Executive Summary ASUG is the world’s largest SAP user group. We review the accuracy of ASUG’s presentation of SAP predictions. Introduction In this article, we will cover yet another inaccuracy presented by SAP and repeated by ASUG. This has to do with estimating the number of live customers for S/4HANA by a specific date. The…
Executive Summary Fiori has seen an unusual growth in the number of Fiori apps, which relates to the “Fiorized” apps. We provide the real story on Fiori apps and estimate how many Fiori apps are currently being used. Video Introduction: The Strange Changes with the Count of Fiori Apps Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched…
Executive Summary Lost in the SAP marketing of Fiori is how slow the uptake and usage of Fiori has been. We cover the math of probable Fiori usage. *This article was written in August of 2017, but it has been reviewed and updated in Feb 2021. Introduction This article will discuss something that no SAP…
Executive Summary Through ComputerWorld, IDC writes ridiculously inaccurate articles that are paid placements from SAP. IDG owns IDC is owned by a Chinese conglomerate with an overwhelming focus on advertising. Introduction ComputerWorld published the article What Does SAP’s Next Generation ERP Mean for Customers? On July 28, 2017. This article, my ComputerWorld, is a series…
Executive Summary SAP proposes that Fiori ran on a smartwatch. This information was released through ComputerWorldUK as a “paid placement” that S/4HANA was a game changer and reduces system latency. Introduction On Feb 3, 2015, ComputerWorldUK wrote the article SAP Announces Brand New ERP that Works on your Smartwatch. In this article, we will review…
Executive Summary Forbes published an article that predicted SAP would become the number one database vendor. We review the accuracy of this article. Introduction On Aug 2, 2017, Forbes published the article, Oracle’s Booming Cloud Business Could Rip and Replace SAP As #1. In this article, we will review the accuracy of this article. Our…
Executive Summary SAP makes it seems as if Fiori is very easy to set up or even works “out of the box,” however, Fiori must be set up for it to be used. What is critical to understand about Fiori and moving past the fantasy of Fiori. Video Introduction: Setting Up Fiori Text Introduction (Skip if…
Executive Summary Bloor Research produced a study that questioned the benefits of Oracle in memory. Bloor Research proposes that the maintenance overhead increases with Oracle in memory. This perspective is mostly missing from media coverage of in memory. Introduction On October 1, 2013, Bloor published the article Oracle In Memory, but Philip Howard. We will…
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 Motley Fool’s published an article on how SAP would overtake SAP in the cloud. Motley Fool’s analysis of Larry Ellison, internal growth, and HANA being related to the cloud are entirely illogical. Introduction On Mar 1, 2015, the article Oracle Corporation Falls Victim to Hubris as SAP Overtakes Its Cloud Business was published….