A Expanding Section: How Oracle Presents its Cloud Revenues Posted by * on June 26, 2019 The following is a very common type of quotes around the cloud from Oracle. “Some of the biggest stars are Oracle’s Autonomous Database, its Fusion ERP and human capital management cloud applications, and its NetSuite cloud application suite. Shrinking…
A Expanding Section: Understanding Oracle’s Support Based Model Posted by * on June 25, 2019 This research opened with the Oracle database because the Oracle database is central to everything else Oracle does. However, Oracle’s profits are in its support, which has historically been quite rare for Oracle customers to cancel if they continue to…
Executive Summary SAP previously stated that it would not support ECC beyond 2025. SAP is telling its customers that support beyond 2025 can be obtained by paying a support premium. We analyze what SAP is doing and what it means for customers. Video Introduction: Why SAP Will Charge a Premium for 2025 ECC Support Text…
Is it True That ECC Customers Will No Longer Receive Support After 2025? Many SAP customers are unaware that the number of live implementations of S/4HANA is not what is generally communicated by SAP. Those people speculating, such as SAP consulting firms, IT analysts, and IT media, about SAP support and the 2025 deadline all…
Executive Summary SAP and SAP consulting firms have a distinct way of blaming their clients when their oversold software fails to match promises. We cover the specific arguments used by SAP. Introduction SAP resources sometimes get quite incensed by the research we do here at Brightwork. We analyze the quotes from one such SAP resource….
Executive Summary We decided to compare the statistics for our website versus the other entities in the space. Find out how much we stacked up. Introduction This article takes the best-known entities in the space that cover the same area as Brightwork Research & Analysis. Developing the Method of Comparison Between the Websites There are…
Executive Summary Media entities in IT have a significant problem with conflicts of interest. IDG demonstrates these conflicts right on their website. Introduction We are careful not to have any conflicts of interest in our research. This means accepting no income from vendors or any entity that would influence our research output. This gives us…
Executive Summary NTT Data wrote an article designed to sell NTT Data consulting services that give out information on S/4HANA. How accurate was this article? Video Introduction: Should You Listen to NTT Data on S/4HANA? Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) The falsehoods published on the websites of SAP consulting firms never cease…
Executive Summary SAP resources often critique Brightwork. We review the statements by one SAP consultant regarding Brightwork’s specificity of critiques against SAP and check its validity. Introduction We sometimes have surreal interactions on LinkedIn, where various pro-vendor individuals make unsupported claims. Our References for This Article If you want to see our references for this…
Executive Summary Those who promote HANA usually discuss HANA, and objectivity is entirely lacking. Why it is essential to separate the generalized statements from the specific improvements. Video Introduction: How to Evaluate the Proposed Benefits of SAP HANA Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) As anyone in SAP knows, HANA has been the…