All BOUG meetings run from 8:30 am - Noon

March 12, 2010

Note: The March 12 meeting will be in a new location at the Sense Corp Headquarters. For futher details check out the BOUG Meeting Location

Networking and Breakfast -- 8:30 am - 9:00 am

Sponsors: EV Technologies, RZ Solutions, LRS Consulting Services

SAP Business Objects Platform Inspection -- 9:00 am - 10:00 am

Presented by Eric Vallo, BI Solutions Architect at EV Technologies

Business Objects Administrators are forced to wear many hats. They must have at least some understanding of the operating systems in which Business Objects runs, an understanding of how the Business Objects architecture functions, and be able to support both the technology and the users that utilize it. Often times those Administrators are also responsible for providing utilization and capacity metrics to IT leadership, the business, or IT capacity planning groups. By itself this activity can be time consuming and in Business Objects XI, this information is not available in a reportable or repeatable fashion with out-of-the-box technology.

A few questions you SHOULD be able to ask of your Business Objects deployment in order to effectively manage it include:

• Who are the system's power users?
• Which users are using the system ineffectively?
• Which reports may be causing performance issues in Business Objects?
• What is the make-up of the corporate report inventory in Business Objects?
• What destinations are the users leveraging?
• What is the universe impact from table/column changes?

XI3.1 Migration Upgrade Process: Lessons Learned -- 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Presented by Bob Zenker, Practice Manager at Decision First Technologies

Migrating from XIr2 to Xi3.1 provides end users and administrators with many new and exciting features, but what effort will be involved? What issues or experiences should you be aware of before beginning this process? Decision First Technologies would like to provide their insight on recent upgrades from XIr2 to Xi3.1 sp2. Learn what new features XI3.1 sp2 will provide and what areas to focus on during your testing process. We will review an actual project plan that has been executed successfully and show what pitfalls where found.

Metadata Management -- 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Presented by Khuan Tan, Senior Product Manager at SAP BusinessObjects

• Overview SAP BusinessObjects Metadata Management
• Demonstration of Metadata Management
• Q&A

Door Prizes include:

• IPOD provided by EV Technologies
• 2-$50 Gift Certificates provided by Decision First Technologies
• 'Surprise' Cool Event Tickets provided by Sense Corp

**BRING YOUR BUSINESS CARDS TO ENTER**

REMEMBER: This meeting is to be held in a NEW location, hosted by Sense Corp, 2731 Sutton Ave, Maplewood. For futher details check out the BOUG Meeting Location