July 2026 Recap – What I Wrote for Speak BO
A monthly recap of articles I wrote for Speak BO.
Author: Dallas Marks
I am an analytics and cloud architect, author, and trainer. An Azure-certified blogger, SAP Mentor Alumni and co-author of the SAP Press book SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence: The Comprehensive Guide, I prefer piano keyboards over computer keyboards when not blogging or tweeting.
Remembering Mahesh Desai
July 28, 1965 – October 31, 2018 I remember first meeting Mahesh at the at the Orange County Convention Center in…
SAP for Me and You: Mostly Me, Hopefully You Too
Submit ideas to improve the SAP BusinessObjects platform and its Crystal Reports and Web Intelligence tools.
What an Airbus A380 Toilet Test Taught Me About Web Intelligence Data Mode
Customers should not have to discover scalability limits of Web Intelligence Data Mode in the middle of a training class.
Where Can I Find the SAP Product Availability Matrix (PAM)?
The SAP Product Availability Matrix, or PAM, is a website that contains both product lifecycle information and the supported platforms…
June 2026 Recap – What I Wrote for Speak BO
A monthly recap of articles I wrote for Speak BO.
Toy Story 5 and BI 2027: Two Very Different Kinds of Sequels
I’ll give SAP a hat tip for some of the innovations in BI 2027. But it’s hard to ignore that one of those choices is Apache Derby, a database named after a hat style that feels stuck in another era.
May 2026 Recap – What I Wrote for Speak BO
A monthly recap of articles I wrote for Speak BO.
April 2026 Recap – What I Wrote for Speak BO
A monthly recap of articles I wrote for Speak BO.
What Is Markdown?
What is Markdown, how was it created, why did it become so popular, and why did it take Dallas 21 years to learn it?