July 2009
Beginner to intermediate
696 pages
16h 17m
English
book
Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2008 Reporting Services Unleashed
by Michael Lisin, Jim Joseph, Amit Goyal
Overview
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
Learn about the new features of Service Pack 1 (SP1) and the SQL Server 2008 R2 release
Quickly take advantage of Microsoft’s newest SQL Server Reporting Services enhancements
Use Reporting Services to identify trends and solve real business problems
Master report authoring–from basic, wizard-driven techniques to the cutting edge
Group, sort, and aggregate data, and define the right scope for your information
Utilize advanced report formatting techniques
Work effectively with multidimensional sources
Manage report data sources and models
Secure reports against attacks and intrusions
Customize Reporting Services with embedded functions, custom assemblies, URL access, Web Services, and other extensions
Thoroughly integrate SQL Server reporting into any SharePoint site
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.
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Category: Microsoft Databases
Covers: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services
User Level: Intermediate—Advanced
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