server 2013 are service applications that allow users do the following:

• Create and customize Access apps for SharePoint, which are a new type of database that you build in Access Services, and then use and share with others as an app for SharePoint in a web browser.

• Maintain and update Access web databases that were previously created in SharePoint Server 2010 for backward compatibility.

TechNet articles about planning for Access Services

The following articles about Access Services are available to view online. Writers update articles on a continuing basis as new information becomes available and as users provide feedback.

	Content	Description
	Overview of Access Services in SharePoint Server 2013	Describes how Access Services in SharePoint Server 2013 enables you to share two types of Access 2013 solutions on the web.

Additional resources about planning for Access Services

The following resources about the new features and capabilities in Access Services are available from other subject matter experts.

	Content	Description
	What's New in SharePoint 2013 Resource Center	Visit the Resource Center to access videos, community sites, documentation, and more.
	What's new in Access 2013	Read about Access web apps, a new type of database that you build in Access, then use and share with others as a SharePoint app in a web browser.
	Welcome to the Access 2013 developer reference	See conceptual overviews, programming tasks, samples, and reference documentation to guide you in developing solutions based on Access 2013.