Executive Summary SAP proposes it is a cloud vendor, but in reality, it acquires itself into the cloud. Because of how poorly SAP manages both acquisitions and acquisitions infrastructure, the acquisitions are less than they appear to be. Introduction There is a lot of discussion about SAP’s movement to the cloud. In the article What SAP…
Executive Summary SAP has very low accuracy, and other vendors cannot understand how to manage this inaccuracy. How vendors can bring this inaccuracy into play. Video Introduction: The Secret to Marketing Against SAP Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) SAP has enormous credibility with many companies. What they say, what they propose changes…
Executive Summary Gartner has provided information on SAP Fiori to the market that has proven to be highly inaccurate. Gartner laid down and without performing research that Fiori would be SAPGUI’s replacement and that Fiori would be a “game changer.” Video Introduction: How Gartner Got SAP Fiori So Wrong Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched…
Executive Summary SAP has made several aggrandized statements about SAP Cloud Platform. One of the biggest issues with the SCP is that it is not an open platform. Video Introduction: Why the SAP Cloud Platform is Not an Open PaaS Platform Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) We explained previously why the SAP…
Executive Summary ERP vendors presentation the concept of a single system for everything, and later a fully integrated suite. Neither of these proposals ended up being true. Increasingly ERP looks like a Trojan Horse. Introduction ERP fundamentally reconfigured the enterprise software marketplace and became a significant software category. ERP had a second impact: it positioned…
Executive Summary IBP is SAP’s attempt to replace the aging APO, which has been very slow to build momentum. Considering APO’s untended garden of functionality. Interpreting SAP’s statements regarding IBP gets into issues related to supposedly seamless integration for BW, S/4HANA, and the SAP Cloud Platform. Video Introduction: Is IBP an Upgrade Over APO?: Updated…
Executive Summary Most of the growth in the IT space is in cloud applications and databases. The implications of the far more efficient cloud modality are not being considered. Introduction In this article, you will learn about the impact of Cloud on employment, which is hard to find much at all written. I will cover…
Executive Summary ASAP was a methodology (or method actually) to reduce SAP project timelines. RDS was a grouping of tools designed to do the same. What is the reality? Introduction SAP’s ASAP was one of the company’s broader initiatives. SAP ASAP was a project methodology whose intended purpose was to speed SAP’s implementation projects. In…
Executive Summary This is the Brightwork Research & Analysis software rating series. We rate both the software and estimate the risk of implementing each application. MUFI Rating & Risk for SAP Business Objects MUFI: Maintainability, Usability, Functionality, Implement ability Vendor: SAP (Select For Vendor Profile) Introduction SAP with SAP BI, SAP Crystal Reports and SAP Business Objects…
Executive Summary This is the Brightwork Research & Analysis software rating series. We rate both the software and estimate the risk of implementing each application. MUFI Rating & Risk for SAP BI/BW MUFI: Maintainability, Usability, Functionality, Implement ability Vendor: SAP (Select For Vendor Profile) Introduction SAP BI/BW is the only BI solution that SAP owns that was…