Today, Microsoft released the official Kinect for Windows SDK . Here is something we have been experimenting with here in the SQL Server BI product group that you might find interesting. A while ago, at SQL PASS Summit 2011 in Seattle, WA, I demoed...

Today SQL Server 2012 RC0 was released. You can download it here: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28145 . This post summarizes much of the new functionality in Power View with RC0. Related information: TechNet page and TechNet...

Yesterday was Day 1 at PASS, and it was full of event. We officially announced the new name for Project Crescent. Project Crescent shall now be known as “Power View”. I was told I need to emphasize the empty space between the two words...

This morning, Satya Nadella, President of Server and Tools Business group, announced during his keynote the public availability of the CTP3 of Microsoft SQL Server Code Name “Denali”. https://www.microsoft.com/betaexperience/pd/SQLDCTP3CTA...

It has been a great day - just in case you missed it, we are super excited to tell you about Project “Crescent”! Your data has a story to tell, and we can’t wait to help you tell it. Today at PASS Summit 2010, the single largest gathering...

SQL Azure Reporting was announced at the PDC 2010 keynote! SQL Azure Reporting enables developers to embed operational reports on information stored in a SQL Azure database, using ReportViewer in remote mode in your applications, with the cloud at your...

Dundas Data Visualization, Inc. has been producing data visualization components for Microsoft technologies for many years. In 2007, Microsoft acquired the codebase for these components to deliver data visualization directly within Microsoft’s products...

It is not often that I blog, as a matter of fact it might even be my first time blogging on the RS team blog. But Robert (Bruckner) and I had felt for a while that we needed to get back to you the community about the impact and importance of your contribution...

Due to popular demand, we are posting the download information for the small stand-alone installer package for Report Builder 3.0 separately as well: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=d3173a87-7c0d-40cc-a408-3d1a43ae4e33 Report...

   SQL Server 2008 R2 is a big release, with new “editions” (MSDN contains the detailed feature by edition matrix ), and includes also significant enhancements in Reporting Services. The stand-alone download package for Report Builder 3.0 is...

In the past you may have provided valuable feedback through MSDN forums , Connect , blogs, conferences, and perhaps even discussed your ideas directly with members of the SQL Server Reporting Services product team. We appreciate all your suggestions,...

[Cross-posting from my own blog ] The November CTP download is available for MSDN and TechNet subscribers. The public download is available here . A small stand-alone MSI for Report Builder 3.0, November CTP, is now available for download here ...

A small stand-alone MSI for Report Builder 3.0, August CTP, is now available for download here: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=160384 Download packages for SQL Server 2008 R2 August CTP are available here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads...

[Cross-posting from my own blog ] The August CTP download is available for MSDN and TechNet subscribers. The public download is now also active here . The Data Platform Insider blog provides an overview of what's new in this first public CTP...

While Service Pack 1 for SQL Server 2008 did add support for Report Builder 2.0 ClickOnce, not all of the instructions have made it online yet. The following should help users get going until the online content has all been published. Report Builder...

Service Pack 1 for SQL Server 2008 is now available for download .  The service pack is primarily a roll-up of Cumulative Updates 1, 2, and 3 and minor fixes made in response to requests reported through the SQL Server community.  While there...

Want to get an overview, recommendations for good books and other resources, and the latest information about Reporting Services 2008? Check out our MSDN aggregation page for Reporting Services . Looking for the latest downloads for Reporting Services...

I hope December is treating everyone well. I wanted to post a quick summary of new resources related to some of the SSRS data sources. Teradata Support for Teradata was added to SQL Server Reporting Services in 2008. The focus of the work...

[Cross-posting from my own blog ] One of the projects the data visualization group within the Reporting Services team has been working on is building stand-alone ASP.NET and Windows Forms Chart Controls for the .NET Framework 3.5 and Visual Studio...

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Report Builder 2.0 RTM (build 10.00.1600.60) is now available on Microsoft Download Center as stand-alone installer in more than 20 languages. Report Builder 2.0 provides an intuitive report authoring environment for business...

Report Builder 2.0 RC1 is now available on Microsoft Download Center. Use this link for download . RC1 delivers improvements in the following areas compared to RC0: Easy to use wizards for creating table, matrix and chart data regions. Support...

With SQL Server 2008 RTM announced, we wanted to give you an update on the release plans for Report Builder 2.0. Report Builder 2.0 will ship as part of the updated feature pack for SQL Server 2008 in fall of this year. It will be, as it was in RC0...

Note: this posting provides an overview of when to consider using Report Variables and/or Group Variables for general report design patterns. There is also a detailed blog posting that describes a particular report design pattern (custom aggregation)...

As you have likely read through various avenues, including the past several CTP releases of SQL Server 2008, the SQl Server Reporting Services team has been working on the next phase of our Report Builder application. The new end user report authoring...

A, not uncommon request from SQL Server Reporting Services customers is the ability to use command line switches wtih Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS) like you would with a standard\out of the box Visual Studio experience. Well, I am happy...