Den Howlett
Following 20+ years in finance and IT related roles, Den Howlett became a freelance writer/analyst/commenter specialising in enterprise IT. He has been calling the vendors to account ever since.
Den Howlett
Adaire Fox-Martin to leave SAP. A case of musical chairs as SAP refocuses marketing and sales
SAP starts 2021 with a refreshed executive board. What does this mean and why does it matter?
SAP's Q4 FY2020 - not bad, not great
An initial analysis of SAP's Q4 FY2020 results. No shocks but no real surprises coupled to an as-expected weak outlook.
Critiquing the SAP 2021 business roadmap
SAP telegraphs its business roadmap messaging for 2021. I put that under my critical eye.
Weekend musing - everything's political and now we get to live it
Multiple social media bans are stirring up the debate about the place that social media platforms play in public discourse. Heres' my two penn'orth.
The three pillars of renewal - opportunity cost, magical thinking and learning
Can we truly unshackle ourselves from the past to envision a bright, new future? I think it's eminently doable.
SAP to unload Qualtrics at $12-14.4bn valuation ahead of pivotal Q4 2020
While most of Europe enjoys the COVID infected holiday season, Qualtrics filed its S-1 at a valuation that releases around $3billion for SAP
2020 - the year in SAP
2020 has been a see-sawing year for SAP. In this review, Den pulls out the high and low lights of a year during which SAP has navigated difficult waters.
Workday's analyst call shows a vendor approaching adulthood - and the problems that go with it
Workday's final analyst call of the year was tightly packed and remarkably frank, indicating a firm going through growing pains.
Q&A for new cloud extension developers at SAP TechEd 2020
A fast-paced Q&A accompanied what for me was a very late night session devoted to developers interested in building extensions to SAP landscapes using components in the SAP Cloud Platform.
The big takeaways from SAP TechEd 2020
SAP CTO Juergen Mueller's TechEd keynote left us with plenty to chew upon. Here are the highlights with some preliminary analysis
Santander's aspirations to be your trusted identity custodian
A trusted global identity is on the horizon. This is the story of Santander's involvement in that project and what it means for everyone.
Checking in on pandemic supply chains with Noodle.ai
Nine months into the COVID-19 pandemic offers us an opportunity to examine what has happened in industries like food, beauty, and chemicals. Here is Noodle.ai's unique perspective.
How Salesforce's acquisition of Slack enables the Frictionless Enterprise
An analysis of how Salesforce's acqiusition of Slack changes the way in which we can look at Frictionless Enterprise.
