SAP defying gravity. Who'da thought that?
SAP's Q2 results are stunning by any standards. What's going on and why are they defying the trend among other players in this space? Read on for some clues as to what's happening and why.
Irregular Enterprise
Dennis Howlett analyzing the issues faced by senior business practitioners who work with enterprise software.
Dennis Howlett
Dennis Howlett is a 40 year veteran in enterprise IT, working with companies large and small across many industries. He endeavors to inform buyers in a no-nonsense manner and spares no vendor that comes under his microscope.
Latest Posts
Is Skype snooping on your conversations?
Microsoft neither confirms nor denies that it is snooping on your Skype conversations. But it has the capability. Enterprise will not be happy but what about SME?
A Gen Y version of social anything
My son provides an interesting proxy for Gen Y. What he wants and expects may surprise some people.
Sage on the road to nowhere
Sage Software is trying to reinvent itself. Its strategy looks timid in the face of growing cloud competition
Bank of England risk assessment system, a fail in the making
The Bank of England is under intense scrutiny following allegations of market fixing by Barclays. Now it wants to ramp its risk assessment. Here is why it will fail.
Infor update with Charles Phillips, CEO. All's well but no exit in sight
Charles Phillips, CEO Infor discusses company progress. He is comfortable with progress but there are no plans for an exit just yet.
Qantas gets iPads. So did United. So what?
iPad mania is all the rage in the airline industry. But does it make a jot of difference to the customer experience? Not as far as I can tell.
SAP pre-announces best Q2 ever
SAP announced its best ever Q2 results today. All eyes will be on the detail and especially HANA sales
The social enterprise could be a reality
In this post, I reverse the position I took yesterday. Because I can. And because I want to show there are other possibilities.
The social enterprise is a myth
We're told that millennials look for different things to those of older generations and that we need change inside companies to retain talent. Survey results suggest otherwise.