SQL Server Reporting Seeks More Designers

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Improvements to Reporting Services in SQL Server 2008 R2 help designers create reports from reusable parts, introduce useful new chart types, and enable reporting on data from SharePoint and the SQL Azure cloud database service. The R2 version should open report design to more users and aid the reporting technology in its friendly rivalry with other Microsoft reporting options, although report design still poses barriers for Office users. Developers will also find some R2 technologies out of sync with other tools and platforms.

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Reporting Services, Analysis Services, and Integration Services are the core business intelligence (BI) features in SQL Server. These services help decision making by enabling organizations to analyze data from business applications and databases. As with the other BI components, Reporting Services is not strictly for SQL Server data but can generate reports from data originating in other many sources, including Oracle and IBM DB2 databases.

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