SQL Server Reporting Services 2008 R2

  
SQL Server 2008 R2is a big release, with new “editions” (MSDN contains the detailed feature by edition matrix), and includes also significant enhancements in Reporting Services. The stand-alone download package for Report Builder 3.0 is available as well. 

More details about Reporting Services 2008 R2 and Report Builder 3.0 can be found here:

• Reporting Services 2008 R2 Overview
  https://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/reporting.aspx
• Report Builder 3.0 Portal
  https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/ff657833.aspx
• Summaries of many of those new Reporting Services features are covered in related postings: additions in August CTP, additions in November CTP, 2008 R2 RTM, as well as other related postings. 

Enjoy!

Comments

• Anonymous
  July 20, 2010
  So, is Report Builder 3 replaced BIDS or will there eventually be a BIDS 2010 release? Dave.

• Anonymous
  July 21, 2010
  Hello Dave, Report Builder 3.0 does not replace BIDS.  Report Builder 3.0 may be sufficient for many of your scenarios, but BIDS offers additional functionality, such as report project support.  You can find more information about this here: technet.microsoft.com/.../ms173745.aspx Thanks, Robert