Executive Summary Brightwork Research & Analysis covers multiple categories of enterprise software. Before reading each vendor or application area, start by reviewing our analysis of the software category. Introduction Each category analysis provides an overview of the basic features of the software category. This includes: The problem that the software is designed to address. How…
Executive Summary What are the Risks Measurements at Brightwork Research and Analysis? Our Enterprise Risk Management Framework and IT Risk Assessment Template Implementation Success Ratio Our Work in Technology Risk Management and Implementation Risk Measurement Introduction to the MUFI Ratings and Risk Calculation Our MUFI Rating and Risk calculation is an estimate of implementation risk…
Executive Summary The Brightwork Honest Software Vendor Ratings are an unbiased explanation of vendors. The logic for the ratings being is that software buyers can’t only review the application without also observing the software vendor. What Are the Honest Vendor Ratings? These are reviews of vendors performed without any financial bias as Brightwork receives no…
Executive Summary SAP proposes that HANA has advantages in performance versus all other databases with a database that runs 100,000 times faster than any other. We cover if HANA is really faster than Oracle. Introduction HANA is a constant source of discussion on SAP projects. The claims by SAP are enormous, but how many are…
Executive Summary Hasso Plattner makes an enormous number of inaccurate statements about S/4HANA. How much of what Hasso Plattner said about S/4HANA was true? Video Introduction: How Accurate Was Hasso Plattner on Customers Being Too Risk Adverse for SAP S/4 HANA? Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) On November 30, 2015, Hasso Plattner…
Executive Summary IBP is SAP’s attempt to replace the aging APO, which has been very slow to build momentum. Considering APO’s untended garden of functionality. Interpreting SAP’s statements regarding IBP gets into issues related to supposedly seamless integration for BW, S/4HANA, and the SAP Cloud Platform. Video Introduction: Is IBP an Upgrade Over APO?: Updated…
Executive Summary SAP has proposed that HANA and S/4HANA has a simplified data model. We validated these claims, including different account silos, faster reconciliation, and understanding the columnar database’s performance. Introduction SAP has consistently pointed to the benefits of S/4HANA’s simplified data model as part of its SAP “Run Simple” marketing program. SAP has proposed…
Executive Summary Most of the growth in the IT space is in cloud applications and databases. The implications of the far more efficient cloud modality are not being considered. Introduction In this article, you will learn about the impact of Cloud on employment, which is hard to find much at all written. I will cover…
Introduction We are known for one of the largest databases of articles and calculators on enterprise software. We now offer the same type of documentation that you see on our site, but for internal projects at companies. About Our SAP Documentation Service Are you happy with you current SAP documentation? Here is one of the most important…
Executive Summary SAP makes a large number of false proposals around S/4HANA. In this article, we review these claims for accuracy. Video Introduction: SAP HANA Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) SAP HANA is SAP’s database, which combines a columnar database with very fast hardware. There has been quite a bit of marketing information…