This is usually the time of the year when people make predictions about the coming year. I have done this myself many times but, this year, I am going to make a prediction about the next 10 years. Here it is : “BusinessObjects will continue to thrive and remain the …
Read More »Let’s Speak BO Webinar: Using the latest features in SAP BO 4.3 to take your Webi Reports and Dashboards to the next level! on December 6th
More details coming soon on this session where Alan will share the latest features in BO 4.3 to take your Webi reports & Dashboards to the next level. Tuesday, December 6th, 2022 at 10AM PT/1PM ET
Read More »Training is Key to Smooth BI 4.3 Transition
Recently I was asked to coach a team of 9 year-old boys in a recreational soccer league. I had retired from soccer coaching several years ago after my youngest daughter went to college, but the league said they would have to cancel this age group if they could not find …
Read More »BusinessObjects Web Intelligence vs. PowerBI – The Truth from the Trenches Part 4
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. …
Read More »BusinessObjects Web Intelligence vs. PowerBI – The Truth from the Trenches Part 3
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 …
Read More »Is InfoBurst Squirrel the Best Thing since Sliced Bread?
While on a recent trip to Egypt, I noticed some wall paintings in several of the tombs I visited showing a person sitting in front of an offering table with what looked like a bunch of thin, vertical oblong objects, tapered at the top, and tightly packed together. I took …
Read More »They say that you are known by the company you keep – IBIS 2011 Partner Update
With only 7 days to go until the start of our annual IBIS I wanted to blog about some of our partners that will be joining us this year. They say that you are known by the company you keep and it is with great excitement that I get to …
Read More »A structured approach to dashboard development
During our sessions at IBIS and on the Lets Speak BO webinar series Mel Sheppard and I talk about learning from other industries and not re-inventing the wheel when designing your BI content. Specifically we suggest you to look at what web design and mobile application developers do to improve the usability …
Read More »Webinar: Getting Started with Squirrel Free on Tuesday, December 7th
Join us to explore the world of Squirrel and how it can transform your spreadsheets into amazing interactive web pages which you can share with colleagues, add to PowerPoint presentations or embed in your Website. This 45 minute webinar will explain how to sign up for your free account and …
Read More »Tech Tip: Force Full Year with Time Dimension Features
Have you ever had the need to display a full year of data on a chart … even when you don’t have actual data to display? This is what we want to display: But this is what our data displays: We used to use complicated work arounds to handle …
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