Executive Summary DSAG, the German-speaking SAP user group’s survey of S/4HANA adoptions, showed important distinctions from what SAP has been reporting to Wall Street. We analyze this discrepancy. Introduction We have been saying for some time that SAP’s numbers on S/4HANA do not add up. When perusing a survey by DSAG, which is the German-speaking…
Executive Summary SAP has made bizarre proposals regarding code pushdown (aka stored procedures) and Core Data Services. As with Oracle, SAP uses CDSs to restrict its customers’ options to better lock them into buying SAP. Video Introduction: How Truthful is SAP on Code Pushdown? Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) SAP has made…
Executive Summary POS information is often proposed to be used to improve forecast accuracy. The evidence does not support that using POS does what vendors and consultants say it does. Introduction to Using POS Data for Forecasting Using POS data is a frequently proposed way to improve forecast accuracy. Software vendors that do demand sensing…
Executive Summary Machine Learning is a significant area of interest currently, and proponents of machine learning are proposing pulling investments from univariate statistical forecasting. There is a competition among vendors to make silly statements around machine learning. Introduction to Machine Learning The term machine learning has been popular for some time now. Machine learning is…
Executive Summary The ERD diagram oversimplifies relational databases. 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 explains SAP’s internal process of how SAP determines what is true and what technical viewpoints…
Executive Summary In extensive Fiori testing, the first thing we observed is how slow the interface is. This caused us to perform a speed test, which we published here. Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) The Fiori Cloud has received a strange introduction from SAP. When testing the Fiori Cloud, we found something even…
Executive Summary What SAP said about all non-HANA DB’s legacy. The truth about all non-HANA DB’s legacy? What SAP Said About All Non-HANA DB’s Legacy SAP has repeatedly stated that all non-HANA databases that compete with HANA are legacy. Our References for This Article If you want to see our references for this article and…
Executive Summary Angela Merkel and other high placed German politicians love the Hasso Plattner Institute or HPI. We covert the Real Story with the Hasso Plattner Institute? Video Introduction: Angela Merkel Loves Herself Some Hasso Plattner Institute Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) It is always interesting to find something that the participants…
Executive Summary The Hasso Plattner Institute has curious course explanations. We review the accuracy of these descriptions. Introduction The In Memory course offered by the Hasso Plattner Institute was recommended to us to understand in-memory computing. This was recommended to us even though we wrote the article How to Understand Why In-Memory Computing is a…
Executive Summary SAP made many statements regarding its collaboration with Google and its Google alliance. It proposed that Lumira can save files to Google Sheets, that SuccessFactors allows for hyperlinking and that SAP competitors have magically become more complicated. In this article, we review SAP’s statements for accuracy. Video Introduction: How Accurate Was SAP on…