I found out last week from a good friend and President of the Columbus GA SQL Server Users Group, that they needed a speaker and would love to have me talk about SSRS. Since I have given SSRS presentations for the past two years, I should be able to whip something up last minute. So, as I sit here getting my slide deck in order and demos worked out, I figured that I would write a quick blog to let you all know about it. J Save the below details to your Calendar and be sure to sign on.

Talk Details

Topic: Introduction to SSRS Report Development and Delivery

Do you need to report your business data to users across your enterprise? Have you heard of Reporting Services, but are not sure what it has to offer? Do you have reporting services installed in your environment, but are unsure how to make use of it? All of these questions and many more will be answered in this one hour Introduction to SQL Server Reporting Services brought to you by Brian K. McDonald, MCDBA, MCSD (@briankmcdonald)! Specially requested by Tim Radney (@tradney), this User Group session will be jammed packed with walk-throughs and demonstrations and it should not be missed by anyone who wants to get up and running on SQL Server Reporting Services. During this session, I will:

·               Introduce you to Reporting Services

·               Demonstrate the full report development lifecycle

·               Demonstrate out of the box delivery mechanisms

SQL Server Reporting Services is a fundamental part of Microsoft’s Business Intelligence suite of products which provides a robust and centralized reporting platform for organizations. Using a familiar development Visual Studio environment we can create exciting reports that can be delivered in a variety of ways.

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When: Tuesday 7/26/2011 6:15 PM – 7:30 PM

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