UPDATE 10/5/2012: Things have continued to evolve since May and therefore this post has been updated based on the latest roadmap information coming from SAP together with, as always, some of my own thoughts and opinions. The good news, bad news about the SAP BusinessObjects product suite is that although there is a lot of […]
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First Release of “Pioneer” for Microsoft Office
If you are an SAP Customer who has been looking to see how long it will take SAP to fulfill their commitments to the roadmap, you now have your first installment. SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, Edition for Microsoft Office During all the roadmap presentations, the product was referred to as Pioneer, but it is now being […]
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence 4.0
SAP is closing in on their release date of the next major release of BusinessObjects… and as with any release, marketing want to get the name just right. We’ve seen quite a few changes over the years. Evolution of A Name Remember all those changes in Windows naming? Windows 3.1, Windows 95, then Windows XP? […]
BusinessObjects XI 3.1 Features
I haven’t seen a lot of information available that talks about what’s new in the release of the latest version, BusinessObjects XI 3.1, so I thought I would point out some of the highlights I’ve come across. You may also want read the complete What’s New in BusinessObjects XI 3.1 guide from the website. Release […]
Common Questions about Connectivity with SAP
Now that SAP has clearly and unambiguously stated that BusinessObjects is the new face of BI for SAP, we have many customers who want more information about connectivity with SAP and are surprised when we recommend that they connect to an existing BW Query instead of to the entire Infocube. Why is connecting to SAP […]