Executive Summary SAP resources live in a bubble where virtually all media coverage towards SAP is positive. This causes them to be triggered by the fact checking of SAP. Introduction Since we have been fact-checking SAP, we frequently receive comments from SAP resources that have nothing to do with the content but everything to do…
Executive Summary When Vishal Sikka joined the Oracle board of directors, Oracle claimed it was his AI knowledge. Our research points to a different reason Oracle has hired Vishal Sikka. Introduction This article is essentially part two of the article Is Oracle Board Member Vishal Sikka a World Expert on AI? The end of that…
Executive Summary When Vishal Sikka joined the Oracle board of directors, Oracle claimed he was one of the world’s leading experts in AI. We analyze whether this claim by Oracle is true. Introduction When Vishal Sikka joined Oracle’s board of directors, some amazing things were claimed and repeated throughout the media. Notice this web page…
Executive Summary ABAP is a highly inefficient development language that should be removed from SAP accounts. This article will explain how to do this. Introduction ABAP is not a fully functional development language. It is instead a report writing language with a large number of libraries. ABAP problems are covered in the article Why Did…
Executive Summary Sometimes we receive the question of how to reduce the investment into SAP. This article explains how to do this. Introduction We recently received the following question. Curious to review any research or opinion pieces Brightwork has available on SAP Certified development partners and how one could improve an existing ERP platform instead…
Executive Summary SAP has created a sales program that will cause several customers to convert their on-premises SAP environments to the cloud — on paper. Video Introduction: A Brightwork Warning on SAP’s Cloud Extension Program Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) SAP has introduced a program for migrating SAP customers to the cloud…but…
Executive Summary The South African energy utility, Eskom, has been in long term decline. As it has been mismanaged, it has been systematically pilfered by several entities ranging from Deloitte, McKinsey, the Guptas, and SAP, among others. Introduction Eskom’s decline began around the change in government to the ANC. Eskom has been living off its…
Executive Summary SAP is continually fighting against the perception that its applications are challenging to integrate. We explain why this is. Shaun Snapp and Denis Myagkov co-authored this article. Video Introduction: How Non Programming Integration Solutions Undermine SAP Projects Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) SAP’s current integration products use non-programming approaches that…
Executive Summary SAP provided biased and self-serving advice when it recommended that customers use its inefficient coding language. We evaluate why SAP customers accepted this advice. Introduction In this article, we will review a mostly unpublished area in the history of SAP. And the fact that it is unpublished brings up interesting questions about who…
Executive Summary In a filing, SAP has been accused of shocking behavior by Thomas Waldbaum, their formal internal auditor. We analyze the claims made in this filing. Introduction The Teradata vs. SAP lawsuit has been proceeding through the Northern District of California. A Statement of Corrective Evidence was filed on August 6th of 2019. Our…