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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.
New Quarterly Release Schedule for SAP Analytics Cloud
Administration & Security

New Quarterly Release Schedule for SAP Analytics Cloud

Dallas MarksNovember 28, 2018February 7, 2019

With SAP Analytics Cloud’s new release schedule, you can slow down and speed up at the same time.

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Dallas MarksNovember 27, 2018November 27, 2018

One click can make a difference.

Old dogs, new tricks
Career

Old dogs, new tricks

Dallas MarksOctober 29, 2018July 17, 2021

My fellow SAP analytics professionals and I are reacting to an altered career landscape.

Twitter Purge, Part Two
Career

Twitter Purge, Part Two

Dallas MarksAugust 22, 2018July 17, 2021

Looks like I spoke too soon about being unaffected by Twitter’s purge.

Looking for SAP Lumira 2.2?
Lumira & Explorer

Looking for SAP Lumira 2.2?

Dallas MarksAugust 21, 2018August 29, 2018

SAP Lumira fans are going to have to wait a bit longer for version 2.2.

Customizing the new portals in SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.2 SP4 and higher
Platform

Customizing the new portals in SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.2 SP4 and higher

Dallas MarksAugust 8, 2018August 21, 2019

There are some familiar customization options for the new yet unfamiliar Fiori-inspired BI Launch Pad and BI Administration Console.

Thankful for real Twitter followers
Career

Thankful for real Twitter followers

Dallas MarksJuly 20, 2018July 17, 2021

How I fared during this month’s Twitter purge.

Using the new commentary feature in SAP BI 4.2
Platform

Using the new commentary feature in SAP BI 4.2

Dallas MarksJuly 12, 2018July 12, 2018

Commentary is a useful new feature in SAP BI 4.2 but needs configuration beyond the default setup to work optimally.

Things Can Only Get Better
Career, Platform

Things Can Only Get Better

Dallas MarksJuly 6, 2018July 17, 2021

The roadmap of the SAP BusinessObjects platform makes me scared. But I won’t stop and falter. Here’s what Howard Jones taught me about SAP analytics strategy. And growing older.

Mercury 13
What I'm Watching

Mercury 13

Dallas MarksApril 27, 2018April 26, 2018

Mercury 13 is a Netflix documentary about 13 female aviators that were screened to be astronauts during the 1960’s space…

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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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