If you are one of the SAP customers who is still running BusinessObjects XI 3.1, I would urge you to add an upgrade to BusinessObjects 4.2 into your immediate plans for 2017. Although SAP has extended priority one support until Dec 2018, this should not mean upgrading your BI environment should be delayed. As the software that supports your [...]
SAP Delivers Digital Boardroom Simulation Experience
To really understand the WOW factor of the Digital Boardroom you have to see it and experience it... and short of driving to an SAP office or attending an SAP Conference, it's not easily available. But that's all changed. Now SAP provides a Digital Boardroom Simulation Experience and feels and sounds like the next version of the Fallout series. [...]
Centerpoint Optimized Segmentation with HANA
Whenever I attend utility industry events I continue to run into Centerpoint Energy and hear about all the different ways they are using SAP HANA to transformation their business. The latest story is around optimizing their customer segmentation process. This innovation was first discussed on the HANA Podcast - Episode 5. Background CenterPoint Energy is [...]
Lumira 1.29 – Data Blending Comes of Age
Lumira recently introduced a new concept called Blending. Blending allows Analytics to allow data from multiple datasets or fact tables to be displayed across a common dimension. This was a critical next step in Lumira’s evolution because often the job of an Analyst requires them to pull together multiple result sets into a single visualization. It’s [...]
Lumira | Predictive Analysis Troubleshooting: Hangs on the splash screen when starting…
I recently discovered an issue when leveraging both Lumira and Predictive Analysis 1.18 and it took me a while to debug the issue and so I wanted to share those results with you. The version of Lumira/Predictive Analysis I had installed on my desktop had a permanent key with a timeout and I didn't realize [...]