Executive Summary The concept is sometimes promoted because SAP ERP is popular, it must lead to good outcomes for customers. What were the true reasons for SAP ERP’s popularity? Introduction to SAP ERP Being Popular as an Argument We recently found this quote on ECC regarding its popularity. See our references for this article and…
Executive Summary S/4HANA is an implementation that makes money for SAP and consulting partners but has a very low likelihood of success. S/4HANA implementation has turned into quicksand, and the consulting partners know this. Introduction to S/4HANA Risks Our observation from many implementation data points of S/4HANA as outlined in our S/4HANA implementation study is that…
Executive Summary SAP’s ERP systems are often presented as a useful application, even innovative, but we question this assertion. To understand SAP ERP, it becomes necessary to know how ERP was originally sold. Introduction to Whether SAP’s ERP Was Innovative SAP claims to be an innovative application. The following quotation presents this. Our References for…
Executive Summary Pro-ERP consultants personally attack ERP critics and point the finger away from the software products when discussing ERP failures. Introduction ERP implementations have a long money trail behind them. It has come to my attention that there is a strong network of pro-ERP consultants that spend at least some of their time attempting…
Executive Summary The total cost of ownership, or TCO, for software is critical to estimating the ROI of a technology purchase. The problem is often who performs these TCO calculations. Introduction When it comes to enterprise software selection, calculating the total cost of ownership, or TCO, is critical for evaluating different products and estimating the…
Executive Summary In the TomorrowNow lawsuit, SAP accused Oracle of many things that equally apply to SAP. The most critical accusation being that Oracle uses coercive tactics to prevent customers from saving money on support! Introduction In the Oracle vs. SAP on the TomorrowNow case, Oracle made many accusations against SAP. To defend itself, SAP…
Executive Summary SAP has made many large claims regarding IBP and the newest trendy items. These include machine learning, demand sensing, and Big Data, among many others. Learn how many of the areas that SAP has proposed about IBP are likely to be successfully used by SAP customers. IBP does not have anything on Zoolander….
Executive Summary Most claims about how Fiori will improve the user experience of S/4 HANA are based on marketing material from SAP. Our testing shows that SAPGUI is still better than switching to Fiori. Introduction: The Reality of Fiori SAP has made grand claims around Fiori, which have gone unchallenged in the marketplace. You will…
Executive Summary The CIF or core interface moves master data and transactional data between APO and ECC. The CIF is a high overhead item with queues and error management. The CIF allows the creation of integration models that can be saved as CIF variants that can save CIF settings. Introduction In this article, you’ll get…
Executive Summary IaaS offers elastic databases in the cloud. Lock-in generalizes outside of databases. AWS offers a way around the on-premises software sales workflow, which focuses on getting the customer pregnant. Introduction AWS IaaS Options Enterprise software is slowly and haltingly moving towards an environment with more choice than has existed previously. As much as…