|  | Author: Brian Larson
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 9671
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: 3
Pages: 866
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.2
Dimensions (in): 9 x 7.3 x 1.8
ISBN: 0071548084
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.7585
EAN: 9780071548083
ASIN: 0071548084
Publication Date: August 21, 2008
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 Great Book July 10, 2009
M. Lamb (Peoria, IL)
If you want to learn Reporting Services get this book. I've been reading tech books for 10 years and this is the best tech book I have ever purchased. Brian starts at the begining and teaches you step by step how to use Reporting Services. I have not been able to put this book down since I started reading it. It's easy to follow along with Brian and do the excercises and really learn how to use this technology.
 Waste of Time - Can't Install Galatic Database July 7, 2009
Avenue (Seattle, WA USA)
2 out of 23 found this review helpful
I've been reading this book up to the point where I have to install the Galactic database provided by the publisher. Unfortunately, the backup file for the database will not restore to my localhost on my instance of SQL 2008 and Mr. Larson gives absolutely NO alternatives or options in his book. I've been scouring Google and not finding a solution so i'm to the point where this book is no longer useful to me.
Thanks for the waste of time, Larson.
I'd look elsewhere for a book with better assistance before dropping $$ on this time-waster.
A book that may have really saved my job. June 11, 2009
Steven (Colorado, USA)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
What a life saver!
I'm a software developer in a small shop and our biggest client is a large law firm with LOTS of data and users hungry for easy to read reports reflecting said data. None of us have much experience with SQL Reporting Services as most of our experience for reporting is in Crystal Reports.
I've heard of SSRS but until recently I didn't have much experience using it. Our client was in great need of a simple report so I went ahead and setup a report server and decided to give SSRS a whirl. Thankfully Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS) was easy for me to grasp as I am a C# developer and I was already in comfortable territory (BIDS is really just a reporting solution in Visual Studio afterall).
I was able to create their report in a very short time and the users were comfortable using the Report Manager Website. Of course what happened next is predictable to anyone that has been in a similar situation - I became "The Report Guy" - for better or worse.
Of course our client started demanding more and more reports - increasing in complexity. I only scratched the surface of what SSRS was capable of and during that time I thought a lot of their report specs may be impossible to realize using SSRS. I began to worry. They wanted graphs, complex groupings, drill down style reports... I needed someone to throw me a life raft. Thank you Brian for throwing me that raft!
This book saved me. Even though this book is rather big weighing in at over 860 pages (including index) it was a breeze to work through. Brian has a clean, easy to read writing style and he injects a bit of humor throughout. I thought this book was going to take forever to work through but because Brian is such a good Author it really became a page turner. This book is one of the easier books to absorb. This book starts very simple and increases in complexity. Parts of the book were so relevant to my business needs that it almost seemed like he was right there telling me how to write my reports!
If there was ever a book that may have really saved my job then this is it. I now don't mind being the "Report Guy" - I feel like I can tackle just about any report spec they throw at me - all thanks to Brian Larson.
If you need to learn about SSRS then I don't see how you can do much better then this book.
Excellent Resource for Reporting Services 2008 May 12, 2009
Nancy D.
This book is an excellent resource for learning Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services. The author leads you step by step from easy examples to more complex examples. And, the examples work! I am on page 468 of the book, and have zero complaints. He covers easy to complex reports, exporting the report and the different formats, and then Report Serving (getting it out to the customers). His style of writing is easy to understand which is very important. I would highly recommend this book. I can't say enough good about it. It's great!
Good starting point March 17, 2009
Cem Karaer (Istanbul, TURKEY)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you want to learn SQL 2008 Reporting Services from scratch, this book is a good point to start. By using effective examples and metaphors, Mr Brian shows that he knows what to teach but also how to teach. Although having had the book only two and a half weeks ago, I feel courageous enough to enter into the reporting realm of SQL Server.
The most graceful aspect of the book is that you move on step by step but being informed why you take those steps. By giving chucks of technical information when necessary, the book gives the reader conceptual background for building practical reports. The only con of the book is the unavailability of its electronic form.
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