Last week I watched Forrest Gump with my kids and when talking with a customer today was reminded of his phrase, “Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get.” Sometimes it’s the same with a new release and the sample content… you never know what you are going to […]
Category Archives: Miscellaneous
Does BusinessObjects Support That?
I recently received an urgent email from a customer who was days from going live with their new SAP BusinessObjects environment. After checking the supported platforms guide, they suddenly realized that their combination of products wasn’t listed in the document. They said: According to the BO website Product 5.x will not be certified until BusinessObjects XI […]
Microstrategy – Dreadful Differentiators
Every BI vendor in the marketplace today tries to put their software is the most favorable light. They like to rattle off words like: world-class, best, only, leading, #1, best-in-class, complete, etc. Here are some of the leading statements: Actuate Corporation – Dedicated to providing business intelligence solutions that increase the richness, interactivity and effectiveness of enterprise […]
Data Quality: You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know
SAP BusinessObjects delivers great Business Intelligence solutions so that organizations can report off their existing data sources. But what is the point of reporting of data that isn’t accurate anyway? Although it is true that accurate data is pretty useless if you can get access to it, the converse is also true. What is the […]
Coming Soon!
Putting this blog together and sharing it has been a ton of fun. I’m soon going to be moving my blog to a new domain and relaunching it. I’m hoping you’ll like the new layout. I am also planning to do at least one post/week in the new format and I’ll try and be better […]