Build vs. Buy: Evaluating the Architecture of a .NET Reporting Stack

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What starts as PDF export can become a reporting subsystem. Here are five architectural problems .NET teams should consider before building their own.
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A simple reporting feature can eventually require its own layout engine, multi-format rendering pipeline, performance strategy, template workflow, and compliance support. The article lays out five places homegrown .NET reporting systems tend to become expensive and proposes a practical evaluation process for deciding whether to build or adopt a specialized SDK.