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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.
If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
Lumira & Explorer, Platform, Semantic Layer

If You Love Somebody Set Them Free

Dallas MarksMarch 28, 2018March 2, 2026

SAP, if you love your BI platform users, it’s time to set them free.

What we learned from 31 releases of SAP Lumira
Lumira & Explorer

What we learned from 31 releases of SAP Lumira

Dallas MarksMarch 27, 2018April 27, 2026

Baskin-Robbins, the ice cream retailer, has gotten a lot of mileage from its “Thirty-Onederful Flavors” slogan. What is less clear is how SAP fared after thirty-one releases of its Lumira data discovery software.

Everything Must Change
Business Intelligence

Everything Must Change

Dallas MarksMarch 13, 2018March 9, 2026

Like it or not, everything MUST change, including SAP’s analytics roadmap.

New BI Launch Pad Customization in SAP BI 4.2 SP5
Administration & Security

New BI Launch Pad Customization in SAP BI 4.2 SP5

Dallas MarksMarch 7, 2018February 9, 2026

A new and much welcome enhancement for the BI Launch Pad logon screen.

State of the SAP BusinessObjects BI4 Upgrade – February 2018
Platform

State of the SAP BusinessObjects BI4 Upgrade – February 2018

Dallas MarksFebruary 14, 2018April 6, 2026

SAP BusinessObjects 4.1, SAP Lumira 1.x and SAP Design Studio 1.x maintenance all come to an end in 2018. Here’s how to plan for the future.

SAP Insider BI & HANA 2018
Semantic Layer, User Groups & Conferences

SAP Insider BI & HANA 2018

Dallas MarksJanuary 26, 2018January 28, 2026

Come to Las Vegas to learn the latest and greatest about SAP solutions for analytics and HANA.

2017 Year in Review
Career Updates

2017 Year in Review

Dallas MarksDecember 31, 2017January 1, 2026

A personal reflection on the past year.

For the Love of Spock
What I'm Watching

For the Love of Spock

Dallas MarksNovember 10, 2017November 10, 2017

A fascinating look at the actor that made an extra-terrestrial from a cancelled 1960’s TV series into a cultural icon.

All the Web Intelligence That’s Fit to Print
Reporting

All the Web Intelligence That’s Fit to Print

Dallas MarksNovember 9, 2017February 18, 2026

Printing a Web Intelligence document isn’t a necessary evil- it’s simply necessary. And SAP should graciously support users who work in industries where a printer is required equipment.

Ten Years of Business Intelligence Blogging
Career Updates

Ten Years of Business Intelligence Blogging

Dallas MarksOctober 29, 2017February 26, 2026

A decade of daring and mundane adventures in business intelligence.

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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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