I arrive in Paris in the middle of a train strike and I am expecting the worst but as I step off the Eurostar train from London (not on strike – different company) and jump on the Metro (not on strike – different company), I notice nothing unusual. I was ...
Read More »Watch Out for the Compliance Police
I recently heard a story on the radio about a farmer in England who had secretly built a castle behind a wall of haystacks so the local planning authority would not find out. He had been denied permission to build the castle but he did some research and discovered what ...
Read More »Comparing Xcelsius Connectivity Choices
As more people deploy Xcelsius dashboard solutions, Xcelsius connectivity options has become a hot topic and I am often asked to compare the most popular methods used by BusinessObjects customers which are Query as a Web Service (QaaWS), Live Office and InfoBurst-XDS (or XDM for non-BOE deployments).
Read More »Xcelsius Festival
The 2009 GBN Conference, held in Dallas this past week, was more of an Xcelsius Festival than a Global BusinessObjects Network event. As Saskia Battersby, Product Manager for Xcelsius, mentioned in her Xcelsius Roadmap session…“four years ago, we had to fight to get one Xcelsius session accepted at the Annual ...
Read More »Xcelerate Your Xcelsius Xcellence with Dynamic Dashboard Development Services from InfoSol
With more than a dozen Xcelsius Black Belt specialists on staff, InfoSol provides a complete range of Dashboard development, deployment and support services including: Proof-of-Concept Services Building and delivering Xcelsius dashboard solutions in your environment to demonstrate the value prior to a full deployment Dashboard Design and Planning Services Assistance ...
Read More »Web Intelligence Integration Suite Will Blow Your Socks Off
While in England earlier this week, there were two things that I got really excited about. The first was this really cool toilet seat with a self-closing lid that my sister had installed at her house where I was staying. It was so neat, you just touch the lid gently ...
Read More »Rock Star
A few months ago, my two youngest kids received this Rock Band game for Xbox 360 from their aunt. It came with a drum kit, guitar and microphone and basically lets you play and sing along to famous songs by famous rock bands. It also allows you to create your ...
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