Tutorial covering the basics of SAP HANA, the in-memory database from SAP that allows for faster processing from applications.

1. Essential
SAP Tutorial
SAP HANA Architecture
By Jason Thom
Technical Solutions Consultant
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2. Tutorial Overview
 The main advantage of using SAP HANA is to have real-
time analysis available through faster processing speeds
 SAP HANA is an in-memory database platform
 There is a source of data that can come from either a
SAP or non-SAP source
 SAP HANA Studio is used for modeling and configuring
the SAP HANA database
 SAP HANA uses components such as SAP BI or SAP BW
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3. What is the architecture?
 The SAP HANA in-memory database can work as a
database for an ERP client and can be used with local
Business Intelligence (BI), or it can be used with Business
Warehouse (BW)
 In general, SAP HANA is the in-memory database that allows
for faster processing from applications
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4. What are the benefits?
 Analyze up to 3600 times faster!
 Amazing new applications!
 Simplify the hardware layout!
 Reduce costs of IT systems!
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5. What is Hana?
 HANA is a client, or implementation, that includes single in-memory computing
platform, analytics, and applications
 Typically, SAP HANA is a database that has a source of data, either an SAP or
non-SAP, and is configured using SAP HANA Studio and allows for analysis
using Business Intelligence (BI) tools
 The four components of SAP HANA are SAP HANA Databases, SAP HANA
Studio, SAP HAPNA Appliance, and SAP HANA Application Cloud.
 SAP HANA database is the database that stores data.
 SAP HANA Studio is the suite of tools for modeling.
 SAP HANA appliance is the database delivered on hardware that includes the
studio, replication data, and transformation tools to move data to the database.
 SAP HANA application cloud is applications that are rewritten to run on SAP HANA.
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6. Visual Overview of Architecture
SAP
HANA SAP BI
Studio
Modeling Use data
Data SAP HANA
Source Replicate
data
(In-memory Use data
(Ex. ERP SAP BW
Database) database) Save data
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7. Prerequisites for use of HANA
“SAP HANA® is fully adaptable to the dramatic advances of hardware
storage technology, on premise and in the cloud. Multicore CPUs and 64-bit
systems offer a new reality in scalability, where, for example, a blade server
with 4 blades, each with 4 CPUs, and each CPU with 8 cores, provides a
total of 128 cores for software processing. New technology available
provides a multisocket, 8-CPU system with 10 cores in 1 server, translating
into 1 terabyte of memory”.
(source: http://www.saphana.com/servlet/JiveServlet/previewBody/1506-
102-11-2830/SAP_HANA_Platform_Technical_Overview_(EN).pdf )
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8. Data sources for SAP HANA
 You can use SAP HANA with non-SAP products
 In most cases the SAP HANA database will be from a
replication of other SAP ERP Clients
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9. Contact Information
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