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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.
Sheltering In Place
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Sheltering In Place

Dallas MarksApril 15, 2020July 17, 2021

I’ve been fortunate to have spent the last eight years working from home (WFH) for EV Technologies. So for the…

Apollo 11 and First Man
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Apollo 11 and First Man

Dallas MarksApril 10, 2020April 10, 2020

If you think sheltering in-place with your family is difficult, imagine spending nine days in a broom closet-sized hydrogen-powered death…

Book Review: SAP HANA 2.0, an Introduction
Book Review

Book Review: SAP HANA 2.0, an Introduction

Dallas MarksApril 9, 2020April 15, 2020

SAP HANA 2.0, an Introduction [ISBN 978-1-4932-1838-7 (print), 978-1-4932-1839-4 (e-book), 978-1-4932-1840-0 (print and e-book)], by Denys van Kempen provides a…

SAP HANA Date Functions
SQL

SAP HANA Date Functions

Dallas MarksJanuary 16, 2020April 8, 2020

Today is January 16, 2020. It’s been 12 years since SAP acquired BusinessObjects (see SAP press release, SAP and Business…

Does Your Database Know Which Week It Is?
SQL

Does Your Database Know Which Week It Is?

Dallas MarksJanuary 15, 2020April 8, 2020

Where can you find the SAP BusinessObjects BI platform maintenance schedule calendar? SAP maintains a release calendar for the SAP…

Google Chromageddon
Administration & Security

Google Chromageddon

Dallas MarksAugust 22, 2019August 22, 2019

June 5, 2019 is a day that will live in infamy for SAP BusinessObjects administrators. It was the date that…

Which Browser Is Best for SAP Analytics?
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Which Browser Is Best for SAP Analytics?

Dallas MarksFebruary 15, 2019April 15, 2020

For many years, Internet Explorer (IE) was the only browser most organizations cared about. Not anymore.

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Zombie Web Assistant in Fiori BI Launch Pad

Dallas MarksJanuary 23, 2019February 7, 2019

Starting with SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence 4.2 SP5, SAP began shipping a new BI Launch Pad built using Fiori design…

SAP Lumira, Designer Edition: The Comprehensive Guide
Book Review

SAP Lumira, Designer Edition: The Comprehensive Guide

Dallas MarksJanuary 2, 2019December 31, 2018

A solid guide for new and experienced SAP Lumira Designer professionals.

Fender Play Provides Guitar Lessons Using Amazon AWS Serverless Technologies
Cloud Computing

Fender Play Provides Guitar Lessons Using Amazon AWS Serverless Technologies

Dallas MarksDecember 5, 2018February 7, 2019

Is your favorite internet hangout powered by Amazon AWS?

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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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