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August 13, 2017
SAP Lumira 2.0 – an introduction
The wait is almost over, SAP Lumira 2.0 will be GA by the end of August 2017! As you probably already know, Lumira 2.0 is the successor of SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio 1.6 and SAP Lumira 1.31. Indeed, both products will be converged in … Continue reading →
Published on August 13, 2017 08:14
June 17, 2017
De Nederlandse BI Podcast – Episode 27
A new episode of De Nederlandse BI Podcast, live from the BI2017 SAPinsider conference in Amsterdam. Topics are: BI2017 Keynote SAP Analytics Hub BPC 11 SAP Analytics Cloud SAP Lumira 2.0 Predictive Analytics with R The food at BI2017. As always, you … Continue reading →
Published on June 17, 2017 12:31
BI2017 Amsterdam recap
Last week was the SAPinsider BI2017 event in Amsterdam, which we visited with a team from Interdobs. I’ve seen some very cool demos on especially SAP Analytics Cloud, some Design Studio 1.x and Lumira 1.x customer use cases, Roambi and BI … Continue reading →
Published on June 17, 2017 12:30
May 30, 2017
SAP Analytics Hub – A first look
In my previous post on the new names for the SAP BI products, the list (in the tweet) also included a new product: SAP Analytics Hub. Unfortunately I don’t have access yet, and there is also not that much material … Continue reading →
Published on May 30, 2017 12:47
May 26, 2017
SAP BI product name shake-up: the 2017 edition
Another year, another set of product names for our beloved SAP BI tools. Seemingly out of nowhere a list of new names were presented last week at the SAPPHIRENOW event in Orlando FL. Even after all the name changes we had …
Published on May 26, 2017 12:17
May 24, 2017
Book review: SAP BusinessObjects Analysis Office – The Comprehensive Guide
With all the buzz around the big upcoming Lumira 2 release, you would almost forget that there are other SAP BI tools in the market as well. For example Analysis for Office: the successor of the good old BEx Analyzer. … Continue reading →
Published on May 24, 2017 07:12
May 10, 2017
SAPinsider Q&A on What’s Next with SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio and SAP BusinessObjects Lumira 2.0
Jeroen and I did another Q&A chat for SAPinsider. This time the topic was the big upcoming Lumira 2.0 release. As always, we discussed a lot of interesting topics, ranging from the new features and interoperability scenarios, to new licensing setup and … Continue reading →
Published on May 10, 2017 12:15
March 26, 2017
How to convert SAP Lumira documents using Local HANA Connection to Managed HANA Connection
This is a guest post by SAP BI specialist Martijn van Foeken, Interdobs B.V. Since Lumira 1.29 it is possible to connect to the SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform and this enables you to consume Managed Connections that are controlled inside the … Continue reading →
Published on March 26, 2017 03:06
March 6, 2017
De Nederlandse BI Podcast – Episode 26
Topics: SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 4.2SP3 D-KOM BI2017 Amsterdam Lumira 2.0 As always, you can find the show in iTunes, on our website or just use the Podcast player below to listen instantly. Warning: Dutch content only!
Published on March 06, 2017 22:49
March 5, 2017
Development Tips for Creating Mobile Apps with SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio and the SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform
My latest article for the BI Expert online magazine is all about creating mobile applications with SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio. The learning objectives are: How to set up the BI platform for mobile applications How to use the SAP BusinessObjects Mobile app Constraints to … Continue reading →
Published on March 05, 2017 01:40