SAP has a vast product portfolio, and so it can be a bit confusing at times to choose the right service to fulfill the requirements. SAP HANA is the most trending product in SAP’s portfolio, and if one selects it, then the decision maker should be well versed with SAP HANA’s capabilities and uses.
So let’s start with some basics to understand SAP HANA on Cloud thoroughly.
SAP HANA is the combination of in-memory database and Columnar Database Management System which increases the speed of operation through real-time analysis and applications. The in-memory database means that the data is stored in RAM instead of the disk space while the columnar boosts systems performance for faster processes. SAP HANA can be deployed On-Premise or in the Cloud. SAP HANA also helps analysts to get data-driven insights and predict outcomes in real-time. SAP HANA has a programming component which lets an organization’s IT team to create and run tailored applications on HANA. SAP HANA can run in multiple data sources which allow analysts to access current transactional data for processing and decision making. As SAP HANA saves data in a columnar format, it can offer real-time analytics and transactions. Compared to a traditional model, the columnar format provides access to data processing.
