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Articles about the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform

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.

State of the SAP BusinessObjects BI4 Upgrade – February 2018
Platform

State of the SAP BusinessObjects BI4 Upgrade – February 2018

Dallas MarksFebruary 14, 2018October 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.

Ten Features That Absolutely Must Be in BI 4.2 SP3
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Ten Features That Absolutely Must Be in BI 4.2 SP3

Dallas MarksJuly 14, 2016July 20, 2017

It’s been four years since I published my wish list for BI 4.0 Feature Pack 3. I revisit the list and see what, if anything, has made it into the SAP BI suite.

Installing Two Oracle 12c Clients on One Server
Platform

Installing Two Oracle 12c Clients on One Server

Dallas MarksSeptember 23, 2015October 26, 2018

The Oracle 12c 32-bit client requires a little bit of extra attention.

Waiting on SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.2
Platform

Waiting on SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.2

Dallas MarksSeptember 14, 2015July 20, 2017

Are you waiting, too?

SAP BusinessObjects Support for Windows 10
Platform

SAP BusinessObjects Support for Windows 10

Dallas MarksJuly 27, 2015March 20, 2026

Microsoft Windows 10 arrives this week, with SAP BI support not too far behind.

Will Security Concerns Override Your BI Strategy?
Platform

Will Security Concerns Override Your BI Strategy?

Dallas MarksJuly 22, 2015April 18, 2026

The future of Flash may no longer be in the hands of Adobe but instead in the hands of IT security.

When I’m Sixty-Four (Bit)
Lumira & Explorer, Platform

When I’m Sixty-Four (Bit)

Dallas MarksApril 9, 2015August 10, 2026

SAP Lumira wonders “Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I’m sixty-four (bit)”?

SAP BusinessObjects 4.1 Running on Windows 10 Technical Preview
Platform

SAP BusinessObjects 4.1 Running on Windows 10 Technical Preview

Dallas MarksOctober 2, 2014February 25, 2026

SAP isn’t ready for Microsoft Windows 10 but its customers already are.

Platform

Don’t Fluster the Cluster, part 2

Dallas MarksOctober 2, 2014September 16, 2026

Don’t let your BI platform become a cluster chuck!

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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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