SSRS vs Javascript Solution

My boss wants to show to our stake holders that SSRS is a better solution for BI reports than a javascript based charting solution (Kendo UI). He has asked to provide him with information to help him prove his case, however, I have very little experience
with SSRS. If you had to make a business case for SSRS what would you say?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Luis
Luis R. Lebron

Hi Luis,
According to your description, you want to know the supported features and advantages in Reporting Services, right?
In Reporting Services, report server supports two modes, native mode and SharePoint mode. We can display the data comes from the multiple data sources with different data regions, such as tables, matrices, chart, map and so on. Then deploy the report to
report within those two modes. For more information, please refer to steps below:
Reporting Services Features and Tasks (SSRS).
One of the principal advantages of using Reporting Services is the ability to manage reports and related items such as folders, data source connections, and resources, from a central location. We can define security, set properties, and schedule operations.
We can also create shared schedules and shared data sources and make them available for general use. For more information, please refer to this article:
Advantages Of Reporting Services (SSRS).
Besides, there is a Power View feature which is a browser-based Silverlight application launched from SharePoint Server 2010 that enables users to present and share insights with others in their organization through interactive presentations. For more information,
please refer to this article:
Power View (SSRS)
If you have any question, please feel free to ask.
Best regards,
Qiuyun Yu
Qiuyun Yu
TechNet Community Support

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