Course on SQL Server Reporting Services

[ringo747]

Hi,

I am looking for recommendations for a training course (preferably classroom led) on SSRS. I work with SharePoint mostly but want to learn more about the SQL Server Reporting side of thing.

Anyone been on any good courses for this? Ultimately I'd be looking to get MCTS certified in the BI stack but I'm not sure that a bootcamp style course just to get certs is a good idea.

Is there much coding with SQL Server development? I have done bits of VB.NET/C# so hopefully it will be not too steep a learning curve from that perspective.

 

[ringo747]

Thanks - thats helpful.

I found these guys during the week:
http://www.firebrandtraining.co.uk/

They do a great course for the BI stack exam but its almost £2k for it. I've done T-SQL in the past but I am only really a beginner. They recommended I do a 2 day T-SQL course before doing any of the BI stuff.

My biggest problem is that unless you are going straight onto a related project it can be a waste of time as you forget a lot of the stuff.

 

[ringo747]

They seem very expensive but as you say they are well recommended. I'm not so much interested in the certs - they look good on CV but mean nothing compared to experience I suppose.

I will be going from knowing very little but I am quite worried about an intense course from no knowledge to fully certified!