Summary

In this chapter, you have learned about various SSRS deployment choices. Deployment choices for SSRS components range from a developer's workstation, in which all SSRS components are installed on a single computer, to an enterprise, high-availability and high-performance, multiserver, web-farm deployment.

This chapter also covered several options of deploying SSRS for Internet access: enable Report Server for anonymous access and publish only public data, deploy SSRS on the Internet using default Windows authentication and programmatic authentication, and access options.

Lastly, this chapter covered hardware and software requirements, licensing, and key features of SSRS editions.

The next chapter delves into the SSRS installation process.