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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.
Where Can I Find the SAP BusinessObjects Release Notes?
Administration & Security

Where Can I Find the SAP BusinessObjects Release Notes?

Dallas MarksApril 6, 2026July 15, 2026

Last month— March 17, 2026, to be precise— SAP released patch 9 for SAP BusinessObjects BI 2025. Whenever SAP releases…

What’s Up, Doc?
What I'm Watching

What’s Up, Doc?

Dallas MarksApril 4, 2026April 4, 2026

What I’m Watching: What’s Up Doc (1972) with Ryan O’Neal and Barbra Streisand

What I Wrote for Speak BO in March 2026
Speak BO

What I Wrote for Speak BO in March 2026

Dallas MarksApril 2, 2026September 16, 2026

A monthly recap of articles I wrote for Speak BO.

I Love You Goodbye
What I’m listening to

I Love You Goodbye

Dallas MarksMarch 31, 2026October 29, 2026

Some words are sad to sing
Some leave me tongue-tied

Remembering Eileen King
Career Updates

Remembering Eileen King

Dallas MarksMarch 20, 2026October 29, 2026

Eileen Richmond King (April 12, 1962 – March 19, 2026) She was the one who connected me with the “old…

Dave Rathbun’s World Famous Cookie Recipe
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Dave Rathbun’s World Famous Cookie Recipe

Dallas MarksMarch 19, 2026March 20, 2026

My first encounter with Dave Rathbun was at the 2005 BusinessObjects Insight conference at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention…

From Live Office to Lost Office: SAP Closes a Chapter
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From Live Office to Lost Office: SAP Closes a Chapter

Dallas MarksMarch 10, 2026June 19, 2026

Live Office was a plug-in for Microsoft Office created by Business Objects as part of the XI R2 platform released…

Everything Xcelsius is For Sale
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Everything Xcelsius is For Sale

Dallas MarksMarch 5, 2026March 9, 2026

I am in the process of giving my blog a spring cleaning. It’s kind of sad that technical blogs age…

SAP Security Patch Day – February 2026
Administration & Security

SAP Security Patch Day – February 2026

Dallas MarksMarch 3, 2026April 22, 2026

Each month, SAP issues Security Patch Day Bulletins on the second Tuesday of every month- which has been synchronized with…

What I Wrote for Speak BO in February 2026
Speak BO

What I Wrote for Speak BO in February 2026

Dallas MarksMarch 3, 2026September 16, 2026

Recap of articles I wrote for Speak BO during February 2026.

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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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