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Get to grips with reporting scenarios that describe the best reporting tool to use

Follow the stepbystep exercises to build a report in SSRS and Power View

Visualize and interact with data in bold new ways with Power View

Generate reports quickly using intuitive interfaces

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Nicholas Emond Nov 20, 2014

This well written book gives clear examples on how to use features of SSRS and Power View. This book will be my first stop (before Google) when I'll want to use features about SSRS that I have never used (i.e.: subscriptions) and to learn Power View.A "must read" if you want to get your MCSE : Business Intelligence.

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Robert F. Sonders Apr 28, 2014

I have recently completed reading this book. I was looking for a good dive into the new SQL 2012 SSRS reporting functionality. As a seasoned IT professional, I continually want to jump in to new technology. This book will have you ramped up with the new functionality in no time. With SQL 2012, there are many choices. The book jumps right in with many different scenarios that report writers and business savvy power users will face. Optional solutions are then provided that are very much applicable to real world considerations. The various opportunities and pitfalls of the MSSQL reporting stack are explained. Which to choose and when. All the BI Semantic Model data sources are touched upon. Server side, SharePoint, and connectivity considerations are also explained in detail. The book provides considerable development examples around Power View. The relationship between PowerPivot and Power View is explained in great detail. As a report writer, you will be off and running with Data visualizations with Power View in no time, either within SharePoint or Excel. This will greatly reduce development time. Good read!

Tamta Meladze May 16, 2014

This book is very easy to read and understand. I liked that it's straight to the point, not too much detail but just exactly what you need to know, and it also gives references to Microsoft technet site for more in depth detailed information on each topic. Very good comparisons between SSRS and PowerView with great examples and step by step tutorials. I will definitely recommend this book especially for beginners in reporting like me.

Mimi Byrd May 01, 2014

I have been in the IT field for 16 years and one of the troubling factors with technically books is that they are most often written from a beginners level. This book provides practical real life scenarios that will quickly get you moving allow on your reporting project. The relationship between PowerPivot and Power View is explained in awesome detail. I was able to work through the examples and starting building with Data visualizations with Power View in no time, either within SharePoint or Excel. This book was a win for my project! [...]

Glyn Radcliffe-Brine Jun 02, 2014

I am a SQL Server Consultant, Mentor and Trainer. I have been writing and running Reporting Services (SSRCS) training courses since 2004 when SSRS was launched as an add-in to SQL Server 2000. I immediately saw the huge benefits of SSRS over Crystal Reports and from 2005 onwards I have focused on SQL Server and SharePoint with my reporting tool of choice being SSRS.Since 2004 many SSRS books have been written, most of them either too simplistic to be of any use to anyone other a raw beginner or too abstruse for anyone who isn't already an expert to understand. Microsoft's Technet often falls into the latter category.Because of my experience (and because I have written much training material myself) my approach to any new SQL Server related book tends to be a bit jaundiced. Here is what I found when I read Reporting with Microsoft SQL Server 2012:I like the style. It's easy to read and it assumes that the reader is intelligent but not yet expert in the subject matter. The language is plain English (I'll have to forgive the fact that it's American English rather than British English) with clear explanations of both theory and practice.Accuracy is good. I haven't yet spotted any howlers, and although I disagree with the author on one or two points, it's mainly a matter of opinion rather than fact.Some specific points:The Reporting Scenarios starting on page 10 are excellent! Unfortunately they do rather emphasise the mess that Microsoft has made of SSRS's placement in the market. Users are confused by the decisions they need to make as to which elements product (some of which are only available to Enterprise SQL Server and/or Enterprise SharePoint). Confusion is a really good way to drive customers away to competing (generally inferior) products.Somewhere around page 20 I would have commented that the Query Designer is quite aggressive (it eats your code if you errors rather than helping you to rectify the errors) and I would have explicitly stated that most people who code SSRS queries use Management Studio if they have the appropriate permissions.The warning on page 36 regarding the issues around scheduling and credentials cries out for a worked example. This is a topic that many of my students struggle with until they see a practical example.The paragraphs on Report Snapshots are particularly clear, and I like the note hinting that you might like to leave this to the IT department.Although data security is only covered at a high level, the description contains enough detail without being deadly dull. I do worry slightly about the references to TechNet articles, as per my previous comment.Regarding PowerView and Reporting Services Integrated Mode with SharePoint 2013, I haven't seen any note warning users that these can't be used with SharePoint 2013 Online.Notwithstanding my previous comment, the PowerView section is excellent. The book is worth buying just for this. I heartily recommend this book! Here is a link to the publishers site: [...]

Reporting with Microsoft SQL Server 2012: Learn to quickly create reports in SSRS and Power View as well as understand the best use of each reporting tool.

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