Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services offers a comprehensive package with robust security, seamless integration, and intuitive usability. Users appreciate its seamless compatibility with various databases and automated reporting capabilities. It efficiently handles data export in multiple formats and provides flexible reporting, allowing easy creation, formatting, and exporting. Valuable features include data visualization, standard reports, and user reporting, with excellent integration and report deployment options. Its lightweight nature integrates well with existing tech ecosystems.
- "Outside of that, it's a pretty solid tool, pretty straightforward, and I have no issues with it."
- "The best features of Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services are that it is easy to get the reports out because it is integrated with SQL and we have many of these tables."
- "With SQL Server Reporting Services, I can create reports and printable reports, known as paginated reports."
Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services requires enhancements in technical support for prompt problem resolution and needs performance optimization. Improvements are necessary in pricing, scheduling, visualization, connectivity, and interface. The setup process is complex, lacking Mac support. There are issues with integration, report deployment time, and user experience. The licensing cost is high. Users frequently cite Tableau's superior flexibility and user-friendliness. Enhancements in resource management, source code integration, and Copilot features are desired. Stability, scalability, and third-party database connections also need work.
- "I haven't contacted Microsoft technical support because of this tool, but for some other things I have, and I found them quite lacking."
- "They could improve the scalability and stability of SQL Server Reporting Services."
- "There are occasions during maintenance runs when the Check Point monitoring system reports a lot of blocked sessions."
