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SAP Security Patch Day – February 2026
Administration & Security

SAP Security Patch Day – February 2026

Dallas MarksMarch 3, 2026March 3, 2026

Each month, SAP issues Security Patch Day Bulletins on the second Tuesday of every month- which has been synchronized with…

Don’t Touch That Logo!
SAP

Don’t Touch That Logo!

Dallas MarksSeptember 8, 2025September 8, 2025

Revisiting SAP’s “golden moment” in 2014. With everyone around the world nervous about financial instability and war, the news media…

Will SAP’s Bill McDermott Enter US Presidential Race?
Odds and Ends

Will SAP’s Bill McDermott Enter US Presidential Race?

Dallas MarksApril 1, 2016July 20, 2018

“It doesn’t hurt that he would have the best hair of all of the current candidates.”

SAP Paris
Career Updates, Reporting, Semantic Layer

SAP Paris

Dallas MarksJune 17, 2015February 18, 2026

In May 2015, I accompanied Eric Vallo to SAP’s offices in Paris.

Winners Dream, a book review
Book Review

Winners Dream, a book review

Dallas MarksMarch 31, 2015April 19, 2026

Bill McDermott’s Winners Dream is an inspiring life story and a must-read for SAP users.

Which SAP Analytics Conference Should I Attend?
User Groups & Conferences

Which SAP Analytics Conference Should I Attend?

Dallas MarksFebruary 16, 2015

If you can only attend one conference in 2015, which one should it be?

For SAP to win, does Tableau have to lose?
Data Visualization, Platform

For SAP to win, does Tableau have to lose?

Dallas MarksAugust 6, 2014February 18, 2026

George Peck demonstrates how to integrate the SAP BI platform with Tableau Server.

A Tale of Two Hashtags
Business Intelligence, User Groups & Conferences

A Tale of Two Hashtags

Dallas MarksSeptember 17, 2013

Scheduling the Tableau user conference the same week as the SAP BusinessObjects conference was pure genius.

Dell Loves SAP HANA. Really.
SAP

Dell Loves SAP HANA. Really.

Dallas MarksAugust 2, 2013March 5, 2026

SAP HANA not only solves Big Data challenges, but Big PR Nightmares, too.

Dandelions and Documentation
SAP

Dandelions and Documentation

Dallas MarksMay 10, 2013

I saw the dandelion and I knew hope wasn’t lost.

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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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