SQL Server Reporting Services: Resources and information - all in one place

During a conference few users asked about resources and information to go through the Reporting Services, as it is a general assumption from the end-user community that referring to Books Online aka BOL doesn't get them anywhere. I always recommend to read through BOL if you need a basic information you can further see this BOL-WhatItIsFor? article I wrote on how best you can get information on BOL.

So back to the resources on Reporting Services you can go through the following articles that are lined up on Technet site:

InfoCenters are navigation topics in the SQL Server 2005 Books Online that link to the information that is most important for people working with Reporting Services in different roles.

• Roles and InfoCenters
• Reporting Services Administrator InfoCenter
• Reporting Services Developer InfoCenter
• Reporting Services Analyst InfoCenter
• Reporting Services Information Worker InfoCenter
  

Getting Started:

• Introducing Reporting Services
• Installing SQL Server Reporting Services
• Download Eight New SQL Server 2005 Report Packs
• Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing in SQL Server 2005
  

Deployment within Business Intelligence platform:

• Implementing Smart Reports with the Microsoft Business Intelligence Platform
• Using SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services with SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligencet
• Using SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services with SQL Server 2005 Express Edition
• Migrating from Business Objects Crystal Reports to SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services
  
• Managing and Working With Published Reports
• Troubleshooting Reporting Services

Development practices:

• Reporting Services: Using XML and Web Service Data Sources
• Using Visual Studio 2005 to Perform Load Testing on a SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services Report Server
• Integrating Reporting Services into Your Application
• Designing and Delivering Rich Office Reports with SQL Server Reporting Services 2005 and SoftArtisans OfficeWriter