I was on my way home from a business trip earlier this year when I noticed something strange. Something that make my BI antennae stick up. Single Version of the Truth? How much longer until the train arrives? That a simple question, right? I can see on the monitor above the entrance to the Airport […]
Category Archives: BI Platform
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? […]
End of Life Dates…
For end of life days about SAP BusinessObjects products go here: https://service.sap.com/bosap-lifecycle On the left had side you should see a tree menu with a link for “Product End of Life Dates”. This will bring you to the page which displays the original GA (general availability) dates, patch support end-of-life dates and tech support end-of-life […]
Where is Query Builder?
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 […]
Cool Dashboards from ProMorphics
Although I’ve worked in a number of different industry verticals, I’m currently focused on the Utilities vertical. I’m always on the look out for great dashboards and I found some! I want dashboards that combine the best features of Xcelsius together with amazing usability and depth of function. My latest discovery is from ProMorphics. ProMorphics […]