I think the question in this thread's title is self-explanatory. Is there still a way to use SSRS or is SQL Azure Reporting Service the way to go?
This question may sound a little bit strange but I even have never used SSRS (seems to be server sided), just have to know this for a proof-of-concept paper.
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Here is a comparison of SQL Azure Reporting and SSRS by Microsoft.
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I am using Report Builder 3.0 in order to connect to SSRS report server http://mosaic.catex.com/reportserver.
Is there a way to use Power BI to connect to SSRS report server instead?
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Answering the question that was originally asked: there's no way to connect Power BI Desktop to SSRS Report Server. Power BI Report Server is another matter, but your question predates its release so that is very unlikely to be what you're asking about.
Power BI Desktop (which I presume you mean when you say Power BI) and Report Builder (pictured in your question) are different tools used to build different types of reports. There's no overlap between them and they're not interchangeable.
There's also no way to use an SSRS report as a data source in Power BI (as Alan mentions), though I wouldn't recommend doing this even if it were possible. In SSRS 2016, there is a way to pin SSRS report elements to a Power BI dashboard (as Snowlockk mentions), but I'm not sure that's what you meant by "dashboard" in your comment. The functionality is somewhat limited too (since you need to be running SSRS 2016, and you can only pin chart/gauge/map/picture elements).
When asking if something can be done, it's always helpful to say exactly what you're trying to accomplish just in case it can't be done the way you're asking about, but it can be done another way.
Here in my job, we use Access 2000 as our only report deployment tool, and as many of you know, Access 2000 has some limitations, like not supporting OOP.
My question is:
What is the better replacement for it, Crystal Reports, Active Reports or SQL Server Reporting Services ? If you guys have any better idea, I would be happy to know it.
I have been searching and finally found the answer. First of all there are a lot of tools capable of this task, examples: Crystal Reports with RAS(Report application server, a crystal reports solution for building dynamic reports) API for .NET; You can do with xml and SSRS, first you generate a xml file with the information and then use the rdlc to display it. You can use Xtrareports a devexpress team solution. You with c# code create and manage your reports. This is it.
Is it possible to consume OData in an SSRS report? If so how do I go about this?
I found the following which seemed quite hopeful, but nothing recently confirms for whether this is actually possible:
http://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/details/559570/ssrs-should-be-able-to-use-odata-as-a-data-source
If this isn't yet implemented in SSRS 2008R2 are there any recommended workarounds?
Not directly, no. OData isn't a supported data source for Reporting Services in current versions.
However SSRS can use ODBC data sources, so perhaps an OData ODBC driver like this one might be an alternative? I haven't tried this myself but it seems like a good option.
We currently use Report Builder with ColdFusion. This Report Builder hasn't seen any Adobe development in around 5 years and doesn't look like it will see any soon.
I need a scalable reporting solution that will work in the cloud without huge licencing implications. I've looked at Crystal (which I don't understand the pricing or what I need) and JasperReports with iReport, and I guess that Microsoft SQL Reporting is an option also.
I'd like to get some recommendations on what people are using and how you have integrated that into ColdFusion. I appreciate that it may not be as seamless as Report Builder.
We are using Windows 2008 R2 with SQL Server 2008 in a Cloud infrastructure.
What ever solution we come up with, the resulting output of the reports need to be PDF.
I've used Crystal, SQL Report Builder and ColdFusion Report Builder.
Crystal and SQL Report Builder are much better than ColdFusion Report Builder. Like you said CF is not going anywhere and is really buggy to me.
Crystal is great but it becomes really expensive when you want to publish reports to the web. The standard product requires a report viewer that is installed locally. If you need to publish to the web it is much more expensive.
SQL Report Builder is a really good option. Version 3.0 is really nice and makes it very easy to write advanced SQL queries or call SPs and publish to the web.
I am a pretty big fan of SQL Report Builder.
Hope this helps.
I am here to get the opinion on Reporting Services vs any other technology suitable for Reports.
Current Environment - BIDS 2005, SQL Server 2005, C# 3.5, VS2008.
requirement -
My Client needs to integrate the huge reports into current existing Web Application.
1) The Technology should be able to handle large number of users.
2) All clients are external, so they can review the reports anytime.
3) Caching of parameters and the report should be possible.
4) The Report Viewer is better or SOAP API is better considering Reporting Services.
5) Charts can be used - good Visualization.
All opinions are welcomed.
Thanks in advance.
The most honest answer you're going to get is "it depends." What is your familiarity with with SQL Server Reporting Services? What's your familiarity with the other tools? Do you have a DBA who is familiar with SSRS? There are way too many factors that play into this to give you a clear answer.
Admittedly I'm biased but I think you should look at Windward Reports. It's a lot easier and faster than SSRS and you design the report in Word, Excel, or PowerPoint so you can do a lot more.