Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Reporting Services, Fifth Edition, 5th Edition

Acknowledgments

Ajourney of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” Perhaps this book project was not a journey of a thousand miles, although it seemed that way in the early hours of the morning with a deadline approaching. Be that as it may, it is possible to identify the first step in this whole process. A coworker of mine at Superior Consulting Services, Marty Voegele, was between assignments, on the bench, in consultant-speak. Marty was bored, so he decided to take matters into his own hands. Marty had previously consulted to Microsoft and still had contacts in the SQL Server area. He made a few phone calls, and before long, Marty was again consulting to Microsoft, this time creating something called Rosetta.

As work was added, I had ...