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Brightwork Advisory Note: A Change in SAP Development Strategy

Executive Summary SAP is now making significant changes in its product development strategy. In this advisory note, we cover the reasons for this strategy shift and what it means for the future of SAP developers and customers. Video Introduction: Brightwork Advisory Note: A Change in SAP Development Strategy Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the…

Will SAP Acquire Teradata to Extinguish the Lawsuit?

Executive Summary Teradata filed a lawsuit against SAP. However, an acquisition by SAP would negate this lawsuit. We cover how SAP may employ this strategy and what it would mean for HANA. Introduction Teradata is currently using SAP for anticompetitive behavior and IP theft. SAP also has a major problem on its hands with HANA…

Should Brightwork Research and Analysis Sell Out to SAP?

Executive Summary It has been proposed that SAP should not be critiqued and that all information about SAP should come from SAP funded sources. We ask the question if readers prefer that we sell out to SAP. Introduction Our last article on HANA titled SAP’s Layoffs, and a Brightwork Warning on HANA created quite a…

Why is Brightwork Better than Gartner or Forrester?

various Executive Summary We were asked the question of why we are better than Gartner. In this article, we explain all the reasons and provide supporting research. Introduction We discussed the question of how Brightwork is better than Gartner and Forrester with Robbert Naastepad. Our References for This Article If you want to see our…

Is Hasso Plattner and SAP Correct About Database Aggregates?

Executive Summary Hasso Plattner and SAP made several statements around the necessity of removing aggregates. In this article, we debate this claim. Introduction We debated the benefits of HANA aggregates with Vinnie Mirchandani. Our References for This Article If you want to see our references for this article and other related Brightwork articles, see this…

Forbes Allows SAP to Vent Against the Oracle Autonomous Database for Money

Executive Summary SAP paid Forbes to allow it to run an editorial as if it were an article. SAP finally found something it thinks is false: the Oracle autonomous database. Introduction SAP has an eight-year history of lying about HANA. And SAP resources take great offense to being called out as lying. In fact, many…

What is the Problem with Information About Indirect Access?

Executive Summary SAP and its consulting partners have shared inaccurate information about indirect access. How to get independent information on the topic of indirect access. Introduction Thanks for taking the quiz. We are virtually the only research entity that operates in the enterprise software space that takes no money from vendors or consulting firms. In…

What is the Problem with Information About Fiori?

Executive Summary SAP and its consulting partners have shared highly inaccurate information about Fiori. How to get independent information on the topic of Fiori. Introduction Thanks for taking the quiz. We are virtually the only research entity that operates in the enterprise software space that takes no money from vendors or consulting firms. In this…

Is it Really Easy to Point Fingers at SAP?

Executive Summary When we exposed the falsehoods proposed by SAP around S/4HANA, we were told it was easy to point fingers at SAP. We provide the reasons why this is a false argument. Introduction This article is in response to a question we received about the reports of problems with S/4HANA. Our References for This…

Our 2019 Observation: SAP Leonardo is Now Dead

Executive Summary SAP made enormous claims around Leonardo. Several years after, these claims are so false. Find out the current state of Leonardo. Introduction SAP Leonardo was introduced with great fanfare and quickly metastasized its footprint from being strictly for IoT into being for AI and several other things. There is a lot of question…