Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 Reporting Services Step by Step (Step by Step (Microsoft)) [Paperback]

Stacia Misner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 25, 2009 | ISBN-10: 0735626472 | ISBN-13: 978-0735626478 | Edition: Pap/Cdr

Teach yourself how to build, manage, and access SQL Server 2008 reports—one step at a time. Whether you’re a report developer, IT administrator, or business user, this sequential, learn-by-doing tutorial shows you how to deliver the business intelligence information your organization needs.

Discover how to:

• Install and configure Reporting Services
• Put Report Builder and Report Designer tools to work
• Create interactive, online reports that enable users to sort and filter data
  
  
• Add charts and gauges to present data visually
  
  
• Deploy reports to Microsoft Office SharePoint Server
  
  
• Monitor server performance and help secure content
  
  
• Use subscriptions to distribute reports via e-mail
  
  
• Build ad hoc reports and extend them with custom code
  
  

CD features:

• Practice exercises and code samples
• Fully searchable eBook

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Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Stacia Misner, MCITP, MCTS, is a consultant and trainer specializing in Microsoft business intelligence solutions. She has more than 20 years of IT experience and has written several books on SQL Server, including Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Step by Step. Stacia is also one of the first to earn the new SQL Server Analysis Services Maestro certification.

Product Details

• Paperback: 592 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press; Pap/Cdr edition (February 25, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735626472
• ISBN-13: 978-0735626478
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 1.6 x 9.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #77,753 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #28 in Books > Computers & Technology > Microsoft > Development > SQL Server
  • #51 in Books > Computers & Technology > Databases > SQL

More About the Author

Stacia Misner is a MCITP-BI and MCTS-BI with a Bachelors' degree in Social Sciences. She is a consultant, educator, author, mentor, and principal of Data Inspirations. Her career spans more than 25 years with a focus on improving business practices through technology. Since 2000, she has been providing consulting and education services for Microsoft's business intelligence technologies. In addition, she has authored or co-authored several books covering different components of the Microsoft SQL Server database and business intelligence platform. Stacia has presented at the Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS), Microsoft's TechEd, SQL Server Magazine Connections, and various Microsoft events. She currently lives in Las Vegas.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Reporting Services in simple terms March 18, 2009

By Eldred Rivera

Format:Paperback

Stacia covered both native and SharePoint installation for Reporting Services. This is very helpful for SharePoint sites without a SharePoint administrator or database administrator. She progresses by showing report deployments in both native and SharePoint mode.

The release of Report Builder 2.0 is a significant improvement in Reporting Services. Stacia covers in detail how to install and use it as an authoring tool. In Part II, the full potential of report designer is shown in detail. Choosing between using report builder against report designer will be an easy decision.

Analysis services is an underutilized component of SQL Server. By showing how a reporting services takes advantage of analysis services, it will encourage you to explore analysis services further. Charts, charts and more charts, easy, fast and very useful.

The book discusses report models, managing report server, managing security, a must read for administrators.

- Eldred Rivera, MCT -

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Accessible for beginners, but also enough detail for pros July 15, 2012

By T. Huguelet

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

I've used and recommended this book in my teaching and consulting since it came out. In my opinion Stacia strikes the perfect balance between conceptual and technical discussion, without losing new SSRS developers, or boring people with some exposure to SSRS.

One thing to keep in mind is that this book was written for SQL 2008, and many organizations are using SQL 2008 R2. It's still an excellent introduction and the core techniques are still 100% applicable. This book does not cover Report Builder 3.0 or some of the new visualizations that became available when SQL 2008 R2 was released. (Because they didn't exist when the book was written).

If you're looking for an accessible entry to SSRS Report development, but also want something that has enough "meat" to continue to be used as a reference after the fact, this is the book.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good but... April 11, 2010

By A. Bryant

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The book is very well organized and the lessons are detailed, beyond just the basics. It should serve as a good reference as I start to develop reports on my own. The one drawback is that the sample databases which should be downloaded from CodePlex do not exist. These would have been very beneficial.