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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.
SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0 The Complete Reference, Third Edition
Book Review

SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0 The Complete Reference, Third Edition

Dallas MarksJanuary 8, 2013February 19, 2026

The best published resource for universe design with the Information Design Tool.

2012 Year in Review
Career Updates

2012 Year in Review

Dallas MarksDecember 31, 2012January 1, 2026

A personal reflection on the past year.

Top 10 SAP Analytics Stories of 2012
Business Intelligence, Podcasts

Top 10 SAP Analytics Stories of 2012

Dallas MarksDecember 27, 2012February 26, 2026

What were the top 10 SAP Analytics news stories of 2012?

Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview
What I'm Watching

Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview

Dallas MarksDecember 21, 2012February 28, 2026

Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview is now on Netflix

Collaboration
Platform

Collaboration

Dallas MarksDecember 19, 2012July 17, 2021

Without improved collaboration between SAP analytics teams, shorter development cycles and improved software quality will remain ellusive.

Desktop Intelligence, Back For a Limited Time
Reporting

Desktop Intelligence, Back For a Limited Time

Dallas MarksDecember 14, 2012April 19, 2026

Will Desktop Intelligence ever go away?

You can’t expect to make something beautiful the first time
Data Visualization, What I'm Watching

You can’t expect to make something beautiful the first time

Dallas MarksDecember 12, 2012February 24, 2026

“Your first projects are gonna suck, and that’s okay”

The Tableau Experience
Business Intelligence

The Tableau Experience

Dallas MarksDecember 10, 2012February 19, 2026

My first Tableau Experience.

Web Intelligence Default Paper Size
Administration & Security

Web Intelligence Default Paper Size

Dallas MarksDecember 3, 2012December 23, 2025

Like the definition of “football” and the use of the metric system, Americans also differ from most of the world…

The Fun Never Ends with 64-bit Windows and ODBC
Administration & Security, Semantic Layer

The Fun Never Ends with 64-bit Windows and ODBC

Dallas MarksNovember 19, 2012April 21, 2017

Still making fun of the Microsoft Windows ODBC panel.

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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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