Who or what is HANA?
Jens DemutPublicationUpdate
It all began in 2012. From that point on, the word “HANA” was constantly being heard in connection with SAP. We at SIGMA took a keen interest in HANA at the time, and almost all of us can no longer imagine life without it. But what exactly is HANA? In my conversations with our SAP user family, I repeatedly find that there are still many question marks and misunderstandings. This article aims to change that.
Let's start with a brief overview of the theory: HANA stands for High Performance Analytic Appliance and is an SAP development platform for software applications that essentially consists of an in-memory database. It is an appliance, i.e., a combination of hardware and software that uses in-memory technology to store data in the computer's RAM, which is significantly faster to access than a hard drive. Compared to conventional database solutions, it enables the analysis of large amounts of data with higher performance and also forms the basis for additional and innovative business scenarios in SAP solutions, such as SAP Business One. SAP HANA can be used with various hardware and also in a virtualized environment.
Admittedly, this description is so technical and dry that you might want to forget it right away. For all non-IT administrators, that's perfectly acceptable.
Because this is where SAP HANA starts to bring joy to all decision makers in the company. Nowadays, we no longer look for our tasks, but let the software inform us when processes or workflows require processing. And if, in parallel to this, we can still react visually to changes at short notice in the form of deflecting bars or coloured key figures, then this gives us a completely different quality to control the company.
Let us convince you in our part 2 "Boost your productivity with these 9 features" how you can perform even better in the future.
Jens Demut
Managing Director SIGMA Software und Consulting GmbH
Jens Demut, graduate in business informatics (Dipl.Wirt.Inf.), has 19 years of professional experience in the SAP Business One area. He joined SIGMA Software & Consulting in 2007 as an SAP Business One Consultant and later took on the role of Managing Director.
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