The love for BusinessObjects was in the air at this year’s InfoSol Business Intelligence Seminar (IBIS). With attendees sharing their love for BusinessObjects, networking with others who share the same passion, and attending many hands-on training and seminar sessions to expand their knowledge. One of the highlights of IBIS was ...
Read More »BusinessObjects Certification Could be the Perfect Fit
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Read More »Why Replacing BusinessObjects is Bad for Business
I have learned many valuable life lessons coaching kids’ soccer. Like the time my team of 10-year-old boys lost a game 12-0 and I tried to give one of my inspirational after-game pep talks. The players felt down, I felt down and as I tried to tell them the score ...
Read More »Will 2018 See More BusinessObjects in the Cloud?
While it’s fun to make predictions at the beginning of a new year, I must admit that my track record on getting them right has not always been perfect. I tend to lean heavily towards things I want to happen, rather than things that are more likely to happen. In ...
Read More »High Value Opportunity Burst Brings Instant Gratification to Marketing Executives
An early notification would provide enough time for senior management to ensure the right team and support was in place to win the deal. There was only one caveat…
Read More »Flash May be Going Away but Xcelsius HTML5 Shines On
A couple of years back, I wrote a blog about Xcelsius (aka SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards) to explain why it remained the BI dashboard tool of choice for thousands of organizations. At that time, there was a lot of hype being generated about how Flash is dead and, by association, so ...
Read More »InfoSol Brings Superheroes and Let’s Speak BO to BI + Analytics Conference (Booth #14)
Reinvigorated and charged with even more super powers from an awesome IBIS event, some of the BusinessObjects superheroes will be heading to Nashville for the BI + Analytics Conference. You will be able to find us at Booth #14. This year’s event promises to be more focused on the classic ...
Read More »InfoSol Dashboard Awards Wow Superheroes at IBIS 2017
The superhero theme was a huge hit at this year’s InfoSol Business Intelligence Seminar (IBIS) with attendees showing off some pretty cool superhero poses and an abundance of super powers in the many hands-on training and seminar sessions. One of the top highlights was the InfoSol 2017 dashboard awards that ...
Read More »Using Guided Analysis to Stop Your Dashboards From Turning into a Wild Goose Chase
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Read More »Succinct BI Reporting
We live in a world where we do not just have easy access to more information than ever before, but where we are also bombarded with more information than we can possibly absorb. The combination of social media, the internet and smart mobile devices have provided the means for us ...
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