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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.
SAP Insider BI 2016
Mobile BI, User Groups & Conferences

SAP Insider BI 2016

Dallas MarksJanuary 6, 2016September 27, 2017

Join me in Las Vegas for SAP Insider’s BI 2016.

2015 Year in Review
Career Updates

2015 Year in Review

Dallas MarksDecember 31, 2015January 1, 2026

A personal reflection on the past year.

Installing Two Oracle 12c Clients on One Server
Platform

Installing Two Oracle 12c Clients on One Server

Dallas MarksSeptember 23, 2015October 26, 2018

The Oracle 12c 32-bit client requires a little bit of extra attention.

Waiting on SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.2
Platform

Waiting on SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.2

Dallas MarksSeptember 14, 2015July 20, 2017

Are you waiting, too?

How We Got to Now by Steven Johnson
Book Review, User Groups & Conferences, What I'm Watching

How We Got to Now by Steven Johnson

Dallas MarksAugust 27, 2015April 18, 2026

A engrossing account of how glass, cold, sound, clean, time, and light have shaped our modern world.

Book Review: Do the KIND Thing by Daniel Lubetzky
Book Review

Book Review: Do the KIND Thing by Daniel Lubetzky

Dallas MarksAugust 24, 2015April 19, 2026

Are you doing the KIND thing at the office?

Web Intelligence and Free-Hand SQL
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Web Intelligence and Free-Hand SQL

Dallas MarksJuly 30, 2015April 19, 2026

SAP has put yet another nail in the coffin of Desktop Intelligence.

SAP BusinessObjects Support for Windows 10
Platform

SAP BusinessObjects Support for Windows 10

Dallas MarksJuly 27, 2015March 20, 2026

Microsoft Windows 10 arrives this week, with SAP BI support not too far behind.

Will Security Concerns Override Your BI Strategy?
Platform

Will Security Concerns Override Your BI Strategy?

Dallas MarksJuly 22, 2015April 18, 2026

The future of Flash may no longer be in the hands of Adobe but instead in the hands of IT security.

2015 ASUG SAP Analytics and BusinessObjects User Conference
User Groups & Conferences

2015 ASUG SAP Analytics and BusinessObjects User Conference

Dallas MarksJune 18, 2015February 24, 2026

I’m headed to Austin, Texas for the 2015 SABOUC event. Will you be there?

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About Dallas Marks

Dallas Marks

Dallas Marks

As a cloud and analytics practitioner, author, instructional designer, and trainer, I help organizations harness the power of analytics in the cloud, on-premise, or hybrid. I prefer piano keyboards over computer keyboards when not blogging or tweeting about analytics.

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