Executive Summary We have known Vishal Sikka to be a person who provides highly inaccurate information on whatever topic he discusses. Vishal Sikka has recently been discussing AI for his new startup. How much of what Vishal’ describes is real? Introduction Back in 2015, and when he was head of the outsourcing firm Infosys. Infosys,…
Executive Summary Gartner will promote any IT construct regardless of its validity in return for vendor money. Hyperconvergence and Gartner’s hyperconvergence MQ is yet another example of this. Introduction We have tracked a pattern by Gartner where they put their weight behind something that lacks any evidence for its existence. We found this yet again…
Executive Summary The US used to have a good system for developing technical workers. With the flooding of the H1-B program, the incentive to invest in developing technical skills has declined. Introduction Before the H1-B program, the US had one of the best markets for technical skills. This was instrumental in allowing the US to…
Executive Summary Brightwork Research & Analysis maintains no conflicts of interest. However, those with a 100% commercial bias will propose that BR&A must have a corrupt business model. Introduction Brightwork Research & Analysis stands virtually alone in the IT space as having no financial bias. Virtually every other entity that covers IT, such as IT…
Executive Summary SAP resources tend to live in a bubble where they only consume biased content. This makes it very difficult for them to tolerate fact checking. Introduction We perform fact checking, and we fact check SAP along with several other entities in the IT space. As this fact checking contradicts SAP’s marketing, this causes…
Executive Summary PR firms help companies get positive press by manipulating media entities. In this way, they function as parasites on the system, allowing companies with money to get positive and deflect negative press. Introduction We recently received this email from a PR firm. (Bold in the quote indicates replacement of the actual noun to…
Executive Summary While trying to win its case against Teradata, SAP admitted to copying functionality from MySQL. We analyze the meaning of this admission by SAP. Introduction The recent submissions to the court by Teradata outline what IP Teradata asserts was taken by SAP during their partnership with SAP. In one of the patent documents,…
Executive Summary Brightwork Research & Analysis estimated the amount of money paid to Gartner every year. We cover how we arrived at our figure. Video Introduction: Understanding The Brightwork Estimate of The Amount of Money Paid by SAP to Gartner Per Year Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) We sometimes are questioned how…
Executive Summary SAP has several international bribery cases. This table was created to keep these bribery cases and to catalog likely future SAP bribery cases. Introduction At Brightwork Research & Analysis, we have long held that SAP is a highly corrupt company, and its rise had much more to do with its ability to corrupt…
Executive Summary SAP has had a long-term arrangement where it allows partners to take first level support. With its Cloud Extension program, SAP is changing this arrangement for many SAP partners. Video Introduction: How SAP is Cutting Some of Its Partners Out of the SAP Support Business Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video)…