Executive Summary SAP and Oracle have engaged in a concerted effort to strip out value from the base support level. This means that the actual support cost for SAP and Oracle have dramatically increased. Video Introduction: How SAP and Oracle Stripped the Value from 22% Support Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) When…
Executive Summary SAP has been proposing that all companies should use a single database type and buy HANA. AWS’s CTO explains the benefits of the multi-base approach. Video Introduction: Multibase Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) What is often left out of the analysis of database advice from commercial software vendors is how biased and…
Executive Summary There are two primary models for software development. One is application-centric, and the other is data-centric. We cover the implications of moving to AWS and Google and the data centric model. Introduction to The Application Centric Software Model The most commonly used model for software development is called the application-centric model. Under the…
Executive Summary SAP filed a motion to dismiss Teradata’s complaint. How accurate are the statements proposed in the motion to dismiss? Introduction to the SAP vs. Teradata Lawsuit Teradata filed a complaint against SAP in June of 2018, asserting many things that Brightwork Research & Analysis has been saying for several years. (although our research…
Executive Summary Digital transformation is ramping up the bridge and has caused its digital transformations to require a whole new set of super open-minded terminology. Introduction to the New Digital Transformation Terms The term digital transformation has been with us for a few years, with digital transformations appearing left and right. However, special conditions have…
Executive Summary Google has a nuanced view of service level. In this article, we cover why Google states that the highest service level is not desirable. Introduction to the Google Philosophy In many cases, extraordinary service levels are promoted. However, Google lays out in the book Site Reliability Engineering: How Google Runs Production Systems is…
Executive Summary SAP support is rarely discussed, but the reality of SAP support is far different from what is promised by SAP and their consulting partners. What are the massive hidden costs imposed by using SAP support? Paying 22%+ for SAP support, and do you still have employees feeling like this? Video Introduction: How to…
Executive Summary CIO magazine proposes something that is never stated, that SAP’s support costs should be declining, not increasing. How accurate is this CIO article? Introduction In the article Why SAP’s ERP Maintenance Prices Should Be Going Down — Not Up in CIO, some interesting points were brought up about the cost of SAP’s support….
Executive Summary SAP has a specific strategy for flip-flopping on support. This strategy is to move customers down the desired pathway. Introduction This article will expose one of the primary ways that SAP pushes its customers to move to new products. Our References for This Article If you want to see our references for this…
Executive Summary This is the page for the only book to make a case for AWS and Google Cloud for SAP and Oracle environments. There are plenty of books that illuminate a specific service in AWS and Google Cloud. This is the book for “why” AWS and Google Cloud, and why is AWS and Google…