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The Secret to Marketing Against 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…

Why the SAP Cloud Platform is Not an Open PaaS Platform

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…

How ERP System Was Always a Vendor Provided Trojan Horse

 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…

Is IBP an Upgrade Over APO?: Updated Article

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…

How to Understand How Cloud Changes the Labor Needs in IT

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…

Did SAP’s ASAP Methodology or RDS Ever Reduce Project Timelines?

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…

The Brightwork Research & Analysis Rating and Risk for 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 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…

The Brightwork Research & Analysis Rating and Risk for SAP BI/BW

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…

The Brightwork Research & Analysis Rating and Risk for SAP SmartOps

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 SmartOps MUFI: Maintainability, Usability, Functionality, Implement ability Vendor: SAP (Select For Vendor Profile) Introduction SmartOps, before its acquisition by SAP in 2013, was one of the…