How to Choose the Right Reporting Architecture for a .NET Application
You’ve probably seen this before. Somewhere in your backlog there is a ticket that just says "We need reporting." There are no examples. No format. No mention of who triggers it or where the output goes. And over the next three sprints, that one line quietly mutates into charts, PDF invoices, Excel exports, a scheduled overnight job, and - surprise - a compliance format that wasn't considered during the planning stage.
The problem is not the work itself. The problem is that “reporting” is one word for several very different jobs. In practice, teams often mean one of three categories: embedded reporting, document automation, or analytics platforms. Each comes with different tools, failure modes, and deployment concerns.
Pick the wrong category early, and you may not notice right away. The first prototype might even work. But a few sprints later, the requirements start pulling your architecture in a direction...
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