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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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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
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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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I Love You Goodbye

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

Remembering Eileen King

Dallas MarksMarch 20, 2026April 5, 2026
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Odds and Ends

Dave Rathbun’s World Famous Cookie Recipe

Dallas MarksMarch 19, 2026March 20, 2026
Lumira & Explorer, Mobile BI

SAP BusinessObjects Mobile for iOS 5.0

Dallas MarksJune 26, 2013February 10, 2026

SAP BusinessObjects Mobile for iOS 5.0 integrates Explorer, Lumira and more.

2013 ASUG SAP BusinessObjects User Conference
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2013 ASUG SAP BusinessObjects User Conference

Dallas MarksJune 25, 2013July 17, 2021

I’m headed to Anaheim, California for this year’s ASUG SAP BusinessObjects conference.

SAP Press Book for Web Intelligence 4.1?
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SAP Press Book for Web Intelligence 4.1?

Dallas MarksJune 21, 2013September 25, 2017

The current Webi 4.0 book from SAP Press will still be a good companion for Webi 4.1.

Odds and Ends

Steve Jobs on Legacy

Dallas MarksJune 21, 2013

This is a field where one does one’s work and in 10 years it’s obsolete.

Is It Time for Caffeine-Free Web Intelligence?
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Is It Time for Caffeine-Free Web Intelligence?

Dallas MarksJune 20, 2013April 18, 2026

Are you ready for Java-free Web Intelligence?

SAP BusinessObjects and Antivirus Software
Administration & Security

SAP BusinessObjects and Antivirus Software

Dallas MarksJune 12, 2013March 25, 2026

Best practices for SAP BusinessObjects and antivirus software.

Time to put the SAP Support Portal on HANA?
SAP

Time to put the SAP Support Portal on HANA?

Dallas MarksJune 11, 2013April 25, 2017

The SAP Support Portal is not feeling well.

SAP BusinessObjects Support for Windows 8.1
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SAP BusinessObjects Support for Windows 8.1

Dallas MarksJune 5, 2013March 5, 2026

Will Windows 8.1 charms finally charm the enterprise?

What’s New? Desktop Intelligence!
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What’s New? Desktop Intelligence!

Dallas MarksMay 17, 2013July 20, 2017

What’s new in SAP BI 4.1? Why, Desktop Intelligence, of course!

Do I Feel Lucky? Musings on Promotion Management
Administration & Security

Do I Feel Lucky? Musings on Promotion Management

Dallas MarksMay 17, 2013February 28, 2026

Do you feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?

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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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