Executive Summary Oracle and SAP have built virtually nothing in their cloud services. We cover why Oracle and SAP appear incapable of creating competitive clouds. Introduction While currently, both vendors cannot talk enough about the cloud, both vendors fought against the cloud for many years (and we have the evidence in this book). These vendors…
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 After analyzing SAP more than any other research entity, we have come to some important conclusions regarding Hasso Plattner that are not generally known. Introduction Companies tend to centralize their coverage around a person who the company puts forward without checking if the person put forward is the individual who is the primary…
Executive Summary SAP presents itself as a cloud provider. We evaluate whether this presentation matches how it operates its businesses. This article focuses on SAP, but the lessons cloud just as well be applied to Oracle. Introduction This article began as a response to the following quotation from Vinnie Mirchandani. Our References for This Article…
Executive Summary SAP proposed that the SD benchmark is no longer applicable because the way customers used SD has changed. We review the accuracy of this claim. Introduction SAP’s stance on SD benchmarks is curious. In this article, we will review the history and accuracy of SAP’s claim regarding benchmark applicability. Our References for This…
Executive Summary John Appleby made bold predictions on HANA. We review how Chris Eaton severely beat him in a debate on HANA. Introduction John Appleby’s article on the SAP HANA blog was titled What In-Memory Database for SAP BW? A Comparison of the Major Vendors and was published on Nov 13, 2013. In this article’s…
Executive Summary John Appleby made bold predictions on HANA. Do we review how accurate he was in his article on What In-Memory Database for SAP BW? Introduction John Appleby’s article on the SAP HANA blog was titled What In-Memory Database for SAP BW? A Comparison of the Major Vendors and was published on Nov 13,…
Executive Summary The recent SAP and Oracle layoffs are different from prior rounds of layoffs. The layoffs are byproducts of broad internal restructuring plans. Introduction The recent Oracle layoffs and SAP layoffs had specific important characteristics. Oracle’s board approved the restructuring plan for fiscal 2019 of up to $432 million. The company spent $297 million…
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 BW-EWL Benchmark. Video Introduction: How Accurate Was John Appleby on SAP BW-EML Benchmark? Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) John Appleby’s article on the SAP HANA blog was titled Behind the SAP BW EML…