SAP’s Hat Trick: Confusing Cloud and On Premises S/4HANA

Executive Summary SAP has a very deliberate way of confusing people about S/4HANA (cloud or on-premises) they are speaking of. This is illustrated in this Reuters article. Video Introduction: SAP’s Hat Trick: Confusing Cloud and On-Premises S/4HANA Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) Reuters published the article “SAP Vows to Ease Cloud Transition;…

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The Realities of Upgrading and Updates for SAP S4HANA and Oracle Cloud ERP

Executive Summary Upgrades for cloud ERP applications are not very straightforward. Not all vendors are equal in the Cloud. *Disclaimer. This article makes statements that apply to SAP S/4HANA Cloud and Oracle Cloud ERP. It does not generalize to NetSuite (an acquired cloud ERP by Oracle) or SAP’s acquired cloud applications. Brightwork Research & Analysis…

How to Understand Why S/4HANA is a Poor Fit for the Cloud

Executive Summary There is a poor fit between S/4HANA and the cloud, hidden because SAP commingles S/4HANA Cloud with S/4HANA on premises. For this article, we needed to cover ASP (Application Service Provider) versus “single =tenant” versus “private cloud.” Introduction While researching the history of S/4HANA implementations, something that came to the surface was how…

Is S/4HANA Actually Designed for the Cloud?

Executive Summary Hasso provides several assertions regarding the benefits of S/4HANA for the cloud. We review the accuracy of these benefits. Video Introduction: Is S/4HANA Actually Designed for the Cloud? Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) One of the common areas of confusion is the S4HANA cloud. That is the deployment of S/4HANA…