Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services, 2nd Edition

Chapter 1. Let's Start at the Very Beginning

SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services was Microsoft's entry into the web-based reporting arena. This first version of Reporting Services enabled you to easily share business information—what is commonly known as "business intelligence" these days—with management, coworkers, business partners, and customers throughout the world. In an interconnected workplace, it makes sense that your reporting solution should offer company-wide, nationwide, and even worldwide communication.

SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services builds on the success of the original. Where almost every other aspect of SQL Server 2005 represents a completely new platform, Reporting Services adds to the solid foundation provided by the earlier ...