Executive Summary SAP has made many claims about the innovative nature of HANA. Our analysis is that these claims by SAP are marketing hyperbole and do not hold up. Introduction SAP uses terms for marketing or propagandistic effect more than any vendor we study at Brightwork Research & Analysis. Using these terms has no other…
Executive Summary HANA 2 was introduced by SAP with extreme marketing fanfare. What was presented by SAP is not the real reason for the HANA reboot. Video Introduction: How the SAP HANA 2 Story Was a Cover for the Real Story Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) HANA 2 was released with great…
Executive Summary Fortune covered the topic of Oracle being just about its database. We analyze the accuracy of this article. Introduction On Mar 15, 2016, Fortune published an article titled, For Oracle It Still Boils Down to the database. In this article, we will evaluate the accuracy of this Fortune article. Our References for This…
Executive Summary SAP made a large number of inaccurate statements to Wall Street analysts in the Q2 2017 earnings call. We cover the accuracy of SAP on this earnings call. Introduction On July 20th, 2017, SAP held its Q2 call with analysts. This article is an analysis of some of the information provided by SAP…
Executive Summary Bloor Research covered S/4HANA in a research publication. We review the accuracy of this publication. Introduction In June 2017, Bloor Research produced the white paper titled Exploding the Myths of SAP HANA. In this article, we will evaluate the accuracy of this Bloor Research article. Our References for This Article If you want…
Executive Summary SAP made amazing claims around Vora, which connects HANA to Hadoop. We analyze how accurate SAP has been on Vora. Introduction SAP has been proposing HANA for a new purpose, namely to serve as the database for the customer’s SAP Big Data. Is HANA the right choice for Big Data? That is it…
Executive Summary Forrester has one of the most insane Big Data or data warehouse rankings (we can’t tell which) that we have ever seen. Reviewing this ranking is its form of comedy and indicator of how little Forrester knows about the topic. Introduction In Forrester’s “Big Data Warehouse” 2017 ranking, Forrester made some peculiar decisions related…
Executive Summary Most of the sources that covered HANA were wrong. Only a few were right. In this article, we cover who was right and who was wrong. Video Introduction: Who Was Right and Who Was Wrong on SAP HANA? Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) SAP pushed the idea of HANA very…
Executive Summary This article covers the rules around libel and defamation. Getting the word out to media entities. Introduction One of the questions I receive is whether Brightwork is concerned about receiving a cease and desist letter from SAP. This question is asked because at Brightwork Research & Analysis writes objective and information that is…
Executive Summary SAP provides information on APO; however, how accurate was this information? What is APO’s ROI and its history with constraint planning? Introduction SAP has a page on their website which explains and markets SAP APO. We review this page for accuracy. Our References for This Article If you want to see our references…