Intro to Microsoft SQL Reporting Services 2005

Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services is a comprehensive, server-based reporting solution designed to help you author, manage, and deliver both paper-based and interactive Web-based reports.

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services delivers enterprise, Web-enabled reporting functionality so you can create reports that draw content from a variety of data sources, publish reports in various formats, centrally manage security, and subscriptions.

Generate reports from your database without the need to use third-party reporting tools

Interaction with the Report Service can be done directly by using report builder

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Create and Maintain Reports – Deliver the information employees need to make better business decisions. SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services provides an infrastructure for creating, embedding, and managing enterprise reports. See how you can build and deploy reports using SQL Server Reporting Services.

Report Builder – Report Builder is a client-side application that information workers can use to create and design ad hoc reports. Using Report Builder, users can select data and design reports without having to understand how and where the data is stored. Nor do they need to know any complex programming languages in order to create reports. They simply need to be familiar with the business model of your data.

Interoperability with the 2007 Microsoft Office System – MS SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 enables deep integration between Reporting Services and the Microsoft SharePoint technologies (Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Office SharePoint Server 2007). This integration enables an end-user to view and manage reports completely from within a SharePoint document library. Find out more about Sharepoint Services 3.0 at: http://www.appliedi.net/sharepoint-hosting/.

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Bob Meyer's Reporting Services Blog
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SQL Mag 2005 Reporting Services
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Ad-hoc Reporting
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