Pro SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services (Paperback)

Take full advantage of everything SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services has to offer and deliver customizable, web–enabled reports across your business at a reasonable cost. Learn best–practices from professionals who use SQL Server Reporting Services daily to deliver solutions to paying clients and gain the competitive edge on using Microsoft’s enterprise–level reporting platform.

• Provides best–practices for using Reporting Services
• Written by practicing professionals with paying clients
• Your key to delivering business intelligence across the enterprise

What you’ll learn

• Write efficient queries on which to base a report.
• Build and lay out a report using Report Designer.
• Enable end users to create ad hoc reports on demand.
• Combine Reporting Services with Analysis Services, SharePoint Portal Server, and other technologies to deliver business intelligence across the enterprise.
• Secure and audit your reports as part of your regulatory compliance efforts.
• Customize your reports using C# assemblies and embedded Visual Basic .NET code.

Who is this book for?

Data analysts, developers, database administrators, and others who develop and deploy reports using Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services.

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