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