Mastering SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services Infrastructure Design

Today's DBAs need to know how to work with users, management, and key stakeholders to identify organizational needs and leverage the technology to meet them. Covering intermediate to advanced subjects, such as performance tuning, this book shows you how to build a reporting infrastructure that can be used in any environment.Focusing on six key principles simplicity, clarity, generality, automation, and communications all vital elements of meaningful reports, you'll learn everything you need to know to design a report infrastructure that integrates the best practices of reporting systems. When you're finished, you will have a roadmap that enables you to help corporate managers make the most of this technology.Loaded with real-world examples, this book arms you with guidelines that apply equally well to small businesses and mega-corporations.

• Reporting Services is a powerful tool for SQL Server 2005 database administrators, developers, and other IT professionals, enabling them to make sense of the immense amount of data generated by enterprises of all sizes
• Shows readers how to create, manage, and distribute information as well as how to design, produce, and distribute reports that meet the needs of the stakeholder
• Contains practical insights and real-world solutions not found in other books
• Bridges the gap between those who manage data and those who need it

Today's DBAs need to know how to work with users, management, and key stakeholders to identify organizational needs and leverage the technology to meet them. This book lets you design, produce, and distribute reports that mean something. Provides information on using Microsoft SQL server 2005 to design a report infrastructure.