Executive Summary Self Interest as The Only Guiding Principle in Life Was Ayn Rand Sane? Ayn Rand’s Morals Nathan Blumenthal the False Prophet of the Self Esteem Movement This is Ayn Rand’s most popular book. If you are a selfish person with an enlarged sense of self-worth, it’s probably one of your favorites. Self Interest…
Executive Summary This is the only independent S/4HANA implementation study ever published. The research method we followed, which required interpreting S/4HANA public case studies and private case studies. Implications of the research and future research Video Introduction: How to Understand Our S/4HANA Implementation Study (Intro) Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) This is the…
Executive Summary Gartner operates more like a fashion magazine than a true IT analytics firm. The similarity between Gartner and the fictitious Runway Magazine. Introduction Gartner presents itself as an IT analyst. However, much of what Gartner does is build up bubbles used to extract money from software vendors (who want various technology trends hyped)…
Executive Summary Accenture and other Big Consulting Companies provide large amounts of information on S/4HANA. We evaluate the accuracy of this information. Introduction SAP introduced its S/4HANA system, and it had its partners chime in about how great S/4HANA is and why companies should implement it. Our References for This Article If you want to…
Executive Summary Bluefin Solutions has been a constant provider of false information on HANA and S/4HANA and many other SAP topics. Introduction This article will review quotes from Mark Chalfen of Bluefin Solutions, one of S/4HANA’s and HANA’s greatest promoters. Our References for This Article If you want to see our references for this article…
Executive Summary John Appleby typically provides inaccurate information on SAP. In this article, we review his inaccuracies in his S/4HANA article. Video Introduction: The Problem with John Appleby’s Explanation of S/4HANA Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) Bluefin Solutions is a consulting company that provides incredibly inaccurate information about SAP. Bluefin Solutions…
Executive Summary JNC Consulting published an article on indirect access. We analyze the JNC Consulting article for accuracy. Introduction As I have researched the area of SAP indirect access, I have made a focus on understanding the advice being offered by companies on this topic. I recently found an article by a consultancy called JNC, so…
Executive Summary Indirect access is frequently covered without distinguishing type 1 and type 2 indirect access. No coverage of SAP’s indirect access is complete without this distinction as it differentiates legitimate indirect access from SAP’s indirect access. Introduction Often in discussions around indirect access, I have the person I am discussing the topic with bringing…
Executive Summary SAP missed their deadlines, no S/4HANA releases. We provide the evidence for this missed deadline. Video Introduction: The Evidence That The S/4HANA Suite Missed Its Release Deadlines Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) During the review process for the S/4HANA implementation research, the topic was brought up that if SAP did…
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…