Highlights

SAP issues monthly Security Patch Day Bulletins on the second Tuesday of every month- which has been synchronized with the Security Patch Day of other major software vendors. This month’s bulletin was issued on June 9, 2026, and contains 15 new security notes. Two of these notes apply to the SAP BusinessObjects Platform and …

In 1979 (yes— I realize many of you weren’t even born), Swedish super group ABBA released the song “Does Your Mother Know?”. Like most ABBA songs, the hooks are catchy. Take it easy (take it easy)Better slow down, girlThat’s no way to goDoes your mother know? In 2026, amid our …

The end of a year is always a good time to reflect back on what happened to shape direction and strategy for the coming year. However, as I look back on 2025, I’m really confused about what happened and where we are heading. Due to the total upheaval in the …

Day of the Dead- or Dia de los Muertos- will be celebrated in just a few days on November 1st. I was reminded about this holiday when doing some product research using Copilot, the AI panel built into Microsoft’s Edge browser. Despite the current popularity of AI, Microsoft (rightly) feels the need to …

Covid-19 created an unprecedented need to manage dramatically increased staffing levels and the huge demand for PPE equipment, ventilators and medication. A solution was needed quickly. Key Benefits A powerful application built by a small team of non-developers in a short space of time Rolled out to hundreds of healthcare …

The tool that Education Geographics were using was nearing its end-of-life. They needed to find an alternative solution quickly to ensure stability of their service. At the same time their dashboard needed an upgrade in terms of design. Key Benefits A powerful analytics application built by non-developers Allows over 130 …

This short video shows that it is now possible to perform both AI and Write Back functions in Web Intelligence be using InfoBurst Squirrel embedded in Webi.

There were so many highlights at the IBIS 2025 BusinessObjects Conference this year, it’s hard to know where to begin.  I saw a Gila Monster at the resort on the first day after we arrived, and I had not seen one of these rare beauties in over 30 years! That …

Many years ago, I had a customer who was a non-profit organization run by a religious order of monks. They prided themselves on being quite self-sufficient for their IT needs that were handled by some of the monks themselves. However, we supported the operating system and software that they used …

I recently attended a conference where there was a presentation about training methods, particularly for organizations.  The presenter put up a slide explaining that on-line training through self-instruction or watching videos was not really successful. They said one university had done a study looking at the brain patterns of people …