Hi Folks,
Quick blog post, live from Orlando, while we’re getting ready for the ASUG BusinessObjects conference, which starts tomorrow!
I finally got the chance to put my agenda together and below are a list of sessions (sorted by day) that are must attend for all fellow Xcelsius gazelles. (NOTE: Items highlighted in BOLD are extra sessions that I think every Xcelsius fan should attend.)
Tuesday, Oct 5th, 2010
- 9:15 AM-10:15 AM: Getting Smart with Xcelsius (Mark Hudson from Antivia.com)
- 10:30 AM-11:30 AM: Xcelsius + Google Maps + 15 Minutes: A Coding Must-See (Ryan Goodman from Centigon Solutions)
- 10:30 AM-11:30 AM: Dashboarding: Modular vs. Composite vs. Custom (Matt Hawkins from Kingfisher)
- 1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Ten Key Xcelsius Dashboard Design Patterns (Loren Abdulezer author Xcelsius 2008)
- 2:45 PM-3:45 PM: Best Xcelsius Business Dashboards – Case Studies (Paul Grill from Infosol)
- 4:00 PM-5:00 PM: Influence Council – Dashboarding and Visualization (Scott Leaver from SAP|Bruce Novell chair of Influence Council)
- 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM: Xcelsius Reception (RSVP Required)
Wednesday, Oct 6th, 2010
- 10:30 AM-11:30 AM Taking BI Mobile (Emily Mui from SAP Xcelsius Team)
- 1:30 PM-2:30 PM Best Practices for BI Success (Cindi Howson, reknownd BI Author)
- 2:45 PM-3:45 PM Visualization for Experts (Donald MacCormick from Antivia)
- 2:45 PM-3:45 PM Introducing SAP Crystal Solutions (Blair Wheadon SAP Crystal Team)
- 4:00 PM-5:00 PM Jason Rose and George Mathew present “The Future of SAP BusinessObjects Analytics”
- 5:45 PM-6:00 PM Are Dashboards the right choice for your organization? – Dashboarding SIG Members
Thursday, Oct 7th, 2010
- 8:00 AM-9:00 AM True Confessions of an Xcelsius Guru (Scott Strool from Everything Xcelsius / Benchmarkers Business Intelligence)
- 9:15 AM-10:15 AM Tour of SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise XI 4.0 (Coy Yonce, Crystal Report Product Manager)
- 11:45 AM-12:45 PM Dashboard Design 2011 (Xcelsius) Release New Features (David Dalley |Donna Dong)
There are a ton of other exciting sessions not mentioned here, but at least this will give the Xcelsius folks a head start. See you there!