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Executive Summary For years HANA resources talked a brave game. However, in the March 2019 layoffs, HANA resources have become quiet as a mouse. Introduction We discussed the topic of the disappearing HANA resources with Eduardo Muniz at the Advantage Group. See our references for this article and related articles at this link. Eduardo’s Observation…
Executive Summary SuccessFactors has recently been migrated to HANA. SAP is using this to promote HANA, but what are the real reasons for the move. Introduction I have had a few people reach out to me on the article SAP’s Layoffs and a Brightwork Warning on HANA and state that SuccessFactors is migrated to HANA….
Executive Summary SAP reported customer numbers on HANA — right up until 2015. The question we cover is what happened to this reporting and what it means. Introduction SAP has two ways of speaking in general. One is when they are talking to a compliant audience, like at SAPPHIRE, to media they pay to cover…
Executive Summary SAP recently had major layoffs in its HANA group. We analyze what this likely means for HANA. Introduction On Wednesday, March 6th, 2019, SAP made a significant change to its senior HANA positions. See our references for this article and related articles at this link. SAP fired all the top HANA developers SAP…
Executive Summary ASUG wrote a number of inaccurate statements about HANA and has provided really broken logic regarding SAP being a customer’s long-term partner, stating that other customers should move away from other vendors. One thing that ASUG will not address is the TCO of HANA. Introduction As we have proposed for some time, there…
Executive Summary SAP has made bizarre proposals regarding code pushdown (aka stored procedures) and Core Data Services. As with Oracle, SAP is using CDSs to restrict the options of its customers to better lock them into buying SAP. Introduction: How Truthful is SAP Being on Code Pushdown? SAP has made a lot of noise about…
Executive Summary Relational databases are oversimplified by the ERD diagram. Complexities in relational databases mean that they are often not fully leveraged by applications. SAP targets low information buyers and provides a steady stream of inaccurate information around databases. The graphic above is a detailed explanation of SAP’s internal process of how SAP determines what…
Executive Summary SAP proposes that the fact HANA is an ACID compliant database is a new thing for databases. SAP is attempting to trick customers regarding fundamental concepts regarding databases. Introduction SAP has a long history of using the terms inaccurately, and they mostly never get called out in IT media outlets. In this article, we…
Executive Summary HANA is presented as a desirable item without understanding what HANA entails. We observe that HANA may have become a MacGuffin for many customers. Introduction We have spent years analyzing an enormous amount of marketing information on HANA and, after receiving numerous emails about how both SAP and SAP consulting companies explain and…
Executive Summary AWS covers HANA’s in memory nature. Placing a database 100% put into memory is simply not a good thing. We cover the long history of database memory optimization. Introduction to In Memory Computing SAP has been one of the major proponents of something called “in memory computing.” Hasso Plattner has written four books…
