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Getting ready for SAP BusinessObjects 4.3 Support Pack 4
Administration & Security

Getting ready for SAP BusinessObjects 4.3 Support Pack 4

Dallas MarksNovember 20, 2023October 4, 2024

Still hanging on to Dashboards, Desktop Intelligence, and Explorer? SAP has a cleanup script for you.

Killing Explorer
Lumira & Explorer

Killing Explorer

Dallas MarksApril 16, 2018February 24, 2026

How to remove all evidence of SAP BusinessObjects Explorer.

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.

The Road Unexplored: Alternatives to SAP BusinessObjects Explorer
Lumira & Explorer

The Road Unexplored: Alternatives to SAP BusinessObjects Explorer

Dallas MarksAugust 17, 2016April 18, 2026

Gartner believes search-based data discovery is a cool idea. Without continued interest from SAP, will fans of SAP BusinessObjects Explorer have to turn to alternate vendors?

The Road Unexplored: A Future for SAP BusinessObjects Explorer
Lumira & Explorer

The Road Unexplored: A Future for SAP BusinessObjects Explorer

Dallas MarksJuly 27, 2016April 18, 2026

Four years is an eternity in enterprise software development. Is it time to bring Explorer’s mojo back with a revised product roadmap?

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.

SAP BusinessObjects Explorer, R.I.P.
Lumira & Explorer

SAP BusinessObjects Explorer, R.I.P.

Dallas MarksDecember 10, 2014March 26, 2026

Is this the end of the line for SAP BusinessObjects Explorer?

SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0 Turns 3!
Administration & Security, Platform

SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0 Turns 3!

Dallas MarksSeptember 16, 2014April 22, 2026

After the candles are blown out, here are some things to work on during the next year.

ASUG Kentucky Chapter Meeting on August 8, 2014
Lumira & Explorer, User Groups & Conferences

ASUG Kentucky Chapter Meeting on August 8, 2014

Dallas MarksJuly 18, 2014February 25, 2026

SAP makes better bourbon. Come to the next ASUG Kentucky meeting to learn how.

Platform

Please integrate the integrated enterprise BI platform

Dallas MarksFebruary 19, 2014April 4, 2026

New BI functionality adds complexity to patch cycles.

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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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