Executive Summary Oracle has leveled some heavy criticisms at Rimini Street. We review the accuracy of these critiques. Text Introduction (Read or See Video Intro Below) Oracle has a page on their site, which heavily criticizes Rimini Street. However, Oracle frequently makes false claims. Oracle also has a powerful financial incentive to undermine third-party support…
Executive Summary We have devised one of the most difficult challenges in all of IT. To pass it, one must write out the claims made by SAP on HANA. Introduction SAP made many claims about HANA, and one of the most inaccurate was that HANA was not only a database but so many other unrelated…
Executive Summary Barbel Winkler of Alfred Kärcher SE & Co. KG stated that Brightwork created fake news with its layoff and HANA coverage. We analyze this article for logic and information provided. Introduction Several months ago, we wrote the article SAP’s Layoffs and a Brightwork Warning on HANA, which went viral and brought down our…
Executive Summary For years Mark Chalfen provided information about HANA, S/4HANA, and SOH to the market. This is a study that measure’s Mark Chalfen’s accuracy. Introduction Mark Chalfen of Bluefin Solutions published several blog posts around S/4HANA, SOH, and also HANA. This study was created to catalog many (but certainly not all) of Chalfen’s statements…
Executive Summary SAP has come up with a logic for key layoffs in areas where their products are failing. We analyze the evidence for SAP’s logic. Introduction After we wrote our analysis of SAP’s layoffs in the articles SAP’s Layoffs and a Brightwork Warning on HANA, and What Is Different About the Q1 2019 SAP…
Executive Summary For years John Appleby provided information about HANA to the market. This is a study that measure’s John Appleby’s accuracy. Introduction HANA was introduced in 2011, although little actually happened with HANA in 2011. In 2012 and particularly into 2013 and forward, John Appleby of Bluefin Solutions published large amounts of inaccurate HANA…
Executive Summary Dan Matthews, the CTO of IFS, wrote an article about memory. We review how accurate he was in his article. Introduction Dan Matthews’s paper 3 Things Business Decision Makers Need to Know About In Memory Enterprise Software was published in May 2017. Our References for This Article If you want to see our…
Executive Summary John Appleby made bold predictions on HANA. We review how accurate he was in his article on HANA FAQ. Introduction John Appleby’s article on the SAP HANA blog was titled The SAP HANA FAQ and was published on September 9, 2014. We analyze this article for accuracy. Our References for This Article If…
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…