Thursday, February 02, 2006
Can Oracle be unseated as a top SAP database?
Can Oracle be unseated as a top SAP database?: "A recent analyst report out of the UK highlights that not-so-hidden secret about enterprise software: significant portions of the functionality of many implementations are underutilized (read the report here). Surprised? You shouldn't be: significant portions of every piece of software basically lie fallow. Excessive, unused features, many would say, are part of the price of using enterprise software.
When it comes to the database that runs SAP, the one with the best database technology doesn't have to be the winner.
Joshua Greenbaum
principal analyst, Enterprise Applications Consulting
But does it have to be that way?
When it comes to the database that powers your SAP implementation, there's a lot of players interested in challenging that notion, particularly when it comes to the Oracle database you're probably running. SAP is surely interested: in the no-holds-barred competition between the two enterprise software giants, the irksome fact that the Oracle database is behind a significant number of SAP implementations is something SAP would love to change. "
When it comes to the database that runs SAP, the one with the best database technology doesn't have to be the winner.
Joshua Greenbaum
principal analyst, Enterprise Applications Consulting
But does it have to be that way?
When it comes to the database that powers your SAP implementation, there's a lot of players interested in challenging that notion, particularly when it comes to the Oracle database you're probably running. SAP is surely interested: in the no-holds-barred competition between the two enterprise software giants, the irksome fact that the Oracle database is behind a significant number of SAP implementations is something SAP would love to change. "
