Author: no-name
Our mysterious, anonymous columnist.
December 24, 2024
There is another way! We have worked intensively with SAP BTP and evaluated that BTP is far more autonomous than SAP officially represents with the S/4 roadmap. From a pragmatic point of view, BTP is also a good platform for ECC 6.0.
November 12, 2024
Shortly before the editorial deadline, I rewrote my monthly column: An employee sent me a photo from Leipzig. At the SAP DSAG stand, it should of course say "Together", but "Gem" was covered by another sign.
October 3, 2024
I have adapted this article’s title from the German business magazine Manager Magazin because SAP is experiencing similar success and achievements to Germany. However, there is also room for valuable and sustainable improvement.
September 6, 2024
We have a long-standing relationship with a number of leading software providers, including SAP, Microsoft, Siemens, IBM, Oracle, and many others. Each of these companies has a proven track record in IT and has been instrumental in helping us manage our organization effectively.
August 20, 2024
It's frightening how little SAP boss Klein knows about us customers. Since the sales reps now limit themselves to only delivering the latest price list instead of offering more extended consultations with customers, the SAP spirit of old has disappeared.
June 6, 2024
A successful SAP Business Technology Platform partner summit took place in Heidelberg, Germany. The efforts to establish an open system alongside the frozen core are commendable. My proposal is that the BTP become public domain.
May 8, 2024
Regular readers of my column know that I am the co-head of an SAP regulars' club that now has 27 CIOs as members. The mood in the group is always good, although we are waiting for Christian Klein to reset.
April 11, 2024
Many are familiar with the book Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R. Hofstadter. The first time I tried to read the English original in 1989, I failed. However, after a lecture by AI pioneer Jürgen Schmidhuber, I purchased the German edition and devoured it from cover to cover.
March 15, 2024
I had lunch with our senior lawyer in the cafeteria the other day and we ended up staying until 5 in the afternoon. It wasn’t the food that made me feel ill, but rather his concerns about the use of generative AI in light of the GDPR.
February 19, 2024
SAP is a shell of its former self. It has everything other IT vendors lack: content and knowledge. However, hyperscalers have the technology.
January 22, 2024
Life is ever changing, and for whatever reason, the day may come when it is time to leave the cloud. SAP does not have a policy for this. Customers, however, should. They should have a cloud exit strategy plan in place.
November 24, 2023
Only about a third of the DSAG (German-speaking SAP User Group) members trust SAP's strategy. SAP CEO Christian Klein's visions are correct, but the way they are presented and communicated misses the mark with the SAP community.