You know the rudiments of the SQL query language, yet you feel you aren't taking full advantage of SQL's expressive power. You'd like to learn how to do more work with SQL inside the database before pushing data across the network to your applications. You'd like to take your SQL skills to the next level.

The authoritative, example-rich guide to Microsoft’s powerful reporting platform

Now in its 4th Edition, this book shows C# developers how to use Visual Studio and ADO.NET to develop database applications the way the best professionals do. You'll learn how to:

SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services lets you create, manage, and deliver a variety of report types that contain data from relational and multidimensional data sources as well as any data source that has a .NET Framework managed data provider, an OLE DB data provider, or an ODBC provider.

This book introduces novice developers to a range of data access strategies for storing and retreiving data both locally and remotely. It provides you with a range of fully working data access solutions and the insight you need to know when, and how, to apply each of the techniques to best advantage.