Would you like to have a faster laptop? In under 15 minutes? Imagine if you could power yours down, push a button, and restart with a next-generation processor at no extra cost? Who wouldn’t go for that? Sadly, a laptop upgrade is not that simple. But what about your organization’s …
Read More »AI is Replacing Analytics not Reporting
I have noticed an interesting trend over the last 6 months as people and organizations play and try to find productive use cases for AI. While some companies went all out to encourage their staff to use AI and created leaderboards and rewards for people who burned through the most …
Read More »BusinessObjects Holistic Healthcare
I recently had a stress fracture of the tibia (shin bone) in my left leg. I called the orthopedics department of a well-known healthcare organization to make an appointment. After collecting all my personal details, the representative asked where the problem was located and I told her on the left …
Read More »The Mr. and Mrs. Smith Relationship of BusinessObjects and Power BI
About 20 years ago, there was a movie called Mr. and Mrs. Smith starring Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. It starts off with them visiting with a marriage counselor trying to sort out issues in their stagnant and boring marriage. What they don’t know at the time is that they …
Read More »SAP Security Patch Day – August 2026
SAP issues monthly Security Patch Day Bulletins on the second Tuesday of every month. These have been synchronized with the Security Patch Day of other major software vendors. This month’s bulletin was issued on August 11 and contains 28 new security notes. Three of these notes apply to the SAP BusinessObjects platform and are described in …
Read More »SAP Security Patch Day – July 2026
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 July 14, 2026, and contains 16 new security notes. Thankfully, NONE of these notes apply to …
Read More »Great Takeaways from IBIS 2026
Well, IBIS 2026 really was the best IBIS ever with 3 days of immersion in the best of everything BusinessObjects and the future of Business Intelligence. The conference kicked off with the Monday keynote on BusinessObjects Enters the New Kingdom where I drew a parallel between Ancient Egypt’s Golden Age …
Read More »Looking Forward to Birthday Parties and IBIS
When I was a kid, I always looked forward to my birthday because that was the one day of the year I was allowed to invite friends to my grandparents’ house where I lived and we could both play and interact outside of school. We immersed ourselves in games like …
Read More »Submit your BusinessObjects Hall of Fame Nominations
Last summer we created the BusinessObjects Hall of Fame to honor community members who have gone above and beyond throughout their careers and recognize them for their excellent contribution and preserve their legacy. If you have anyone you think should be in the Hall of Fame, you can nominate them today. We …
Read More »Staying Current with BusinessObjects on a Small Budget
I was at an archeological conference last week promoting the InfoBurst Squirrel no-code application development solution. This is the same solution that many BusinessObjects customers are using to provide write back, AI and what if scenarios in Web Intelligence. It is also an excellent solution for the archeology community because …
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