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Toy Story 5 and BI 2027: Two Very Different Kinds of Sequels

Dallas MarksJune 19, 2026June 18, 2026
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Administration & Security

What Is Markdown?

Dallas MarksApril 30, 2026April 30, 2026
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Administration & Security

Where Can I Find the SAP BusinessObjects Release Notes?

Dallas MarksApril 6, 2026April 6, 2026
Make BusinessObjects Great Again - Red Hat Meme
PlatformReportingSAP

Using Your Influence – How to Turn Your Ideas into Real Product Improvements

Dallas MarksFebruary 17, 2026May 26, 2026
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Getting Serious in the Sandbox

Dallas MarksNovember 18, 2025February 13, 2026
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SAP Should Join the Open Semantic Interchange (OSI)

Dallas MarksOctober 30, 2025October 29, 2025
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Career Development

Hey Jude, or Advice to a Lonely BusinessObjects Professional

Dallas MarksOctober 25, 2024February 22, 2026

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WebiJavaGeddon III: The Kerbocalypse
Administration & Security

WebiJavaGeddon III: The Kerbocalypse

Dallas MarksApril 23, 2026April 23, 2026
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What I’m listening to

I Love You Goodbye

Dallas MarksMarch 31, 2026March 31, 2026
Eileen King and I at BusinessObjects Insight 2006
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Remembering Eileen King

Dallas MarksMarch 20, 2026April 5, 2026
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Dave Rathbun’s World Famous Cookie Recipe

Dallas MarksMarch 19, 2026March 20, 2026
The Only SAP Lumira 2.0 Feature That Matters
Lumira & Explorer

The Only SAP Lumira 2.0 Feature That Matters

Dallas MarksMarch 1, 2017August 30, 2017

The stakes are high. Lumira 2.0 cannot just be a “better Lumira”.

The Mobile BI Rat Race
Mobile BI

The Mobile BI Rat Race

Dallas MarksFebruary 8, 2017July 21, 2017

When it comes to updating mobile BI apps, Tableau isn’t leading the race.

Unsociable Media
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Unsociable Media

Dallas MarksFebruary 3, 2017February 8, 2017

It’s time to stop ranting and get back to work.

2016 Year in Review
Career Updates

2016 Year in Review

Dallas MarksDecember 30, 2016March 2, 2026

A personal reflection on the past year.

SAP Insider BI 2017
User Groups & Conferences

SAP Insider BI 2017

Dallas MarksNovember 22, 2016February 18, 2026

Join me for deep dives into SAP Lumira and SAP IQ.

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Data Visualization, Odds and Ends

Data Visualization Humor

Dallas MarksNovember 21, 2016March 5, 2026

Hopefully none of the “featured” visualizations belong to you.

SAP Business Intelligence in the ‘Burgh
User Groups & Conferences

SAP Business Intelligence in the ‘Burgh

Dallas MarksNovember 10, 2016October 3, 2024

I will be speaking about the latest SAP innovations in analytics at the next Pittsburgh BusinessObjects User Group (PGHBOUG) on Thursday,…

Watching #ASUGBIA from the sidelines
User Groups & Conferences

Watching #ASUGBIA from the sidelines

Dallas MarksOctober 17, 2016November 21, 2016

Unfortunately, I am not one of the top ten reasons to attend ASUG BIA this year.

Is SAP Mobile BI Ready for iOS 10?
Mobile BI

Is SAP Mobile BI Ready for iOS 10?

Dallas MarksSeptember 13, 2016February 19, 2026

It’s tempting to upgrade immediately to iOS 10, but SAP Mobile BI users should wait. If they can control themselves.

SAP Insider Reporting & Analytics 2016 INTERACTIVE
Reporting, User Groups & Conferences

SAP Insider Reporting & Analytics 2016 INTERACTIVE

Dallas MarksAugust 31, 2016January 26, 2026

Join me and my friends at SAP Insider’s Reporting & Analytics 2016 INTERACTIVE conference.

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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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