http://www.enterpriseirregulars.com/6716/sap-out-with-the-old-shrugging-off-the-tag/ Smart Thinking for the Smart Enterprise Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:25:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.enterpriseirregulars.com/6716/sap-out-with-the-old-shrugging-off-the-tag/#comment-3655 John C. Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:59:27 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/?p=2440#comment-3655 What could be worse than a horrible annus? Sadly, I think 2010 will be a much more horrible one for SAP. There is really nothing compelling to drive customer spend at the levels SAP is accustomed to. There remains a great deal of internal conflict and disagreement between the new guard and old guard, an inability to deliver rapidly on innovations, and a shift in the company's external culture that is significantly more brusque, taking on more of the personality of Leo as opposed to the relaxed and non-confrontational personality of Henning. With new competitors, countless companies chipping away around the edges for the add-on and services business, and a general disconnect between price charged and value delivered, I think 2010 is a year for SAP to watch its annus carefully... What could be worse than a horrible annus? Sadly, I think 2010 will be a much more horrible one for SAP. There is really nothing compelling to drive customer spend at the levels SAP is accustomed to. There remains a great deal of internal conflict and disagreement between the new guard and old guard, an inability to deliver rapidly on innovations, and a shift in the company’s external culture that is significantly more brusque, taking on more of the personality of Leo as opposed to the relaxed and non-confrontational personality of Henning. With new competitors, countless companies chipping away around the edges for the add-on and services business, and a general disconnect between price charged and value delivered, I think 2010 is a year for SAP to watch its annus carefully…

]]> http://www.enterpriseirregulars.com/6716/sap-out-with-the-old-shrugging-off-the-tag/#comment-3609 Guenther Toolkit Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:08:26 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/?p=2440#comment-3609 When did you see a marketing person from Walldorf the last time? The last ten years they only came out of the Sony Playstation hub in Mortonstreet NY When did you see a marketing person from Walldorf the last time? The last ten years they only came out of the Sony Playstation hub in Mortonstreet NY

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