Reporting Services (SSRS) cannot connect to an instance via the ODBC DriverIssue The reporting services cannot connect to an instance using the ODBC Driver. Symptoms When used with iSQL, the ODBC Driver can connect and perform a simple select statement. However, the connection times out when used from the reporting service.CauseThe account used to run the reporting service is a Windows domain user that is not a local user on the Windows computer.ResolutionAdd the domain user account as a local user account on the Windows computer running the reporting service, then restart the reporting service.