SAP HANA is an in-memory, column-oriented, relational database management system developed and marketed by SAP SE. Its primary function as the software running a database server is to store and retrieve data as requested by the applications. How well do you know about SAP HANA?
Faster internet speeds
Large and cheaper memory
Multi-core processors
Faster disk speeds
In-memory database
Automatic compression of data
Removes the need for security screening
Combines database (OLTP) and data processing (OLAP) in one platform
Consumption ready views of operational data that is sourced from SAP systems
Out of the box ready applications and systems
Supplied tools to explore and extend the SAP HANA Live content
A twice yearly check up and update of the system
To power Enterprise Suites
To replace ABAP
As a general purpose database
For OEM partners to embed their SAP HANA into their applications
As a data warehouse
Audit logging
Authentication
Encryption
Antivirus protection
Authorisation
SAP defined re-useable building blocks for SAP HANA based applications
An interface to allow fine tuning of business logic
A list of published BAPIs that can be called from SAP HANA
A dedicated SAP HANA engine optimized for business functions
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Private
Re-use
Shared
Secured
Calculation
Attribute
Database
Analytical
Log area
Data volume
Memory
Delta store
Data footprint is automatically reduced through compression
Only the columns required are actually loaded to memory
Columns can be partitioned
Aggregates can be created
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Information/Calculation Views
Analytic Privileges
Procedures
Security Protocols
Tables
A valid user and password
Host
URL
Instance
A native, lightweight application server
An optional engine to handle excessive data loads
A data cleansing engine
A user interface
Repository of ready made business functions
Repository of connections that can be used by business functions
Repository of ready made predictive algorithms
Repository of ready to run applications that are powered by SAP HANA
Connectivity to a large number of data sources
Powerful data transformation
Re-use built in extraction technology in SAP source systems
Real time data loading
Real time replication
Data cleansing
Data integration
Managing change data capture
Data streaming
Computational Continuous Language
Dynamic SQL
Python
Pearl
SAP HANA procedure
Graphical calculation view
SQLScript
Flowgraph
SDI
SDA
SDS
SDQ
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Virtualisation
Transformation
Real-time
Batch
Synchronisation/Data Duplication