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So, for Part 4 of this blog series, I would like to review how you can leverage BusinessObjects to enable and accelerate tools like PowerBI.  There appears to be a general misunderstanding that organizations can save money by converting from BusinessObjects to PowerBI. Nothing could be further from the truth. …

Well, this was supposed to only be a 2-part blog (Part 1 and Part 2 ) but there has been such an overwhelming interest and fantastic feedback on the first two parts, that I feel compelled to keep going since the topic is obviously of great interest to many. One of …

In Part 1 of this blog, we reviewed the top 5 main differentiators between BusinessObjects Web Intelligence and PowerBI, as determined by 2 different independent BI consultants who have worked and continue to work extensively with both tools. In part 2, I asked the same two consultants to list their …

In this session Roxanne Pittman will share tips and tricks that she has come across while using Web Intelligence 4.3. If you are a Webi user, you will want to attend this session! Running on Tuesday, September 6th, 2022 at 10AM PT/1PM ET

This live demo will introduce you to my top 10 features of Webi v4.3 SP 2. Will provide some insight to using these features! This webinar will run on Tuesday, November 1st, 2022 at 10AM PT/1PM ET

One of the most frequent questions I have been asked lately is what do I think about PowerBI and can it really replace BusinessObjects? My stock answer has been along the lines of “PowerBI is a Business Intelligence solution from Microsoft oriented towards I.T. and, no, it cannot properly replace …

In June SAP announced the significate change to SOD and Roadmap for BO Taking both the unprecise and cloud version in to the 2030’s period. They’ve also announced a new version code name BI 2024 to be released at the end of 2024. InfoSol CEO Paul Grill will explain these …

The BEST Dedicated, SAP BusinessObjects Conference on the Planet! If you LOVE BusinessObjects, you will want to attend this conference! A main conference registration will include: 3 Full Days of Everything BO: June 27th-29th at the Five Star, Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain Resort in Tucson, AZ. BO Expert Certification: Get Certified in Webi, …

In Part II we plan to cover new(er) features: Workflow Assistant, BI Admin Studio, Data Source References and some other considerations for moving to Snowflake and other data options.

This session will cover how easy the 4.3 UI will be to use for your “light” users and consumers of Webi reports. With the ability to use Webi as a data source, it’s even easier to give your users a set of data to work with. We will show common …