SQL Server 2017 Reporting Services now generally available

Geschrieben von Database Magician am Montag, 9. Oktober 2017

'Today, as part of the release of SQL Server 2017, we’re pleased to make SQL Server 2017 Reporting Services generally available. This release cycle, we’ve built on the success of SSRS 2016, which we’re seeing customers adopt at an incredible rate, and delivered several enhancements, from a lightweight installer, to a modern REST API, to an updated Report Viewer control and web part, and more.

Download SQL Server 2017 Reporting Services

Lightweight installer

First things first: If you’ve installed previous versions of Reporting Services, installing SSRS 2017 will be a little different. After much research into how customers install and update Reporting Services, we moved installation from the SQL Server installer to a separate installer. This lightweight installer – under 100 MB and only a few screens – delivers a few benefits. First, if you already have SQL Server (2008-2017) Database Engine deployed within your organization to store the report server database, you can now download and install Reporting Services in just a few minutes. Second, you can now update Reporting Services in a few minutes, too. Third, since the installer is specific to Reporting Services, you can now install the latest version of Reporting Services or the latest update and be certain it’ll have zero impact on your SQL Server databases or other SQL Server features.