SQL Server 2016 Reporting Services Cookbook

Dinesh Priyankara, Robert C. Cain

• Publisher: Packt Publishing
• Year: 2016
• ISBN:
  9781786467997
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Computer Science
• Subtopic: Databases
• Index: Computer Science

Create interactive cross-platform reports and dashboards using SQL Server 2016 Reporting ServicesAbout This Book• Get up to speed with the newly-introduced enhancements and the more advanced query and reporting features • Easily access your important data by creating visually appealing dashboards in the Power BI practical recipe • Create cross-browser and cross-platform reports using SQL Server 2016 Reporting ServicesWho This Book Is ForThis book is for software professionals who develop and implement reporting solutions using Microsoft SQL Server. It is especially relevant for professionals who are software engineers, software architects, DW/BI engineers, and DW/BI architects who perform simple to complex report authoring implementations.This book is also suitable for those who develop software solutions that integrate reporting solutions and are keen to learn about Microsoft SQL Server 2016's features and capabilities.What You Will Learn• Key capabilities, architecture, and components of Reporting Services• New features that have been added to Reporting Services• Design the architecture for reporting solutions• Design the architecture for BI solutions• Implement reporting solutions using Reporting Services• Improve the performance, availability, and scalability of the reporting solution• Enhance reporting solutions with custom programming and improved security In DetailMicrosoft SQL Server 2016 Reporting Services comes with many new features. It offers different types of reporting such as Production, Ad-hoc, Dashboard, Mash-up, and Analytical. SQL Server 2016 also has a surfeit of new features including Mobile Reporting, and Power BI integration.This book contains recipes that explore the new and advanced features added to SQL Server 2016. The first few chapters cover recipes on configuring components and how to explore these new features. You'll learn to build your own reporting solution with data tools and report builder, along with learning techniques to create visually appealing reports. This book also has recipes for enhanced mobile reporting solutions, accessing these solutions effectively, and delivering interactive business intelligence solutions. Towards the end of the book, you'll get to grips with running reporting services in SharePoint integrated mode and be able to administer, monitor, and secure your reporting solution. This book covers about the new offerings of Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Reporting Services in comprehensive detail and uses examples of real-world problem-solving business scenarios.Style and approachThis comprehensive cookbook follows a problem-solution approach to help you overcome any obstacle when creating interactive, visually-appealing reports using SQL Server 2016 Reporting Services. Each recipe focuses on a specific task and is written in a clear, solution-focused style.

SQL Server 2016 Reporting Services Cookbook

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SQL Server 2016 Reporting Services Cookbook

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Credits

Authors Dinesh Priyankara Robert C. Cain	Copy Editor Vikrant Phadkay
Reviewers Gogula Aryalingam Dave Wentzel	Project Coordinator Shweta H Birwatkar
Commissioning Editor Amey Varangaonkar	Proofreader Safis Editing
Acquisition Editor Vinay Argekar	Indexer Mariammal Chettiyar
Content Development Editor Amrita Noronha	Graphics Disha Haria
Technical Editor Akash Patel	Production Coordinator Arvindkumar Gupta

About the Authors

Dinesh Priyankara is an experienced professional and database enthusiast with skills in database management systems and business intelligence, especially on the Microsoft SQL Server product suite. Possessing over 16 years of experience on data related technologies, he does training, consulting, and is a top contributor to the local SQL Server community. In recognition of his contributions and expertise he has demonstrated, he was awarded the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award for SQL Server for 11 consecutive years since 2006.

Dinesh is the Founder/Principal Architect of dinesQL (Pvt) Ltd (http://dinesql.com), a company that provides services on database, business intelligence, and training. In his spare time, he runs a blog at http://dinesql.blogspot.com with a follower base of over 100,000 from around the world and is a co-organizer of SQL Server Sri Lanka User Group (http://www.meetup.com/ssslug/).

Even though he has written many articles on the database area, this is his first official book as a co-author.

I would like to especially thank my daughter, Minupama Dulnethmi, who always encouraged me to complete my book with her fullest support. And I would also like to thank all of my family members and friends who helped on this in many ways.

My sincere appreciation to the entire team at Packt Publishing, with special thanks to Amrita Noronha and Vinay Argekar.

Robert C. Cain (http://arcanecode.com) is a Microsoft MVP, MCTS Certified in BI, and is the owner of Arcane Training and Consulting, LLC. He is also a course author for Pluralsight, with over 11 courses to his credit. Robert is a team mate at Linchpin People, and co-author of four books.

A popular speaker, Robert has presented at events such as the SQL PASS Summit, IT/Dev Connections, TechEd, CodeStock, and numerous SQL Saturdays. Robert has over 25 years’ experience in the IT industry, working in a variety of fields including manufacturing, insurance, telecommunications and nuclear power.

I would like to thank my wife and daughters for their patience as I worked on this book. I also wish to thank my coauthor, Dinesh. Without his help, this book would not have been possible. My editor, Amrita, needs special thanks; this book would not be what it is without her patience and guidance.

I would also like to thank two long-time mentors. The first is Adam Curry. From his humble beginnings as a radio personality and MTV VJ, Adam became a pioneer in the early days of the Internet. In addition, his implementation of the podcasting platform opened a wealth of knowledge to both myself and many others.

I would also be remiss not to acknowledge John C. Dvorak. From his early columns in PC Magazine to his various TV shows and podcasts, John provided a wealth of information that guided my career.

Finally, I would like to thank the pair of them for their work on The No Agenda Show ( http://noagendashow.com ). I spent many late nights working on the demos for this volume listening to their entertaining and informative podcast.

About the Reviewers

Gogula Aryalingam is a database and business intelligence professional with more than 11 years of experience in the field. He is a Microsoft MVP for 9 years on the data platform and SQL Server...

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