Some Comments on Hitchhiker’s Guide to SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services

"First, it's informative and humorous yet very easy to read. Second, it comes with a DVD that has a couple of gigs of videos that are nice supplements to the reading and they have some great demos of SQL Reporting Services. Third, it comes with a premium membership to the authors' Web site on SQL Reporting Services. This Web site is easily worth the price of the book.”

Jon Box (weblog)
Solutions Architect
Quilogy
Writing in the .NET Developer's Journal

“The ultimate resource for both DBAs and developers on SQL Server Reporting Services; this book and DVD will guide you from installation, security, report design, and deployment to developing extensions.”

Gert E.R. Drapers,
Software Architect,
SQL Server Development,
Microsoft Corporation

“As far as I am concerned you are one of the best sources for SQL Reporting Services in the world... you have the technical knowledge, experience and a willingness to support the developer community at the expense of your personal time!”

Len Vitello
MIS - Business Intelligence
Chico's FAS, Inc.

“Bill Vaughn and Peter Blackburn have created a masterful work of Reporting Services documentation, which includes tips, tricks, and product insights that you just won’t find anywhere else.”

Bryan Keller,
Programmer Writer,
SQL Server Reporting Services,
Microsoft Corporation

“The Guide Me multimedia tool on the DVD is far and away the best tutorial of its type I have ever used. I have used these things before, but they usually do not maintain my attention very long... They are brief, to the point, and worth the time to view them.”

Danny J. Lesandrini
DatabaseJournal.com

“An insightful, informative, and sometimes irreverent look into the world of Reporting Services, Hitchhiker’s Guide to SQL Server Reporting Services provides plenty of walk-throughs, examples, tips, and tricks to help you get the most out of the product. Peter and Bill take you step by step through the various features of Reporting Services, pointing out pitfalls and best practices along the way. An excellent addition to any Reporting Services library.”

Michelle Larez,
Technical Writer,
SQL Server Reporting Services,
Microsoft Corporation

“Although it is called Hitchhiker’s Guide to SQL Server Reporting Services, I like to think of it in more of a movie context as Bill and Peter’s Excellent Adventure. Get ready for a totally excellent quest to get the most out of your SQL Server Reporting Services deployment.”

Brian Welcker,
Group Program Manager,
SQL Server Reporting Services,
Microsoft Corporation

“Microsoft Reporting Services for SQL Server 2000 is easily the best product for solving customers reporting requirements since Access 1.0 in 1992. It’s simple to use, powerful, and nothing comes close when it comes to producing reports for the web. Bill Vaughn and Peter Blackburn have put together a comprehensive resource that fills a big void in the developer market on this topic.”

Adam Cogan,
Chief Architect,
Microsoft Regional Director,
Superior Software for Windows (SSW)

“This book is not only a very good guide. It is a source of valuable advices, tips, tricks, inside (MS) info but most of all it is an independent look on Reporting Services that goes farther than Microsoft itself!....Excellent book, it's worth the money. You’ll read it once. If you are a developer it will be your best friend for ever!”

John Salichos
Applications/Software Development Manager
P&K Securities AEPEY (English link)
Greece

“I got to know Peter and Bill in the early beta stages of SQL Server Reporting Services, where they were among the most prolific participants. This book reflects their passion for this product, their drive to go beneath the surface and understand its inner workings and its architecture.”

Tudor Trufinescu,
Development Lead,
SQL Server Reporting Services,
Microsoft Corporation