Enterprise Deja Vu
I am enjoying In-Memory Data Management- An Inflexion Point for Enterprise Applications – SAP kindly sent me an advance copy of the book by Dr. Hasso Plattner and Alexander Zeier. I am also watching Vishal Sikka, SAP’s CTO present this morning at its “New Reality” event in Boston talk about in-memory, mobility, clouds – as [...]
Vindicated by SaaS
<Shameless chest-thumping below. You’ve been warned.> In 2008 I said: I am a strong believer that in 4-5 years most software developed will be SaaS, and that in 10 years it will be the predominant method of “consuming” software by large enterprises. Today IDC says (as cited by Joe McKendrick @ ZDNet): By 2012, IDC [...]
Behind the scenes with SAP Chairman Hasso Plattner
In this podcast, SAP co-founder, Hasso Plattner, discusses in-memory databases, competition with Oracle and Larry Ellison, and other exciting topics.
Why is in-memory database important to #SAP ?
Very busy these days, but wanted to share some thoughts about in-memory database and why it is so important to SAP – and the industry. All of this is just my opinion, and based only on my experience. SAP is really a collection of business processes implemented in software. No shock there. In some cases, [...]
Sapphire 2010 Orlando Day One: Nerdcore
Kind of struggling to work out the key narratives from Sapphire this year. Well other than the fact that SAP really doesn’t like not having nerds in charge. Leo Apotheker was SAP’s first ever CEO without a development background… he lasted less than a year before getting nuked by Chairman Hasso Plattner. The geeks are [...]
Economist Gets It Wrong: Dual-CEOs Can Work Well
Sometimes the Economist gets is right, sometimes it gets it wrong. Last week one of the last of the authoritative business magazines put its foot in its mouth with a lightweight and poorly considered column about the value of co-CEOs, with a specific reference to SAP’s recent appointment of Bill McDermott and Jim Hagemann Snabe [...]
Will SAP be acquired?
Will SAP be acquired? Reader poll says yes by a 2 to 1 margin, but a thoughtful analysis casts doubt on this notion.
News Analysis: Hasso Brings More Changes to SAP’s Management Team
New Changes Hint At Hasso’s Priorities In a not surprising update, SAP makes changes to Executive Board and management. Here are the changes: Gerhard Oswald becomes COO. Gerhard has experiences in support, consulting, education, custom development, and quality.Gerhard’s contract has been extended till December 31, 2011.Point of View (POV): Gerhard’s been a long-timer at SAP [...]
SAP keeps it interesting!
Even more changes under way at SAP. First, SAP announced a major shake-up in mid-January. Next, this past Sunday, SAP’s CEO abruptly left the company and was replaced by co-CEO’s.Today, the other shoe dropped. Several pieces of news were announced, …
Leo’s Sustainable Legacy: thoughts on SAP’s CEO changes.
Sunday night about 7pm I checked my phone and the chatter was already in full effect – SAP CEO Leo Apotheker had agreed to leave the company. The hardest working man in the analyst business, Ray Wang, already had first take post online a couple of hours later. Ray is awesome, but I am sure [...]
