Thursday, May 16, 2013
SAP cloud strategy takes shape at Sapphire SAP also announced a raft of product updates that will be available in Canada this month
Thursday, May 02, 2013
SAS takes aim at SAP with in-memory analytics SAS’s server blade-based, in-memory solution is faster and more predictive than SAP’s offering which is hindered by limitations of SQL processing, according to Jim Davis, SAS, senior VP
Tuesday, March 05, 2013
SAP foresees rising profits in Ariba SAP chief sees company's future tied to rising expenditures of networked companies
Wednesday, January 02, 2013
Five things to watch for from SAP HANA made headlines for SAP in 2012 but what’s in store for the enterprise software giant this year? Here’s a rundown of some things to watch for 
Wednesday, September 05, 2012
HANA taking off: SAP On the first anniversary of its in-memory database, the company says sales are going well. In fact, pricing is being tweaked 
Thursday, July 12, 2012
SAP's Q2 results: software revenue up 26 per cent The company experienced double-digit growth in all regions, according to a statement
Friday, June 15, 2012
SAP's Sikka: ERP on HANA database by year-end The company is preparing to celebrate the in-memory database's first anniversary after its release last year
Friday, May 04, 2012
SAP fires back against Oracle's HANA 'falsehoods' The response and rhetoric highlights the rivalry between the companies' in-memory database platforms
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
SAP lays out plans to become big player in databases, mobile The HANA in-memory platform will be bolstered by Sybase's array of database technologies
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Oracle net income up 18%, but hardware sales slump Oracle tries to soften the hardware blow, emphasizing the company's focus on specialized systems, not commodity boxes
Monday, February 27, 2012
Oracle's Exalytics set for showdown with SAP's HANA Both systems incorporate in-memory processing
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Meet the new SAP SAP Canada president and managing director Mark Aboud sat down with us this week to talk about big data, mobility and supply chain management, and how they're evolving 
Tuesday, January 03, 2012
After 2011, will enterprise software be the same? A series of acquisitions has shaken up the industry, while cloud computing continues to expland. Looking ahead, in-memory databases may become common
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Big Data, analytics get even bigger, hotter in 2012 Analytics will be everywhere -- in-memory, on mobile, on demand as a service -- in 2012, the tea leaves say
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Income up, hardware sales down at Oracle Still, sales of Oracle's specialized hardware-software appliances grew rapidly in the quarter, according to CEO Larry Ellison. How Oracle will challenge SAP's HANA
Friday, December 16, 2011
When HANA meets Hadoop SAP's in-memory database is becoming core to its long-term strategy, and an announcent at its Influencer Summit earlier this week may explain how it will gain broader support
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
CIOs grapple with instinct versus data-driven decisions At SAP Influencer Summit 2011, IT leaders from Ferrero, CSC and others discuss the challenge of creating a culture of analytics, their attitudes towards the cloud and BYOD
Thursday, November 17, 2011
10 ways to beat SAP at the bargaining table Experts weigh in on how to get the best contract terms and concessions from SAP
Thursday, September 15, 2011
HANA takes centre stage at TechEd conference TECHED 2011 SAP executives say they see demand from customers for the in-memory analytics appliance, but where are the users?
Monday, June 20, 2011
SAP's HANA in-memory analytics engine now available SAP's in-memory data processing machine will be tested in a crowded market now that is generally available since Monday. How customer wholesale wine and spirits distributor Charmer-Sunbelt Group is using it
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
SAP tries to ‘acclimatize’ customers to its in-memory tech SAPPHIRENOW 2011—SAP Canada’s managing director talks about the challenge of bringing to market its new in-memory technology given the company’s image as a business apps vendor. The proof-of-concept at early customer Lenovo
Friday, March 11, 2011
SAP adds in-memory analytics to IBM database The two heavy weights join forces against rival Oracle and its Exadata platform, while touting benchmarks for HANA on Big Blue hardware
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Terracotta adds search to transactional databases The software vendor adds analysis capabilities to its cached database, following the likes of SAP and Kogitio in merging analytics and transactions into a single operation
Wednesday, December 01, 2010
HANA to co-exist with other in-memory apps for now German enterprise resource planning software vendor SAP made available its in-memory analytic database, as well as the first app built atop it. How customer Hilti foresees in-memory changing the need for a data warehousing skill set within the IT department
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
How CIO Oliver Bussman runs SAP’s IT department Q&A: At SAP TechEd in Las Vegas, SAP’s chief information officer shares with ComputerWorld Canada the direction for the company’s IT department, managing the proliferation of smart devices, and the challenge of a globally dispersed organization of 1,500 staff