SAP's Apotheker takes on shoddy consultants, certifications
In an animated--and sometimes tense--conversation with bloggers, SAP co-CEO Leo Apotheker said the software giant would step over a systems integrator if it would save an IT project. That comment, which was in response to multiple questions about the triangle between consultants, SAP and customers, illustrates how the enterprise application vendor is trying to end the days where it's a whipping boy for failed implementations.