Kathi Kellenberger
Kathi Kellenberger
Edwardsville, Illinois, USA
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ISBN 978-1-4842-1989-8
e-ISBN 978-1-4842-1990-4
DOI 10.1007/978-1-4842-1990-4
Library of Congress Control Number: 2016951945
© Kathi Kellenberger 2016
Beginning SQL Server Reporting Services
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Lead Editor: Jonathan Gennick
Technical Reviewer: Rodney Landrum
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For Nate. I love your handsome little face!
Once again, I have placed my words inside a book. For me, writing really is a labor of love. The best thing in the world is to be approached at a conference by someone who has read one of my books and learned a new skill because of it. This book is for all of you out there who have thanked me for writing, letting me know that I have made a difference in your career if not your life.
Of course, I must thank my husband and family for putting up with me saying so often, “I can’t—I need to work on my book.” I hope I have managed to be there for you when you really needed me.
Thanks to Rodney, Jonathan, and Jill for helping me to get the book to completion in great shape. Thanks to Microsoft for giving SQL Server Reporting Services the love it deserves in the 2016 release.
And, thank you to everyone who reads this book. I hope you enjoy working with SSRS as much as I have over the years.
Kathi Kellenberger known to the SQL Server community as Aunt Kathi, is an independent SQL Server consultant associated with Linchpin People and a Data Platform MVP. She loves writing about SQL Server and has contributed to more than a dozen books as an author, coauthor, or technical reviewer. Kathi enjoys spending free time with family and friends, especially her five grandchildren. When she is not working or involved in a game of Hide ’n Seek with the kids, you may find her at the local Karaoke bar. Kathi’s blog can be found at www.auntkathisql.com .
Rodney Landrum went to school to be a poet and a writer. And then he graduated, so that dream was crushed. He followed another path, which was to become a professional in the fun-filled world of information technology. He has worked as a systems engineer, UNIX and network administrator, data analyst, client services director, and finally database administrator. The old hankering to put words on paper, while paper still existed, got the best of him, and in 2000, he began writing technical articles—some creative and humorous, some quite the opposite. In 2009 he wrote The SQL Server Tacklebox (Simple Talk Publishing, 2009), a title his editor disdained but a book closest to the true creative potential he sought; he wanted to do a full book without a single screenshot. He promises his next book will be fiction or a collection of poetry, but that has yet to transpire.