Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services [Paperback]

Paul Turley (Author), Robert M. Bruckner (Author), Thiago Silva (Author), Ken Withee (Author), Grant Paisley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 5, 2012 | ISBN-10: 1118101111 | ISBN-13: 978-1118101117 | Edition: 1

A must-have guide for the latest updates to the new release of Reporting Services

SQL Server Reporting Services allows you to create reports and business intelligence (BI) solutions. With this updated resource, a team of experts shows you how Reporting Services makes reporting faster, easier and more powerful than ever in web, desktop, and portal solutions. New coverage discusses the new reporting tool called Crescent, BI semantic model's impact on report design and creation, semantic model design, and more. You'll explore the major enhancements to Report Builder and benefit from best practices shared by the authors.

• Builds on the previous edition while also providing coverage of the new features introduced with SQL Server 2012
• Explains Reporting Services architecture and BI fundamentals
• Covers advanced report design and filtering techniques, walking you through each design, discussing its purpose and the conditions where it could be more efficient
• Discusses semantic model design, Report Builder, Crescent, and more
• Targets business analysts and report designers as well as BI solution developers

Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services is mandatory reading if you are eager to start using the newest version of SQL Server Reporting Services.

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From the Back Cover

Build your SQL Reporting, Power View, and SharePoint BI skills

Whether you're creating an invoice for a small business or a BI dashboard to help manage a multinational corporation, you need to deliver accurate information. This book shows you how to accomplish this by walking you through Microsoft's reporting platform. You'll dive into SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services' architecture and BI fundamentals, as well as the key ingredients to successful report design. You'll then get up to speed on building business reports with Report Builder and using Power View to make fast, interactive, visual analytics pervasive and accessible to business users.

Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services:

• Demonstrates self-service reporting with Report Builder, using wizards, and simple design tools

• Helps you design highly visual and attractive business reports with dynamic formatting, drill-down, and drill-through actions

• Provides the tools to build BI dashboards, scorecards, and performance indicators

• Demonstrates building BI Semantic Models, interactively exploring data in Power View, and creating compelling presentations

• Features helpful examples, hands-on code, and resourceful solutions for common problems

• Demonstrates how to integrate Reporting Services with SharePoint, configure and use Power View, and manage a native mode report server

Wrox Professional guides are written by working developers to address everyday needs. They provide examples, practical solutions, and expert education in new technologies, all designed to help programmers do a better job.

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About the Author

Paul Turley is a Mentor with SolidQ, a Microsoft MVP, solution architect, teacher, and presenter.

Robert Bruckner is a principal software architect and developer with the Microsoft SQL Server division and is responsible for the technical architecture of SSRS and Power View.

Thiago Silva is an MCPD, architect, and consultant for Credera, whose clients include Fortune 1000 companies and emerging industry leaders.

Ken Withee is President of Portal Integrators LLC, a software company that develops business applications for the SharePoint platform.

Grant Paisley is a SQL Server MVP and founder of Angry Koala, a successful Business Intelligence consulting firm based in Sydney, Australia.

Product Details

• Paperback: 912 pages
• Publisher: Wrox; 1 edition (June 5, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1118101111
• ISBN-13: 978-1118101117
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 1.6 x 9.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #71,544 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #23 in Books > Computers & Technology > Microsoft > Development > SQL Server
  • #100 in Books > Computers & Technology > Databases > Database Management Systems

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent and comprehensive reference December 6, 2012

By rbentley

Format:Paperback

I found the book to be a worthy addition to the long line of high quality Wrox publications. First of all, it is comprehensive. The authors spend a lot of time covering as many aspects of 2012 Reporting Services as they can, beginning with installation and setup all the way through integration with custom application development. In addition, it's very well written and illustrated. While the writing style isn't compelling (is that even possible in a technical reference manual?), I found it to be very lucid and approachable. Screenshots were clear and complete, sequential items were numbered and emphasized, and call-outs were insightful and appropriate. Finally, the book is organized as a set of topical references with good cross-referencing, making it easy to dive into tangential details related to whichever section or topic you were primarily focused on.

The only thing that keeps the review from being a full five stars for me is, oddly enough, the appendices. Considering that the core content of the book was 2012 Reporting Services, the contents of the appendices seemed pretty unrelated, especially the TSQL reference. Regardless, I'm very glad my company has a copy of this book in our reference library!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book not only for learning but for reference as well January 24, 2013

By Paul Bell

Format:Kindle Edition

From fundamentals to architecture this Wrox series really speaks to me. Love the comprehensive look at SSRS and the dive into the new 2012 features. Great addition to my library!

5.0 out of 5 stars Your time is precious April 22, 2013

By Lawrence Matias

Format:Paperback

This book has it all. It shows you all the necessary entry points and pitfalls that you will encounter during the process. The steps in the lessons are clear and accurate for SQL Reporting Services 2012. This book is good for the novice to the professional. The programming side is very useful and I think lacking on some other books. If you are looking for a book to invest your time (which if very precious), then this is the book for you. I have used other books from other publisher but I always go back to Wrox. Overall this book is a time saver.