Executive Summary CIO magazine proposes something that is never stated, that SAP’s support costs should be declining, not increasing. How accurate is this CIO article? Introduction In the article Why SAP’s ERP Maintenance Prices Should Be Going Down — Not Up in CIO, some interesting points were brought up about the cost of SAP’s support….
Executive Summary SAP’s ERP systems are often presented as a useful application, even innovative, but we question this assertion. To understand SAP ERP, it becomes necessary to know how ERP was originally sold. Introduction to Whether SAP’s ERP Was Innovative SAP claims to be an innovative application. The following quotation presents this. Our References for…
Executive Summary Pro-ERP consultants personally attack ERP critics and point the finger away from the software products when discussing ERP failures. Introduction ERP implementations have a long money trail behind them. It has come to my attention that there is a strong network of pro-ERP consultants that spend at least some of their time attempting…
Executive Summary Oracle is being sued for making false claims about cloud growth, and we review the accusations brought by the Fireman’s Fund. How it is common for Oracle to lie both to investors and customers. Introduction We have been exposing areas around Oracle’s exaggerations of its Cloud. However, Oracle is now being sued by…
Executive Summary Upgrades for cloud ERP applications are not very straightforward. Not all vendors are equal in the Cloud. *Disclaimer. This article makes statements that apply to SAP S/4HANA Cloud and Oracle Cloud ERP. It does not generalize to NetSuite (an acquired cloud ERP by Oracle) or SAP’s acquired cloud applications. Brightwork Research & Analysis…
Executive Summary Evans Strategic Communications is a PR firm that helps companies get their marketing message out under what looks like articles. We analyze this paid placement in Forbes. Video Introduction: How Accurate was Forbes and Bob Evans on AWS, IBM, Microsoft and Google in the Cloud? Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video)…
Executive Summary TechTarget produced an article with contributors of varying accuracy on S/4HANA and indirect access. We analyze the accuracy of each. Introduction In this article, we will review the accuracy of TechTarget from its article SAP S/4HANA Cloud and indirect access will dominate 2018. Something to remember is that TechTarget is not a real…
Executive Summary Oracle made many ridiculous claims about the autonomous or self-driving database. The reason for creating the autonomous database is because Oracle is losing business to the AWS RDS managed database service. Oracle makes it sound as if AI in Oracle’s Automated Database is ARIIA from EagleEye. Oracle upgrades are not free, and upgrades…
Executive Summary Gaps in ERP functionality are a constant source of cost overruns on ERP projects. We cover why this is so common and its relationship to the ERP sales process. Introduction Recently we were asked why gaps are a problem with ERP projects and about gap analysis in ERP. This article will explain the…
Executive Summary SAP and SAP consulting companies more often than not appear to be addicted to lying to customers. It is widely regarded as normal to lie in order to maximize revenues from SAP projects. How to SAP proponents use the argument of popularity to argue from falsehoods. Most analysts and media entities cannot tell…