Mobile Reporting Session Recap

I would like to thank everyone who took the time to attend our 'Breakfast with Experts' event earlier this week.

During the first part of the event – Mobile Reporting, attendees were able to learn about the new and improved features of Reporting Services 2016 and how it can be used with Power BI for either cloud or on-premises environments. I also conducted a live demo showcasing Microsoft SQL Server Mobile Report Publisher and how it can be used to build sample reports with two data sets for a tablet and mobile phone. Attendees were then able to view sample reports via my Windows Phone Power BI application to get a clear idea of the end-user mobile experience.

Downloads:

The Mobile Reporting presentation

The Microsoft SQL Server Mobile Report Publisher

If you are interested in learning more about Reporting Services 2016 and Mobile Reporting then check out the new Wrox book - Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Reporting Services and Mobile Reports.

Introduction to SoftwareOne

Reviewing SQL Server 2016



Viewing reports on a mobile device

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Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Reporting Services and Mobile Reports

A few weeks ago, Wrox Publishers released their book entitled Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Reporting Services and Mobile Reports written by Paul Turley (B|T), an independent BI consultant and trainer, owner of Intelligent Business LLC and Mentor for SolidQ.

Paul asked me to be the technical editor for this book based on our previous collaboration for the 2012 version. I know that he took a lot of time and effort to ensure that this book delivered useful and relevant information for anyone looking to upgrade or leverage Reporting Services 2016 in their production environment.

Reviewing twenty-two (22) chapters while dealing with changes from SQL Server 2016 RC3 to RTM was definitely a challenge but it was also a great learning experience. I am greatly appreciative of this opportunity that Paul and Wrox has given me and I look forward to future collaborations with them.

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SQL Server 2016 - Mobile Reporting session

SoftwareOne will be hosting a breakfast event next Tuesday 28th March where I will be presenting on Mobile Reporting. During this session, I will demonstrate how to create and publish Reporting Services Mobile Reports using the Mobile Report Publisher, PowerBI and SQL Server 2016. For additional details and registration info, please review the invitation below:

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New SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services Book

If you are interested in understanding SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services' architecture and BI fundamentals then the 'Professional SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services' book is the resource for you. This book covers the capabilities of the new reporting platform as well as the new BI capabilities introduced in SQL Server 2012 including semantic model design, enhancements to Report Builder, PowerPivot for Excel 2012 and SharePoint 2012, and Power View.

This book was written by esteemed authors: Paul Turley, Robert Bruckner, Grant Paisley, Thiago Silva and Ken Withee. It is also the first book that I worked on as a technical editor along with Joe Salvatore and Chris Albrektson. This as well as the SQL Server 2012 Upgrade Technical Guide is what kept me extremely busy for the last few months hence the lack of blog posts. Thanks to Paul Turley, my colleague at SolidQ, and Wrox Press for this great opportunity.

It is currently available from Wrox.com, Amazon & other resellers in paperback and electronic editions.

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TTSSUG Event Review: Building Reports using SQL Server Reporting Services

The Trinidad and Tobago SQL Server User Group (TTSSUG) held its third and final meeting for 2010 at the Leon Agostini Conference Room, in the Chamber of Commerce Building on December 14th. The meeting had a small turn out of 19 people which we were very grateful for because we know how difficult it is to attend these events at this time of the year.

The presenter for this event, Jason Deyalsingh, is a web architect for Clico. He is responsible for designing and developing internal and external web systems which include data modelling for web application development as well as data transformation and integration between web applications and existing business systems.

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