Executive Summary John Appleby made bold predictions on HANA. How accurate were his statements around HANA versus DB2? Introduction John Appleby’s article on the SAP HANA blog was titled SAP HANA, Oracle 12c in-memory, IBM DB2 BLU – a comparison, and was published July 21, 2014. This article makes enormous claims about HANA, which is…
Executive Summary SAP made enormous claims around HANA that no other database could match it. Now an approved analyst for SAP states that SAP does not see HANA as a differentiator. Introduction We found something inquisitive in a press release about HANA. Remember, this is a press release, so someone paid to push this material…
Executive Summary SAP is now making significant changes in its product development strategy. In this advisory note, we cover the reasons for this strategy shift and what it means for the future of SAP developers and customers. Video Introduction: Brightwork Advisory Note: A Change in SAP Development Strategy Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the…
Executive Summary Teradata filed a lawsuit against SAP. However, an acquisition by SAP would negate this lawsuit. We cover how SAP may employ this strategy and what it would mean for HANA. Introduction Teradata is currently using SAP for anticompetitive behavior and IP theft. SAP also has a major problem on its hands with HANA…
Executive Summary It has been proposed that SAP should not be critiqued and that all information about SAP should come from SAP funded sources. We ask the question if readers prefer that we sell out to SAP. Introduction Our last article on HANA titled SAP’s Layoffs, and a Brightwork Warning on HANA created quite a…
various Executive Summary We were asked the question of why we are better than Gartner. In this article, we explain all the reasons and provide supporting research. Introduction We discussed the question of how Brightwork is better than Gartner and Forrester with Robbert Naastepad. Our References for This Article If you want to see our…
Executive Summary SAP has made enormous claims around HANA, but data points from the field contradict these claims. In this article, we cover one of these case studies. Video Introduction: A HANA Performance and HANA on Azure Case Study Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) We have covered in the article, How Accurate…
Executive Summary Hasso Plattner and SAP made several statements around the necessity of removing aggregates. In this article, we debate this claim. Introduction We debated the benefits of HANA aggregates with Vinnie Mirchandani. Our References for This Article If you want to see our references for this article and other related Brightwork articles, see this…
Executive Summary Lenovo published a benchmark of ECC on AnyDB versus S/4HANA on HANA. We cover the problems with this benchmark. Video Introduction: The Problems with the Strange Lenovo HANA Benchmark Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) On April 10, 2018, Lenovo published the technical paper, Lenovo SAP S/4HANA Scale out – Cycle…
Executive Summary SuccessFactors has recently been migrated to HANA. SAP is using this to promote HANA, but what are the real reasons for the move. Introduction A few people reach out to me on the article SAP’s Layoffs and a Brightwork Warning on HANA and state that SuccessFactors is migrated to HANA. This article by…