Executive Summary SAP recently had major layoffs in its HANA group. We analyze what this likely means for HANA. Chinese Version of This Article This article was originally written in English and became very popular in China. It was translated at a website in China and before we had a chance to complain about the…
Executive Summary For years HANA resources talked a brave game. However, in the March 2019 layoffs, HANA resources have become quiet as a mouse. Introduction We discussed the topic of the disappearing HANA resources with Eduardo Muniz at the Advantage Group. Our References for This Article If you want to see our references for this…
Executive Summary SAP has made enormous claims around HANA, but data points from the field contradict these claims. In this article, we cover one of these case studies. Video Introduction: A HANA Performance and HANA on Azure Case Study Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) We have covered in the article, How Accurate…
Executive Summary Lenovo published a benchmark of ECC on AnyDB versus S/4HANA on HANA. We cover the problems with this benchmark. Video Introduction: The Problems with the Strange Lenovo HANA Benchmark Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) On April 10, 2018, Lenovo published the technical paper, Lenovo SAP S/4HANA Scale out – Cycle…
Executive Summary SuccessFactors has recently been migrated to HANA. SAP is using this to promote HANA, but what are the real reasons for the move. Introduction A few people reach out to me on the article SAP’s Layoffs and a Brightwork Warning on HANA and state that SuccessFactors is migrated to HANA. This article by…
Executive Summary It was proposed that on our HANA analysis, we had an ax to grind. How accurately did our projections end up being, and how sharp was this ax? Introduction We received the claim that we had an ax to grind with SAP in the article SAP Layoffs and a Warning on HANA? This…
Executive Summary SAP proposed that ECC customers should move to HANA to prepare for S/4HANA. We evaluate the logic of this proposal. Introduction We received the following question in our article on SAP Layoffs and a Warning on HANA? Our References for This Article If you want to see our references for this article and…
Executive Summary SAP took advantage of customers by restricting S/4HANA to HANA. How can SAP be pressured to open up S/4HANA to other databases? Introduction This is a perfect time for SAP user groups to pressure SAP to open S/4HANA to other databases. However, who can do this? Our References for This Article If you…
Executive Summary We covered how SAP fired several top people in the HANA hierarchy. So now, the question is, what happens to HANA projects that are in process. Introduction In the article SAP’s Layoffs and a Brightwork Warning on HANA, we covered what SAP’s layoffs meant for HANA. And it is not positive. However, it…
Executive Summary SAP reported customer numbers on HANA — right up until 2015. The question we cover is what happened to this reporting and what it means. Video Introduction: Why Did SAP Stop Reporting HANA Numbers After 2015? Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) SAP has two ways of speaking in general. When…