Executive Summary The Oracle versus Google lawsuit on Java contains a false logic. We analyze this logic. Introduction American Oracle Corporation has spent the past ten years in and out of court with Google. This is because Oracle has claimed they are entitled to some of Google’s advertising revenue they are earning by using Oracle’s…
Executive Summary Blockchain has become a popular item for vendors, consulting companies, and software buyers to hype. How accurate is the hype around blockchain? Introduction As readers probably know, the major vendors have been scamming their customers by making vague promises about blockchain for several years. Get Ready for the Closed Source Vendor Scam Festival…
Executive Summary There is an argument made that open source ERP would not change things much from closed source ERP. This article presents the argument and then critiques the argument. Introduction Closed source ERP advocates typically downplay the issues associated with lock-in. This comment is a perfect example of this line of reasoning. See our…
Executive Summary SAP is aggressively pushing HEC or HANA Enterprise Cloud and other private cloud providers. We compare HEC versus AWS. Introduction Virtustream and AWS are two differently positioned cloud service providers. AWS is the largest cloud provider globally and was the early pioneer in the public cloud. Virtustream is a niche private cloud provider….
Executive Summary The vast majority of consulting, analyst, and hedge funds/Private Equity entities present information that does not show references. This, along with our experience, shows that they are stealing much of their IP. Introduction I noticed that companies that present information to their clients have been approaching my research entity, Brightwork Research & Analysis,…
Executive Summary This article covers how we price our research. Introduction Our pricing is based upon milestones. We create a milestone for each research topic or question that you want to be answered. Usually, our engagements will have multiple milestones. Once we have completed the research in a top area, and we have provided the…
Executive Summary A little-discussed topic in enterprise software is the level of analysis performed by IT decision-makers. This article provides a topic related to food choices to emphasize what people know prior to a decision. Introduction What are decisions based upon? This is one of the most interesting questions in my research. See our references…
Executive Summary ERP systems provide mediocre functionality to the masses. There is a food chain that functions in a similar way. We cover why ERP is the McDonald’s of enterprise software. Introduction ERP systems were aggressively marketed as fixing nearly all the ills that companies faced. In our book The Real Story Behind ERP, we evaluated…
Executive Summary Lokad produced a video critiquing DDMRP. We check this Lokad video and how logical are DDMRP commenters on their critique of the video. Introduction I analyzed DDMRP in the article Repackaged Lean as DDMRP and concluded that it is not an improvement on MRP and is just repackaged Lean with a few tweaks….
Executive Summary Analytic vendors and consulting firms propose that all necessary to understand topics is to have analytics applications. This relates to how AI and ML are presented to companies. Introduction Companies like Tableau and other business intelligence vendors have presented a picture of analysis where analytics is at the center of a process that…