How Accurate Was SAP on its PLM Application?

Executive Summary For years SAP has said that PLM was a highly effective product live cycle application. In this article, we review the accuracy of this claim.  Video Introduction: What SAP Said About SAP PLM Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) This is not an analysis of any particular statement or prediction but…

How Accurate Was SAP on CRM 7.0 Being the Best in the Field?

Executive Summary For years SAP has said that CRM 7.0 was the best product in the field. In this article, we review the accuracy of this claim.  Video Introduction: What SAP Said About SAP CRM 7.0 Being the Best Product in the Field Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) In a 2008 debate…

How Accurate Was SAP on the SAP & Apple Partnership?

Executive Summary For years SAP has said great things about Apple and SAP partnership. In this article, we review the accuracy of this claim.  What SAP Said About the Apple and SAP Partnership On May 05, 2016, Fortune published the article “Apple and SAP Team Up for Blockbuster Partnership.” Our References for This Article If…

How Accurate Was SAP on Fiori Being Inevitable and Broadly Used?

Executive Summary For years SAP has said that Fiori and Personas were commercially successful and broadly used products. In this article, we review the accuracy of this claim.  Video Introduction: What SAP Said About Fiori is Commercially Successful, Inevitable and Broadly Used by SAP Customers Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) This statement may…

How Accurate Was SAP on Mobility Due to Sybase Acquisition?

Executive Summary For years SAP has said that they were number one in mobility due to the Sybase acquisition. In this article, we review the accuracy of this claim.  Video Introduction: What SAP Said About Being Number One in Mobility Due to Sybase Acquisition Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) SAP talked up…

How Accurate Was SAP on Fiori as a Successful Product?

Executive Summary For years SAP has said that Fiori was a successful product. In this article, we review the accuracy of this claim.  Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) SAP has made some amazingly inaccurate statements about Fiori. Fiori is SAP’s 5th attempt at mobile, i.e., and before SAP acquired Sybase, in part to…

How Accurate Was SAP on Running S/4HANA on a Smartwatch?

Executive Summary For years SAP has said that S/4HANA ran on a smartwatch. In this article, we review the accuracy of this claim.  What SAP Said About Running S/4HANA on a Smartwatch In early 2015, Bernd Leukert told ComputerWorldUK (in what appeared to be a paid placement) that S/4HANA would run on smartwatches. Brightwork Research…

How Accurate Was SAP on MRP Performance on HANA?

Executive Summary For years SAP has said MRP ran far faster on HANA than any other database. In this article, we review the accuracy of this claim.  Video Introduction: What SAP Said About HANA Running MRP Faster than On Any Other Database Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) A primary argument put forth…