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Look out, PASS Summit precons attendees

Just a little bit of last minute work to do… loading 196 USB drives with materials for the session. Looking forward to meeting you if you are attending the Tuesday precon.

It's not a requirement for the session to follow along, but if you would like, you may bring a laptop capable of running SQL Server 2017 and Reporting Services to follow along with demos. Some selected lab materials from my 2, 3 and 4-day classes will be provided.

Paul Turley

Paul Turley

Microsoft Data Platform MVP, Principal Consultant for 3Cloud Solutions Specializing in Business Intelligence, SQL Server solutions, Power BI, Analysis Services & Reporting Services.

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  1. Hi Paul. Loved your Complete BI Tool Belt session at PASS. You discussed an ongoing struggle of mine, exporting SSRS to Excel, and said that’s not what SSRS is designed for. I’m wondering if you have any suggestions for alternative tools?

    All really need is a simple parameter/filter UI for users and a clean export to Excel. I’m not concerned about high fidelity formatting.

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