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I am an analytics and cloud architect, author, and trainer. An AWS 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.
Pittsburgh BusinessObjects User Group
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Pittsburgh BusinessObjects User Group

Dallas MarksOctober 4, 2024January 28, 2025

Pittsburgh, Primanti Bros., pierogies, and pie charts.

Metadata is for everyone- not just for administrators
Administration & Security

Metadata is for everyone- not just for administrators

Dallas MarksNovember 22, 2023October 4, 2024

Metadata is for everyone, not just administrators. SAP should revisit recent decisions about its BusinessObjects Query Builder.

Where Can I Find the Sizing Guide for SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence 4.3?
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Where Can I Find the Sizing Guide for SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence 4.3?

Dallas MarksNovember 21, 2023January 28, 2025

While I’m thankful that the sizing guide has been updated and placed in a logical location, I hope we’ll see a version 1.1 or version 2.0 updated for the forthcoming SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 4.3 Support Pack 4, the last support pack before the next major release of the platform, BI 2025.

Getting ready for SAP BusinessObjects 4.3 Support Pack 4
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Getting ready for SAP BusinessObjects 4.3 Support Pack 4

Dallas MarksNovember 20, 2023October 4, 2024

Still hanging on to Dashboards, Desktop Intelligence, and Explorer? SAP has a cleanup script for you.

Book Review: LinkedIn Profile Optimization for Dummies
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Book Review: LinkedIn Profile Optimization for Dummies

Dallas MarksOctober 11, 2022October 10, 2022

LinkedIn Profile Optimization for Dummies [ISDN 978-1119651420] by Donna Serdula is a helpful guide for transforming a dull profile into…

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Start With a Win!

Dallas MarksJuly 16, 2021November 16, 2024

My wife is currently studying to be a real estate agent with RE/MAX so we’ve been discovering various real estate…

Dallas Marks joins ThoughtSpot
Dallas Marks

Dallas Marks joins ThoughtSpot

Dallas MarksJuly 6, 2021November 16, 2024

I have joined ThoughtSpot’s professional services organization as a Solutions Architect.

Resources for Microsoft Azure AZ-900 Certification
Certification, Cloud Computing

Resources for Microsoft Azure AZ-900 Certification

Dallas MarksMay 29, 2021November 14, 2022

The Microsoft Azure AZ-900 certification is for “Azure Fundamentals”. Like the similar AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner that I earned recently,…

Investigating Active Directory Users and their Groups
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Investigating Active Directory Users and their Groups

Dallas MarksMay 20, 2021May 20, 2021

I’m not a Microsoft Windows administrator and I don’t play one on television, but sometimes I need the answer to…

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Career, Certification, Cloud Computing

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Dallas MarksDecember 21, 2020May 31, 2021

My first (but definitely not last) AWS certification.

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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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