Tuesday, April 24, 2007
» Is NetWeaver Finally Hitting Its Stride? | Enterprise Anti-matter | ZDNet.com
» Is NetWeaver Finally Hitting Its Stride? Enterprise Anti-matter ZDNet.com: "So, that leaves us with 57 percent doing NetWeaver as a strategic platform, with an additional 18 percent (the difference between 75 percent upgrading and the 57 percent doing strategic NetWeaver) planning on deploying NetWeaver without necessarily considering it strategic. If we take out the four percent that said they will never deploy NetWeaver, we’re left with 21 percent that are sitting on the fence. Or, as they say in the land of opportunity – 21 percent of the customer base is still ready to be convinced that NetWeaver might be right for them.
Does this mean that NetWeaver has arrived? I think it’s a pretty good sign. Bear in mind that an ASUG survey is not definitive – by definition it’s a self-selecting group of customers that are leaning towards SAP as a strategic partner anyway, hence their participation in the first place. And it only tells the NetWeaver story on this side of the Atlantic – which still leaves some pretty large markets unaccounted for.
But the general momentum seems to be indicative that critical mass has been achieved. It may not be in every shop, and it may not be the strategic platform of choice, but NetWeaver has arrived. Finally. "
Does this mean that NetWeaver has arrived? I think it’s a pretty good sign. Bear in mind that an ASUG survey is not definitive – by definition it’s a self-selecting group of customers that are leaning towards SAP as a strategic partner anyway, hence their participation in the first place. And it only tells the NetWeaver story on this side of the Atlantic – which still leaves some pretty large markets unaccounted for.
But the general momentum seems to be indicative that critical mass has been achieved. It may not be in every shop, and it may not be the strategic platform of choice, but NetWeaver has arrived. Finally. "
