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Using Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services, organizations can quickly deliver relevant information wherever it's needed, across the entire enterprise, and through the entire reporting lifecycle. SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Unleashed gives database professionals, managers, and users all the authoritative information they need to make the most of Microsoft's reporting platform. This book's in-depth coverage makes it an ideal reference, while its extensive collection of practical examples will help you successfully address virtually any issue in deployment, configuration, administration, or report-building. The authors, who include the lead program manager on the Reporting Services team, highlight and illuminate all of Reporting Services 2008's new features and capabilities, including the product's significant architectural changes; the flexible new Tablix data format; improved visualization through charts and gauges; deep SharePoint integration through SharePoint Integrated Mode; and much more.

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Average Amazon.com® Rating:  Based on 4 Ratings

Well done practical book - 2009-08-10
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It is practical and easy to read book which was immediately useful in my work. The book has a great combination of step-by-step tutorials and comprehensive coverage of Reporting Services, including working with Analysis Services and integration with SharePoint. At work we moving our BI system to SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services from the previous version and all the new features were easily identifiable and well explained in the book. Plus you get nice bonus materials from the publisher, including code samples. Overall it is very well done book.

Reasonable coverage but missing XML and samples - 2009-11-13
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I found that this book offered good general coverage on a variety of SSRS 2008 topics. For the most part it covered what (feature), how (usage), when(summary vs detail, global[graphical] vs specific[tablix]), etc.
However, key ingredient of SQL Server 2008 is extending XML support and that's conspicuously missing. Yes, there is some info but needs more like - data source and dataset differences from relational data types, typed vs. untyped XML data considerations, and query, filter, and criteria specifications for mixed (XML/relational) field reports.
Samples with XML data types would have been nice but more available on Microsoft TechNet and MSDN web site.

Very Insightful - 2009-10-13
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I have used earlier versions of Reporting Services. The book had excellent depth for learning about the latest version. I like the new data visualization controls in 2008

Very good for SSRS - 2009-09-27
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Almost excellent for SSRS. my only issue is, this book said you can alter your XML configuration file for SSRS to change the authentication but didn't tell how to do it. I had to go online to find the steps.

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