Introduction

It’s hard to believe that Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services is now in its seventh version (counting SQL Server 2008 R2). We have already seen a number of advances in the product, from the rearchitecting of the rendering engine to the addition of the tablix and mapping, and now mobile reporting. Never has there been a product with so much potential for sharing business information with such ease of use and at such a reasonable price. Anyone who has ever struggled to find a way to efficiently share database information across an enterprise will see a reason to be delighted with this product.

Now I will admit that I may not be unbiased when expressing this opinion. I did have the opportunity to create a small piece of what has ...

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