Chapter 2. Putting the Pieces in Place: Installing Reporting Services

Before you can begin to enjoy all the benefits of Reporting Services discussed in Chapter 1, you, of course, have to install the Reporting Services software. SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services required its own installation process. Things have gotten a bit simpler with SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services. Reporting Services now installs as part of the SQL Server 2005 installation. Nevertheless, it is important to understand the structure of Reporting Services before completing your installation.

In this chapter, you learn about the components that make up Reporting Services and the three licensed editions of Reporting Services offered by Microsoft. Next, you find out how the ...

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