Since its introduction in 2010, SAP HANA, short for High-Performance Analytic Appliance, has been at the center of attention for IT experts worldwide. SAP co-founder Hasso Plattner had the vision to revolutionize the world of data processing. The SAP HANA database processes transactional and analytical data in real time. This advanced in-memory platform is much more than just a database; it is a comprehensive solution that enables companies to perform data analyses and manage rapid transactions on a single platform. Why is this so important? SAP HANA allows companies to process massive amounts of data with minimal delay, handle queries at lightning speed, and make truly data-driven decisions. Over 35,000 customers are already using the SAP HANA platform.
The technology behind SAP HANA utilizes main memory for data storage and combines both Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) and Online Transactional Processing (OLTP) in a single, column-oriented database. Compared to traditional disk-based databases, where data must be read from a permanent storage medium, SAP HANA’s in-memory approach offers significantly faster data querying and processing. This is particularly beneficial for applications that require high speed and the ability to handle large volumes of data, such as in the industries of manufacturing, telecommunications, and banking.
Our BALTX.COM experts are experienced and certified technology consultants for SAP HANA and understand the advantages that make the HANA platform an indispensable tool for data engineers, developers, consultants, administrators, and IT architects.
The SAP HANA platform serves as the foundation for many SAP flagship products and is enhanced by proprietary developments from SAP partners and customers.
- SAP S/4 HANA
- SAP BW/4 HANA
- SAP Data Warehouse Cloud
- SAP Analytics Cloud
We are happy to support you in the following job roles:
| HANA Data Engineer | A HANA Data Engineer is responsible for the design, implementation, and management of SAP HANA data solutions to create efficient data architectures that support rapid data queries and real-time analytics. |
| HANA Developer | A HANA Developer programs and optimizes applications and data models on the SAP HANA platform to develop customized solutions for business processes and data analysis. |
| HANA Consultant | A HANA Consultant advises companies on implementing and optimizing SAP HANA technology, supporting strategy development and solution finding for data-driven business processes |
| HANA Administrator | A HANA Administrator is responsible for the maintenance, configuration, and monitoring of SAP HANA databases to ensure their optimal performance, availability, and security. |
| HANA Architect | A HANA Architect designs and defines the overall structure of SAP HANA solutions to ensure they are effectively integrated, scalable, and tailored to specific business requirements. |
We are happy to support you in the following topics:
| HANA Security | HANA Security involves securing the SAP HANA database by restricting user permissions, configuring encryption measures, and implementing security policies to ensure data integrity and protection. |
| HANA Business Continuity | HANA Business Continuity involves using backup and disaster recovery procedures and system replication to ensure that SAP HANA databases continue to function reliably in the event of a failure or disaster. |
| HANA Diagnosis and Resolution | HANA Diagnosis and Resolution involves monitoring SAP HANA landscapes, querying system views, and inspecting trace and log files to diagnose problems and effectively correct them based on SAP incidents. |
| HANA Lifecycle Management | HANA Lifecycle Management involves installing, updating, and managing SAP HANA components and XSA applications to ensure their continuous performance and currency within the IT infrastructure. |
| HANA Upkeep and Maintenance | HANA Upkeep and Maintenance involve using HANA management tools to effectively monitor and administer databases, ensuring the system’s performance and stability. |
| HANA Optimal Performance | HANA Optimal Performance involves monitoring resources, especially memory, analyzing workloads, and evaluating expensive SQL statements to maximize the efficiency and speed of data processing. |
| HANA Documentation | HANA Documentation involves detailing the system topology and creating knowledge base articles to provide a comprehensive information source for supporting and optimizing the SAP HANA environment. |
| HANA Management | HANA Management involves configuring system parameters and services, monitoring alerts, and managing MDC databases to ensure the stability and efficiency of the SAP HANA environment. |
| HANA Integration | HANA Integration involves setting up data pipelines, authentication mechanisms, and data provisioning procedures, as well as using Smart Data Access (SDA) and Smart Data Integration (SDI) to ensure seamless and efficient data integration and processing across various systems and platforms. |
| HANA Development | HANA Development involves creating SQL stored procedures and functions, custom tables and views, CDS views, and HDI containers to effectively implement and manage customized data models and application logics that support specific business requirements and data processing goals. |
| HANA Transportation | HANA Transport involves using transport mechanisms such as Delivery Units (DUs), the Change and Transport System (CTS), and SAP HANA Transport for ABAP (HTA for HDI) to enable secure and consistent transfer of development objects, including HDI objects and ABAP objects, between different SAP HANA systems and environments. |
| HANA Tools | HANA Tools involve using the SAP HANA Cockpit, HANA Studio, and Eclipse Modeling Tools for SAP BW/4HANA to provide a comprehensive and user-friendly development environment for managing, monitoring, and developing SAP HANA databases and Business Warehouse solutions. |
| HANACloud | SAP HANA Cloud as a Database as a Service (DBaaS) involves providing a scalable, powerful cloud database solution that integrates relational, graph-based, spatial, and document data models and enables the development of intelligent applications with embedded machine learning to support real-time analytics and mission-critical applications at a petabyte scale. |
| HANA Virtualization | HANA Virtualization involves applying best practices and reference architectures such as VMware vSphere, as well as using Veeam Image-Level backups and BackInt, to efficiently and reliably secure SAP HANA data in virtualized environments. |
| HANA Migration | HANA Migration involves the process of switching to the SAP HANA platform using operating systems such as SUSE Enterprise Linux or RedHat Enterprise Linux for SAP solutions and applying the Software Update Manager (SUM) with the Database Migration Option to ensure efficient and secure transfer of existing databases to the SAP HANA environment. |
| HANA Audit | HANA Audit involves using policies, activity and change logs, and templates to ensure that all accesses and modifications in the SAP HANA environment are traceable, verifiable, and documented according to compliance requirements. |