Executive Summary We put significant thought into developing our Brightwork licensing for our research. We cover the supporting logic for our license and the importance of licensing for content creators. Introduction I have companies that want to contact us seeking to license research — but they are trying to get a one-time fee for an…
Executive Summary The 3rd party support category for SAP and Oracle is an important and growing area for customers of these vendors. This research study covers the background on 3rd party support and the major providers. The Study This is our study into the current state of 3rd party SAP and Oracle support. Introduction There…
Executive Summary There are many well know integration providers that cannot do what the SAP Integration Ninja can do. In this article, we explain the differences. Introduction This begins by explaining some of the basics around integrating to SAP. Much of the content is from Denis Myagkov. We have to acknowledge that all integration solutions…
Executive Summary Dealing with terrible entities requires preparation of the mind. We cover how to deal with two of the worst entities in software. Introduction This article is a response to a question received regarding dealing with swarms of Indian recruiters. I am an SAP SD Consultant in California. I have been contacted by five…
Executive Summary Vendors and consulting firms that have paid Gartner never tire of showcasing their scores in various MQs. We answer the question of one person who asked whether the MQs have any legitimacy. Introduction The following is another example of a vendor or consulting company trying to make sales by showcasing their ranking in…
Executive Summary Executives often have false information they need to communicate that they present with a word salad. It is important that media entities maintain their access and income, not critique these word salads. Introduction If you have noticed that CEOs and other high-level executives seem to go unchallenged in interviews with IT media, you…
Executive Summary Diginomica interviewed SAP CEO, Christian Klein. We fact-checked this compliant interview. Introduction Diginomica recently published an article where Denis Howlett interviewed SAP ECO Christian Klein. The interview was quite interesting, but only if one reads between the lines. Our References for This Article If you want to see our references for this article…
Executive Summary Package vendors and consulting companies overstate the degree to which package software can meet requirements. We cover an assumption of the percentage of requirements that are covered by package software. Introduction Vendors and consulting companies present a false assumption. This assumption is that package software meets most to nearly all of the business…
Executive Summary Dictatorial systems are the norm in giant companies. These systems require the ability to censor and marginalize criticism. Introduction In the article What We Can Learn About Trump’s Inept Advice on Drinking Lysol for Treating the Coronavirus, I observed that incompetence is a common occurrence among those at the top of hierarchies. I…
Executive Summary What SAP said about its acquisition of Qualtrics. What actually happened with the Qualtrics acquisition? Introduction & Update This article (mostly the latter part of the article) was published on the 1st of May in 2020. At that point, we had enough information to declare that we had predicted the Qualtrics acquisition as…