Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Unleashed

by Michael Lisin, Jim Joseph, Amit Goyal

Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2008 Reporting Services Unleashed Michael Lisin Jim Joseph Amit Goyal The authoritative, example-rich guide to Microsoft’s powerful reporting platform With Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services you can quickly deliver relevant business intelligence data wherever it’s needed–across the entire enterprise, and through the entire reporting lifecycle. SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Unleashed gives you all the authoritative information you’ll need to make the most of Microsoft’s most powerful reporting platform as a database professional, manager, or user. In-depth coverage makes this book an ideal reference, and its extensive set of practical examples help you address virtually any challenge in deployment, configuration, administration, or report building. The authors have extensively expanded this edition with deeper reference information, many more practical examples, and insider perspective into Reporting Services 2008’s powerful new enhancements. You’ll discover how to take full advantage of Reporting Services’ significant architectural changes, its flexible new Tablix control, improved visualization through charts and gauges, deep SharePoint integration through SharePoint Integrated Mode, new output presentation formats, and much more. Understand how to Michael Lisin, lead author of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services , has years of field experience working with SQL Server Reporting Services at Microsoft and delivering solutions for Microsoft’s enterprise customers. Jim Joseph, co-author of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services Unleashed , is an independent contractor with 10 years experience developing custom software solutions in a variety of industries. He has worked with SQL Server Reporting Services since the first beta release. Amit Goyal, lead program manager for Microsoft’s Reporting Services team, has extensive insider’s knowledge of SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services. ON THE Download all examples and source code presented in this book from informit.com/sams Microsoft Databases Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services User Intermediate—Advanced

Genres: Reference

682 pages, Paperback

First published April 13, 2009