One of the things I struggle with is change management for business intelligence. One of the toughest things to explain to non-BI people, whether they are in QA/QC or general IT areas is that BI is not a transactional system or IT application, so traditional change management process doesn’t really fit the mold. In [...]
I’ve recently run in to some technical difficulties with BusinessObjects 4.0 and thought I would share it here to see if I could find the answer among the BI Collective.
Both MDX statements are pulling back the same objects; SBU, Product Type, Property Name, and Fiscal Year with 3 measures for Actual, Budget and Projection.
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I recently attended a day long, hands-on, academy session for SAP HANA at the SAP offices in Chicago and thought that it would be worthwhile to share my impressions of the product. I will say that my exposure to HANA was limited, but the time spent was eye-opening and I definitely see how [...]
This was the second TDWI World Conference that I had the privilege of attending, and once again I was impressed with the level of educational offerings, the quality of instructors, and the overall organization of the 6 days conference. Caesars Palace once again served as the back drop for the conference, with its well-appointed rooms, [...]
Ideas Worth Spreading
I had an epiphany of sorts lately after viewing the following video from TED. Simon Sinek gave a talk about how great leaders inspire action and gave three powerful examples. Like most thing I hear I asked myself “How does this apply to BI?” and for me it turned on a [...]
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