How Accurate is the Messaging on the SAP S/4HANA On Premises Roadmap?

Executive Summary We analyze S/4HANA’s regarding the S/4HANA roadmap. SAP has greatly misled customers and prospects regarding the maturity of S/4HANA. Video Introduction: S/4HANA Roadmap Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) SAP has been releasing strange information about the S/4HANA roadmap since S/4HANA was first released. Because there is so much marketing hyperbole…

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How Accurate Was Hasso Plattner on Customers Being Too Risk Adverse for SAP S/4 HANA?

Executive Summary Hasso Plattner makes an enormous number of inaccurate statements about S/4HANA. How much of what Hasso Plattner said about S/4HANA was true? Video Introduction: How Accurate Was Hasso Plattner on Customers Being Too Risk Adverse for SAP S/4 HANA? Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) On November 30, 2015, Hasso Plattner…

How to Understand If SAP’s Relentless HANA Push Paid Off?

Executive Summary SAP has relentlessly promoted HANA, but HANA has not paid off; it is more of a liability for both customers and eventually for SAP. We cover how SAP markets HANA versus how competitors market both applications and databases. Video Introduction: SAP’s Investment in HANA Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) SAP…

Did SAP NetWeaver Ever Actually Exist?

Executive Summary SAP has proposed that Netweaver was revolutionary. However, nothing really changed on SAP projects after it was introduced. How accurate was SAP on Netweaver? This is a graphical depiction of the content of SAP’s NetWeaver. Study it very carefully, can you see anything?  Video Introduction: Did SAP NetWeaver Ever Actually Exist? Text Introduction…