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Professional in business suit shaking hands Improving Your LinkedIn Company Profile
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Why SAP Belongs at the Apache Ossie Table

Dallas MarksOctober 14, 2026October 14, 2026
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Speak BO

What I Wrote for Speak BO in September 2026

Dallas MarksOctober 6, 2026October 5, 2026
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State of the SAP BusinessObjects Upgrade – September 2026

Dallas MarksSeptember 21, 2026October 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, 2026October 14, 2026
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Getting Serious in the Sandbox

Dallas MarksNovember 18, 2025February 13, 2026
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Where Can I Find the SAP Product Availability Matrix (PAM)?

Dallas MarksJuly 8, 2026July 7, 2026
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Career Development

Hey Jude, or Advice to a Lonely BusinessObjects Professional

Dallas MarksOctober 25, 2024September 16, 2026

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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, 2026August 11, 2026
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WebiJavaGeddon III: The Kerbocalypse

Dallas MarksApril 23, 2026April 23, 2026
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Dave Rathbun’s World Famous Cookie Recipe

Dallas MarksMarch 19, 2026March 20, 2026
The iPad Family
Odds and Ends

The iPad Family

Dallas MarksFebruary 20, 2012September 15, 2026

As my family contemplates multiple iOS devices, is Apple doing the same?

My Monster Data Quality Problem
Business Intelligence, Career Development

My Monster Data Quality Problem

Dallas MarksFebruary 7, 2012July 20, 2017

Last week, I experienced a Monster data quality problem.

Free Speech
Odds and Ends

Free Speech

Dallas MarksJanuary 31, 2012July 20, 2017

What does this have to do with BI? Absolutely nothing. But bear with me.

The Naked Presenter
Book Review, Presentation Skills

The Naked Presenter

Dallas MarksJanuary 27, 2012March 5, 2026

This book not only gives useful presentation tips but enlarges your thinking about presentations and engaging with an audience.

Agile Analytics
Book Review

Agile Analytics

Dallas MarksJanuary 25, 2012July 20, 2017

If your business intelligence team has discussed “going agile”, this book can give you practical information to help you get there.

Ten Features That Absolutely Must Be in BI 4.0 Feature Pack 3
Platform

Ten Features That Absolutely Must Be in BI 4.0 Feature Pack 3

Dallas MarksJanuary 23, 2012April 22, 2026

My wish list for SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0 Feature Pack 3. Or 4.

My ASUG News Interview
Career Updates, User Groups & Conferences

My ASUG News Interview

Dallas MarksJanuary 20, 2012August 10, 2026

In October 2011, Jay Riddle and I discussed SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0 with Thomas Wailgum of ASUG News.

SAP Business Intelligence Resolutions for 2012
Business Intelligence

SAP Business Intelligence Resolutions for 2012

Dallas MarksJanuary 16, 2012April 25, 2017

Much has changed in the past year, but my new year’s resolutions from last year still seem relevant.

Thoughts on Xcelsius
Dashboards, Mobile BI

Thoughts on Xcelsius

Dallas MarksJanuary 11, 2012September 16, 2026

Is Xcelsius dead?

How to Automatically Start SAP BusinessObjects Central Configuration Manager (CCM)
Administration & Security, Tech Tips

How to Automatically Start SAP BusinessObjects Central Configuration Manager (CCM)

Dallas MarksJanuary 5, 2012October 1, 2026

A simple but useful trick.

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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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