Join us at the luxurious Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain, from June 22 to 24, for the ultimate gathering of the BusinessObjects community. Immerse yourself in inspiring technical sessions and case studies, see and learn the new features in the next release of BusinessObjects- BI 2025, and participate in the invaluable networking …
Read More »The Powerful Owl and the Link Between AI, BI and Data
Just before participating in the SAP TechEd on Tour event in Sydney, Australia, I visited Featherdale Widlife Park which takes care of over 2,000 native Aussie animals representing more than 260 different species. While, for my colleagues, petting the koalas and kangaroos was the highlight, for me, it was coming …
Read More »When to Jump into BI 2025 and Avoid the Jellyfish
So a couple of months ago, I find myself standing waist-deep in the Mediterranean sea on the Costa Brava in Spain. The water is a little cold and I am hesitant to dive in. It’s not just because of the shock of the cold water, it’s also because I have …
Read More »BI and the Self-Service Enigma
About 5 years ago, I was interviewing Santi Becerra, creator of Xcelsius and then a development VP at Tableau working on AI, at an IBIS conference. I asked him the question, “Where do you see Business Intelligence 5 years from today?”. His answer was something along the lines of people …
Read More »Zero to Hero with AI in BI
Last month I saw the amazing new Disney Hercules Musical in London’s West End. This has always been my favorite Disney cartoon, partly because my two youngest kids must have watched the original cartoon a thousand times so I know all the songs. The live musical version did not disappoint …
Read More »Frequent Oil Changes Keeps BusinessObjects Running Smoothly
One of my favorite Business Intelligence stories is from a fleet vehicle management company who use BI extensively to help identify anomalies in fleet vehicle costs and behavior. In one of their analyses, they identified a driver who had 12 oil changes on his vehicle in 12 months – literally …
Read More »Learn More About InfoBurst PowerBI
Why InfoBurst PBI? — Empower decisions with trusted data InfoBurst PBI seamlessly connects BusinessObjects and PowerBI, enabling automatic scheduling, bursting, and direct access to BO Universes. It provides a single, trusted data source for accurate insights, helping businesses make more informed decisions with ease.
Read More »BusinessObjects Entering the New Kingdom Period of its Empire
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 …
Read More »Managed Services: A flexible solution to manage your BusinessObjects environment
Today, many BusinessObjects deployments do not require a full-time BusinessObjects Administrator to manage them, yet it is often challenging for existing resources to successfully manage on a part-time basis. BusinessObjects requires monitoring, tuning, updating, and addressing unexpected issues, requiring specialized troubleshooting. InfoSol’s BusinessObjects Managed Services is a flexible solution to …
Read More »Beware Turning Your BI into a Development and Maintenance Nightmare
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 …
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