Executive Summary Home24 failed in its implementation of S/4HANA, a fact that has been kept secret. We cover this failed S/4HANA case study. Introduction We have been warning people about S/4HANA’s implementation problems for several years now. We covered this in the article Why Did SAP Fake S/4HANA Maturity So Aggressively? and explaining how both…
Executive Summary Oracle presents an excellent case for not following SAP on implementing S/4HANA. We explain the logic for pressuring SAP on creating S/4AnyDB. Video Introduction: Why Pressure SAP to Port S/4HANA to AnyDB? Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) SAP aggressively pushed for companies to implement S/4HANA. However, S/4HANA has a massive…
Executive Summary SAP has been spreading its substantial money out to IT analyst firms. In this case, IDC took the money to publish whatever SAP wanted. Video Introduction: IDC Takes Money to Publish SAP Provided Sample on S/4HANA Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) SAP has a problem. S/4HANA’s uptake has been atrocious….
Executive Summary SAP has a very different explanation of how HANA’s memory management than when SAP introduced HANA. We address why this pivot occurred. Video Introduction: Why Did SAP Pivot the Explanation of HANA In Memory? Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) SAP first introduced the idea that HANA would load all data…
Executive Summary We have obtained reports of SQL Server outperforming HANA. We analyze the hardware specification differences that lie beneath SQL Server versus HANA. Why are IT departments not noticing that HANA’s performance is so unimpressive versus dramatically less expensive databases? This article was updated as of February 2021. Video Introduction: Why it is Likely…
Executive Summary When VW denied its emission cheating, it used the condescension argument. SAP deployed this same strategy against those that questioned their claims around HANA. Video Introduction: How SAP Copied the VW Condescension Argument with HANA Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) When SAP began aggressively promoting HANA around 2012, it made…
Executive Summary To contradict our research conclusions on SAP HANA, one SAP resource attempted to redefine the term latency. What happened after this SAP consultant was questioned on this point? Introduction SAP resources are desperate to undermine Brightwork Research & Analysis. And they come up with creative ways to undermine our conclusions. This is one…
Executive Summary NTT Data wrote an article designed to sell NTT Data consulting services that give out information on S/4HANA. How accurate was this article? Video Introduction: Should You Listen to NTT Data on S/4HANA? Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) The falsehoods published on the websites of SAP consulting firms never cease…
Introduction The vast majority of the information published around S/4HANA comes from SAP, and the second is SAP consulting firms. This information has one primary purpose, to sell S/4HANA licenses and consulting projects. Once a customer moves to S/4HANA, they are locked into an expensive and time-consuming process that is difficult to exit once begun….
Is it the Right Time for S/4HANA? SAP and SAP consulting companies want you to replace your ECC system with S/4HANA. This is, of course, how they make their money. However, many considerations tend to get overlooked or given less attention than they deserve when the pitch is made for S/4HANA. S/4HANA is far more…