I am interested to share some information about my experience in setting up SSRS 2005 and SSRS 2008. I believe that most of you have already known the difference in between SSRS 2005 and SSRS 2008 and if you have not, you can simply visit Microsoft website (http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/reporting.aspx).

Some differences I notice are:

1. SSRS 2008 is a lot easier to setup and configure. The Reports and the ReportManager folder are easier to configure and the integration with Sharepoint is a lot easier as well. I have had a chance to try the SSRS 2008 service with ASPHostDirectory (http://www.asphostdirectory.com) and they are able to setup my SSRS 2008 beautifully. I can remote connect to my SSRS and I can administer all my reports online.

2. SSRS 2008 come with the newest Ad-Hoc queries and this feature is only available if you have SQL 2008 Standard Edition or above. My current host, ASPHostDirectory, supports Ad-Hoc query and I believe that they must have at least SQL 2008 installed. I do not have pretty much time to play around this Ad-Hoc report yet but what I can tell you is that this is a very powerful reporting tool.

Keep up the good work, Microsoft!