The CIO’s playbook for managing an SAP relationship

February 18, 2016
Len Riley
Reading Time: 5 minutes

My father was a second-generation plumber and he believed it was important for all of his children to learn the…

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Determining the Best Oracle On-Premise Licensing Model for Your Company – Component, ELA, or ULA

July 30, 2015
Jeff Lazarto
Reading Time: 4 minutes

At some point in your Oracle relationship, Oracle will most likely present you with the option of signing an Unlimited…

Categories: Oracle

If SAP Raises Indirect Use as a Compliance Issue, What Should You Expect?

October 29, 2014
Dave Blake
Reading Time: 5 minutes

Ava Smith, Global Chief Information Officer of Heavy Equipment Corporation (“HEC”) sits in her office on a Friday morning putting…

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SAP Update: UpperEdge Reaffirms SAP Support Fees Increases Are Coming in 2017

August 19, 2014
Jeff Lazarto
Reading Time: 2 minutes

UpperEdge would like to provide an update and add some additional support reaffirming our original prediction regarding SAP support fee…

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SAP Announces 4Q Revenue Shortfall. Is it Time to Discount HANA?

January 10, 2014
Dave Blake
Reading Time: 3 minutes

SAP reported today slowing revenue growth for its full-year 2013 referencing the impacts of currency fluctuations and its shift to…

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Bridgestone to IBM: Don’t Tread on Me! 6 Lessons to Learn

January 7, 2014
John Belden
Reading Time: 5 minutes

There has been a lot of press surrounding the lawsuit that was filed by Bridgestone against IBM for $600M. Typically,…

Categories: IBM, SAP

Avon to SAP: We Can’t Put Enough Lipstick on This Pig! – A Failure in Program Risk Management

December 13, 2013
John Belden
Reading Time: 3 minutes

On December 9th in a regulatory filing, Avon announced that they were writing off $125 million in software and development…

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UpperEdge’s Mock Interview with SAP on Indirect Use

October 30, 2013
Jeff Lazarto
Reading Time: 6 minutes

Considering that Indirect Access has been such a hot topic with SAP customers, we have decided to explore the topic…

Categories: SAP

SAP Indirect Use Claims on the Rise

August 27, 2013
Jeff Lazarto
Reading Time: < 1 minutes

In light of SAP’s Q2 FY2013 performance, UpperEdge has seen a rise in SAP Indirect Access non-compliance claims. Claims of…

Categories: SAP

SAP Support Fee Increases Are Coming in 2017

January 31, 2013
Jeff Lazarto
Reading Time: 4 minutes

We predict that SAP will begin annual support fee increases by 2017. This prediction is not something SAP has announced…

Categories: SAP

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The CIO’s playbook for managing an SAP relationship

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If SAP Raises Indirect Use as a Compliance Issue, What Should You Expect?

SAP Update: UpperEdge Reaffirms SAP Support Fees Increases Are Coming in 2017

SAP Announces 4Q Revenue Shortfall. Is it Time to Discount HANA?

Bridgestone to IBM: Don’t Tread on Me! 6 Lessons to Learn

Avon to SAP: We Can’t Put Enough Lipstick on This Pig! – A Failure in Program Risk Management

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SAP Indirect Use Claims on the Rise

SAP Support Fee Increases Are Coming in 2017

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