Executive Summary Why Deregulation is Grand Who Me? How Deep Was BP Drilling? Why Was the “Top Kill” Procedure Delayed Lying BP CEO United Against Safety Standards State of US Energy BP Substituting PR for Action Lying and Cheating Up To This Point? The Myth of Obama as a Populist Another fine example of deregulation….
Executive summary Fake Innovation in Pharmaceuticals Fake Innovation at Microsoft Introduction An interesting, though undiscussed topic, is what type of or size of an organization is conducive to research and innovation. In this post on private vs. university research, we delve into the structural issues which limit the research discoveries in private companies which lack…
Executive Summary How Long Would a Fact-Based Analyst Last in Wall Street? Illusory Complexity Ending High Finance as we Know It The Necessary Functions of a Financial System What About Other Types of Finance? Introduction I am 1/2 way through Inside Job, which is a movie on the financial crisis. It is simply increasingly clear…
Executive Summary It is commonly stated that religion promotes morality. However, where is this assumption supported? In this article, we review the evidence of a correlation between religion and morality. Introduction One of the common questions regarding religion is whether it positively impacts morality. Religions universally propose that the output of their particular denomination does…
Executive Summary ASUG is a puppet of SAP that masquerades as a user group. ASUG’s information provided on indirect access is a perfect example of SAP’s control over ASUG. Introduction For some time, I have questioned ASUG’s independence from SAP. And this questioning was reinforced through checking with several others who routinely go to ASUG…
Executive Summary The lies in an NTT Data article about HANA are so extreme that we created a new award called the Propaganda Award. Review one of the worst articles ever written about HANA. Introduction The Brightwork Research & Analysis Propaganda in It Award is awarded to articles that contain excessive degrees of false information about…
Executive Summary How The University of Chicago and Harvard consistently work against the public interest. We cover the overestimation of “Perfectly Competitive Markets.” Introduction In performing research in indirect access rules as employed by SAP, I investigated tying arrangements in tying agreements. I found it interesting to once again run into two of the least…
Executive Summary Hasso Plattner provides a summary of the benefits of S/4HANA’s new application architecture. We evaluate the accuracy of Hasso’s proposal. Introduction Hasso Plattner has written a great deal of promotional literature about S/4HANA. One of his proposals is that S/4HANA is a new application architecture. In this article, we will cover this topic…
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…
Executive Summary S/4HANA has very high customization or SAP enhancement adjustment overhead. Learn about the reality of the S/4HANA customization versus the SAP hype. Video Introduction: S/4HANA and Customization Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) S/4HANA has very high customization or SAP enhancement adjustment overhead. SAP has had a long term strategy of…