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SAP BusinessObjects administration and security

Silly PuTTY
Administration & Security

Silly PuTTY

Dallas MarksJuly 13, 2012March 11, 2026

Some tips for working with the popular PuTTY application.

Administration & Security

Exotic Destinations in SAP BusinessObjects BI4

Dallas MarksApril 9, 2012April 21, 2017

A modest but very welcome enhancement to the SAP BusinessObjects BI platform.

Still Having Fun with 64-bit Windows and ODBC
Administration & Security

Still Having Fun with 64-bit Windows and ODBC

Dallas MarksFebruary 21, 2012April 18, 2026

Copying ODBC DSN’s from XI 3.1 to BI4 need not be a tedious chore.

Adding Central Configuration Manager (CCM) to Windows Server Startup Folder
Administration & Security

Adding Central Configuration Manager (CCM) to Windows Server Startup Folder

Dallas MarksJanuary 5, 2012April 28, 2017

A simple but useful trick.

SAP BusinessObjects Query Builder 4.0
Administration & Security

SAP BusinessObjects Query Builder 4.0

Dallas MarksSeptember 20, 2011March 7, 2026

Administrators will appreciate that the Query Builder is still lurking about in SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0.

Customizing SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0
Administration & Security

Customizing SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0

Dallas MarksSeptember 16, 2011March 1, 2026

Customize the BI4 Launch Pad and brand the user experience for your organization.

St. Louis
Administration & Security, Lumira & Explorer, User Groups & Conferences

St. Louis

Dallas MarksJuly 11, 2011February 24, 2026

This week, St. Louis is the center of the universe. Specifically, the BusinessObjects universe.

SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.1 SP4 Released!
Administration & Security

SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.1 SP4 Released!

Dallas MarksJune 1, 2011December 17, 2025

Microsoft Office 2010, mobile Web Intelligence, and more.

Planning the SAP BI4 Upgrade
Administration & Security, Podcasts

Planning the SAP BI4 Upgrade

Dallas MarksApril 7, 2011February 26, 2026

It’s time to start planning for the GA (general availability) of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence 4.0.

More Fun with 64-bit Windows and ODBC
Administration & Security

More Fun with 64-bit Windows and ODBC

Dallas MarksJanuary 21, 2011July 20, 2017

All I can say is “SysWoW64! That’s really intuitive, Mr. Ballmer!”

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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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