Microsoft Edge Support for SAP BusinessObjects
According to the most recent Supported Platforms document for SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.2 SP8, last updated April 16, 2020, the…
Third-Party Connectors to Universes
The power of the BusinessObjects universe, the powerful semantic layer behind Web Intelligence and other SAP analytics tools, is unquestioned.…
Sheltering In Place
I’ve been fortunate to have spent the last eight years working from home (WFH) for EV Technologies. So for the…
Apollo 11 and First Man
If you think sheltering in-place with your family is difficult, imagine spending nine days in a broom closet-sized hydrogen-powered death…
Book Review: SAP HANA 2.0, an Introduction
SAP HANA 2.0, an Introduction [ISBN 978-1-4932-1838-7 (print), 978-1-4932-1839-4 (e-book), 978-1-4932-1840-0 (print and e-book)], by Denys van Kempen provides a…
SAP HANA Date Functions
Today is January 16, 2020. It’s been 12 years since SAP acquired BusinessObjects (see SAP press release, SAP and Business…
Does Your Database Know Which Week It Is?
Where can you find the SAP BusinessObjects BI platform maintenance schedule calendar? SAP maintains a release calendar for the SAP…
Google Chromageddon
June 5, 2019 is a day that will live in infamy for SAP BusinessObjects administrators. It was the date that…
Which Browser Is Best for SAP Analytics?
For many years, Internet Explorer (IE) was the only browser most organizations cared about. Not anymore.
Zombie Web Assistant in Fiori BI Launch Pad
Starting with SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence 4.2 SP5, SAP began shipping a new BI Launch Pad built using Fiori design…