Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services

Complete and integratedBased on Microsoft OfficeEnterprise grade Affordable

Improving organizations by Improving organizations by providing business insights providing business insights to to allall employees leading to employees leading to

better, faster, more better, faster, more relevant decisionsrelevant decisions

Vision and StrategyMicrosoft Business Intelligence

Integrate Store

ReportAnalyze

The Microsoft BI PlatformSQL Server 2008

Integrate Store

ReportAnalyze

The Microsoft BI PlatformSQL Server 2008

Limitations in native report

engines

Data stored in multiple data

sources

Pervasive delivery of information

Expensive, third- party

reporting tools

Scalability and reliable report

processing

Steep learning curves for new

tools

Inefficient report development

processes

Delivery of contextual

business insight

Reporting ChallengesHow Do You Deal With:

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Reporting Services 2008

Author Impactful Reports

Manage Enterprise-wide Workloads

Deliver Personalized Reports

Author Impactful Reports

Powerful Designers

Audience targeted design environmentsFamiliar, Visual Studio-based authoring environment for developersIntuitive, Office-Optimized authoring environment for Business users

Advanced authoring capabilitiesGraphical design experienceAdvanced grouping, sorting, filtering, parameterizationDrill through for seamless navigationDynamic, expression-based formatting

Design scalabilityDesign one, deploy to manyStandalone Report Designer for broader reach Business User customizations of advanced reports

Enhanced End User Reporting

Intuitive, Office-optimized authoring environment for Business users

New enhanced version of Report Builder

Extended reach of Reporting Services

Intuitive design interface

Combine business users friendly semantic layer with support for direct SQL access

Ability to customize reports regardless of initial design location

Seamless modification of data fields and chart types

Support for:– Relational and multidimensional data– Multiple data sources – Multiple regions

Manage Enterprise-wide WorkloadsEnterprise-Scale Platform

Comprehensive reporting platform Robust report processingHigh developer productivity

Central DeploymentSimplified deployment and host processesCentral deployment to SharePointOR Native Mode

Strong ManageabilityCentral manageability of report server content Advanced report handlingExtensible security model

Deliver Personalized ReportsDelivery to the location users want

Pull Model for retrieval of reports when neededPush Model for scheduling automatic delivery Embed reports for contextual business insight

Interactive ReportsInteractive navigation pathsParameterization for optimal relevancy Ad-hoc report customizations

Rendering in the format users wantRendering to Microsoft OfficeRendering in SharePointRendering HTML, PDF, CSV, XML, and Image

Reporting Services 2008 in Action

Major Reporting Services Customers

5.1 TB Credit Card DW, Relational Query, OLAP, RS500+ unique reports, 1,500+ users, Office BSM

Catering Planning System used in 2,300 hotels25% time savings in catering forecast generation

Reporting on 1.6 TB of data, 35K+ Tx/Min325 concurrent connections

Consumer Real Estate Division98% reduction in report management time

Used by 13,000 agents in 220 officesBuilt portal with Visual Studio .NET, SSAS

700 restaurants, 30,000 users, 700+ concurrentOLTP/LOB reporting on inventory and sales data

Summary

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Reporting Services is a complete server-based platform supporting the authoring, management and delivery of relevant, interactive reports where needed across the entire enterprise

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