Executive Summary Indirect access is frequently covered without distinguishing type 1 and type 2 indirect access. No coverage of SAP’s indirect access is complete without this distinction as it differentiates legitimate indirect access from SAP’s indirect access. Introduction Often in discussions around indirect access, I have the person I am discussing the topic with bringing…
Executive Summary Our services related to SAP Licensing and terms How we offer the real story on how SAP operates. How we mix contract management with a detailed understanding of SAP products. Introduction We are the only entity that fact checks SAP and SAP consulting firms. We are in constant communication with clients regarding things…
Executive Summary There is a history of the term legacy systems in IT. SAP provides false information regarding their ability to replace legacy. Introduction As part of my series on SAP as legacy, which began with How SAP is Now Strip Mining Customers, I wanted to write an article to describe how SAP and other…
Executive Summary SAP investments tend to have negative ROI in companies where they over-invest in SAP. We cover the issue of mixed allegiances of IT departments. Introduction The conclusion of our research in this area is that IT departments are insensitive to this exact thing. That IT departments, particularly those that buy a great deal…
Executive Summary ASUG provides consistently false information about indirect access. We cover why it is so problematic for so much false information to come from an entity pretending to be a user group. Introduction For some time, I have questioned ASUG’s independence from SAP. And this questioning was reinforced through checking with several others who…
Executive Summary ASUG is a puppet of SAP that masquerades as a user group. ASUG’s information provided on indirect access is a perfect example of SAP’s control over ASUG. Introduction For some time, I have questioned ASUG’s independence from SAP. And this questioning was reinforced through checking with several others who routinely go to ASUG…
Executive Summary It is increasingly evident that SAP has a very high maintenance overhead and that the new products from SAP are worse than SAP’s ERP system. The new concept for getting value from SAP is to use non-SAP applications with non-SAP infrastructures like AWS and Google Cloud. Introduction to SAP as Legacy In a…
Executive Summary Indirect access is a claim brought by SAP that they can charge customers for any system connected to any SAP system. Indirect access contradicts US antitrust law, and in this article, we will explain why this is the case. Introduction There has been quite a lot of discussion about indirect access due to…
Executive Summary There are facts of the Diageo vs. SAP case that bring up important questions regarding SAP’s logic and what a poor job Diageo did in this case. To understand indirect access as enforced by SAP, it is necessary to connect the topic to CRM and SAP’s concern with Salesforce. Introduction In this article, I…
Executive Summary SAP’s support has been eviscerated in an attempt to maximize its margin. What can be done about the SAP support conundrum? Video Introduction: What to do About SAP’s Declining Support Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) SAP’s support has been in a long-term decline for many years. SAP has strip-mined the…