Executive Summary SAP recently had major layoffs in its HANA group. We analyze what this likely means for HANA. Introduction On Wednesday, March 6th, 2019, SAP made a significant change to its senior HANA positions. SAP fired all the top HANA developers SAP fired the director of HANA labs This adds to the recent firing…
Executive Summary SAP recently had major layoffs in its HANA group. The question is if it is inhumane to describe the problems with HANA that lead to the layoffs. Introduction This article responds to a question we received about our comments related to critiquing HANA on LinkedIn shares for a leading HANA resource at SAP….
Executive Summary SAP and its consulting partners have shared highly inaccurate information about HANA. How to get independent information on the topic of HANA. Introduction We are virtually the only research entity that operates in the enterprise software space that takes no money from vendors or from consulting firms. In this article, we describe the…
Executive Summary SAP told enormous lies about S/4HANA. Is SAP justified in lying about S/4HANA for competitive reasons? Introduction This article is in response to a question we received about the reports of problems with S/4HANA. Our References for This Article If you want to see our references for this article and other related Brightwork…
Executive Summary S/4HANA has sucked massive amounts of resources from SAP customers that implemented it. We will recommend what to do about this now that S/4HANA has failed so dramatically. Video Introduction: What Should Customers Do About S/4HANA Failures? Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) As the S/4HANA failures have piled up, the…
Executive Summary SAP makes S/4HANA customers sign NDAs. What does this say about the maturity and quality of S/4HANA? Introduction This article is in response to a question we received about the reports of problems with S/4HANA. Our References for This Article If you want to see our references for this article and other related…
Executive Summary S/4HANA was massively exaggerated in terms of maturity by SAP. The question answered by this article is why SAP did it. Video Introduction: Why Did SAP Fake S/4HANA Maturity So Aggressively? Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) S/4HANA has had many implementation failures and is considered the riskiest of applications that…
Executive Summary SAP and the IT media have aggressively pushed S/4HANA. Now that critical information is streaming in about S/4HANA. IT media is suppressing this information. Introduction S/4HANA has seen an aggressive promotion in the IT media, mostly just repeating what SAP said about the application. The IT media did nothing to warn customers or…
Executive Summary S/4HANA code remediation is one of the most critical parts of S/4HANA implementations. In this article, we will explain why it is important to pull the remediation effort forward. Video Introduction: Why It Is Important to Pull Forward S/4HANA Code Remediation Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) Implementating SAP S/4HANA means…
Executive Summary SAP, along with many entities, made projections about S/4HANA’s ability to be implemented. Four years into S/4HANA, who was right and who was wrong? Video Introduction: Who Was Right About S/4HANA’s Readiness? Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) This article was published on Feb 8th, 2019. S/4HANA just had its 4th…