Executive Summary SAP introduced the HANA Cloud Platform and immediately began using it for HANA washing. This makes it appear that everything related to the HCP is also related to HANA. Introduction In this article, I wanted to cover a major strategy that seems to come from SAP marketing. This leads the HANA Cloud Platform…
Executive Summary SAP introduced the HANA Cloud Platform and immediately began using it for Cloud washing. This makes it appear that everything related to the HCP is also related to the cloud. Video Introduction: Is the SAP HANA Cloud Platform Designed for Cloud Washing? Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) SAP’s marketing department…
Executive Summary Steve Lucas is one of the most quoteworthy of the SAP executives. In an article, he proposed many false items around HANA under the concept of “setting the record straight.” Steve Lucas discusses topics ranging from performance to pricing. In this article, we review Steve Lucas’s level of accuracy. Introduction Steve Lucas wrote…
Executive Summary SAP has introduced a lot of terminology around S/4HANA, much of it confusing to SAP customers. We analyst this terminology in this article. Video Introduction: How to Get Clear on S/4 HANA Terminology Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) The first introduction of S/4 HANA by SAP was quite confusing, and…
Executive Summary SAP proposes that HANA has advantages in performance versus all other databases with a database that runs 100,000 times faster than any other. We cover if HANA is really faster than Oracle. Introduction HANA is a constant source of discussion on SAP projects. The claims by SAP are enormous, but how many are…
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…
Executive Summary SAP has proposed that HANA and S/4HANA has a simplified data model. We validated these claims, including different account silos, faster reconciliation, and understanding the columnar database’s performance. Introduction SAP has consistently pointed to the benefits of S/4HANA’s simplified data model as part of its SAP “Run Simple” marketing program. SAP has proposed…
Executive Summary SAP makes a large number of false proposals around S/4HANA. In this article, we review these claims for accuracy. Video Introduction: SAP HANA Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) SAP HANA is SAP’s database, which combines a columnar database with very fast hardware. There has been quite a bit of marketing information…
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…
Executive Summary The SAP HANA database is often described as a columnar database, but what is this? We fact-check whether SAP statements the SAP HANA database is lower maintenance than what SAP HANA replaces. Video Introduction: Why SAP HANA Database and HANA Architecture is a Relational Database Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video)…