SQL Server Reporting Services

Published 21 January 04 05:14 PM | MikeD

I'm a long-time Access developer, and when I saw SQL Server Reporting Services, I was quite interested.

I can't see anything on the website about pricing though - will it be a free downloadable? Anyone know?

 

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# Dave Bettin said on January 21, 2004 06:26 PM:

Here ya go: http://www.microsoft.com/sql/reporting/howtobuy/faq.asp

# Thomas Wagner said on January 21, 2004 07:54 PM:

It'll be free - similar to OLAP. But its a dog right now. If you do some more research you'll see.

# Alex Lowe said on January 21, 2004 10:22 PM:

I think saying it's a dog without telling us why is pretty sad. I can see that at least one other blogger (http://weblogs.asp.net/sjsmith/archive/2004/01/19/60468.aspx ) is excited about the product and he is using it. Have you used the product Thomas?

# Simon said on January 22, 2004 04:54 AM:

Not quite as simple as saying its free.

Reporting services comes with SQL Server. Therefore each server that has reporting services requires a SQL License. If you want to use it in its raw form the default interface is through the web, therefore you have 2 choices have 1 sql box with IIS installed and thus 1 SQL license or 2 boxs on with SQL on it that contains your data and one with IIS and Reporting services (and a SQL license) on it. So if you don't want IIS on your SQL box then you will need a second SQL License for your IIS box.

Hope that makes sense, it is very subtle, and dependant on the how you want to secure your main SQL boxes.