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Book Review: LinkedIn Profile Optimization for Dummies
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Book Review: LinkedIn Profile Optimization for Dummies

Dallas MarksOctober 11, 2022October 10, 2022

LinkedIn Profile Optimization for Dummies [ISDN 978-1119651420] by Donna Serdula is a helpful guide for transforming a dull profile into…

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Career, Certification, Cloud Computing

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Dallas MarksDecember 21, 2020May 31, 2021

My first (but definitely not last) AWS certification.

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.

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.

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.

What I learned from Lightning McQueen about being an SAP Mentor
Career, What I'm Watching

What I learned from Lightning McQueen about being an SAP Mentor

Dallas MarksJune 27, 2017October 17, 2017

Sometimes inspiration comes from an unlikely source. Last week, it came when I took my 7-year-old son to see Cars…

Christmas Vacation
Career

Christmas Vacation

Dallas MarksDecember 23, 2013

The week between Christmas and New Years is the worst time to use vacation, but that’s not stopping me.

Against the Grain
Career

Against the Grain

Dallas MarksJuly 24, 2013April 21, 2017

The New York Times, responding to Nate Silver’s move to ESPN.

Running the Race
Career

Running the Race

Dallas MarksMay 30, 2012April 28, 2017

What I learned from my first 5k race.

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Dallas Marks

Dallas Marks

As a cloud and analytics practitioner, author, and trainer, I help organizations across the United States harness the power of analytics, in the cloud, on-premise, or hybrid. I prefer piano keyboards instead of computer keyboards when not blogging or tweeting about analytics.

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