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Summary: Definitely a step in the right direction.
Review: This book has a reasonable return on your investment. You won't spend much to put it in your library, it won't take long to read and you can expect to learn the basics of reporting services from a number of view points. There two things to keep in mind, though about this book. First, this is very high level overview of the product -- sort of like looking down from a jet cruising along at 30,000 feet. Second, this book covers a lot of topics very quickly. The combination of those two factors means that this book isn't a great introduction to Reporting Services as a whole. That said, it is a very good way to become aware of the major features and issues you're likely to encounter with the product. I would recommend it in two either of two cases:1.) As a primer to Reporting Services before moving on to the Books On-Line which ship with the product or another, more in-depth technical book. 2.) As a "map to the terrain" of Reporting Services so you can plan your own learning expeditions with the product. There are a few short comings to the book I'd be remiss not to discuss. Most irksome is the number of times the concept of a Data Set is defined differently. Both the writing style and presentation are choppy. Some times information will be presented as a walk-though with screen captures, some times as bulleted lists and sometimes as just a paragraph of text. While variety in writing is a good thing, inconsistency in presentation is not, pointedly for a title like this. It would have been better to have consistently used a database for the examples that the user should have access to. Finally, the author occasionally references a concept before introducing it. This happens a both the detail level -- like reference the meta data database before defining that that is and at a conceptual level, such as when the author provides a front (what the user sees) to back (what the parts of the service) overview of Reporting Services. I would certainly recommend this book to anybody who is looking a quick and easy introduction Reporting Services. It probably won't be the only book you'll need, but its definitely a step in the right direction.
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Summary: Fast Track to Development
Review: This book helped me to get reporting service up and running very rapidly. It is also very inexpensive. It covers the big "need to know" items. If you have experience with reporting tools you can pretty much just read this book and begin developing your reporting solution.
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Summary: Great overview
Review: This book is a great overview of Reporting Services. It is a very quick read and a great price. This won't be the Reporting Services book on your shelf, but as an overview it's great. I read the book in 1 hour and it got me up and running.
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Summary: Save Time - Get Up To Speed Fast!
Review: This book is an excellent resource to get up to speed and productive fast! It's clear, concise, and gives you exactly what you need to start using Reporting Services today!
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Summary: Worth the money
Review: This book is the perfect way to get up to speed with the feature set and architecture of Reporting Services. It's an easy read, and the quality of the book itself is way more than I expected for the price. It's not an intimidating book due to it's size and layout, so others on your team may also want to read it. In fact, my boss and a co-worker of mine were caught flipping through the copy that was on my desk before I was done with it :) Keep in mind that you'll rely on the online documentation and possibly another more in-depth book for advanced details, but the Rational Guide is a great way to start your evaluation of Reporting Services. Well worth the money!
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Summary: GREAT Jumpstart for professionals short on time!
Review: This book provides an excellent jumpstart for those who need to quickly get up to speed on Reporting Services . It's clear, easy to read, and the price is certainly right. Within a couple of hours you'll have read the book and know enough to immediately get started.
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Summary: Excellent guide!
Review: This book was a great buy. I was looking for a quick way to get up-to-speed on SQL Reporting Services, and this book really did the job. I'm a consultant, so I need to stay up on the latest technologies, but I don't have time to read a 500 page book. Now I have a good idea of the capabilities of SQL Reporting Services and can speak intelligently about it with my clients. Aside from a ticket to see The Matrix on opening night, this was the best $10 I have spent in a long time. I look forward to reading other books from this series.
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Summary: Excellent Source of Information
Review: This books demonstrates clearly how to use SQL Reporting Services. There are numerous example with detailed steps on how to effectively use this excellent product to create professional reports.
I recommend this as a pocket manual for anybody wishing to learn how to do professional reports quickly!
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Summary: great and concise
Review: This is a good and concise book. Author is very focus on it's topic
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Summary: Good Introduction
Review: This is a good introduction to the product. The book is easy to read and concise.
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