What is SAP HANA?

SAP HANA is simply an interesting combination of software and hardware that is revolutionizing the relational database industry for a while. The HANA is an acronym for High-Performance Analytic Appliance. This data platform is using in-memory technology that allows an accelerated development, deployment of real-time applications. SAP HANA in-memory appliance is also known for its ability to performing real-time analytics at greater speeds.

A typical SAP HANA appliance is based on multi-core architecture and operates in a distributed environment. The platform is an all-in-one suite that is comprised of HANA database, HANA administration, data modeling and data provisioning applications. It also contains a unique database engine known as SAP HANA database that is based on rows and columns style data storage.. The database engine is different from other database engines in the market.

Deployment of SAP HANA

Top leading companies across the globe are currently using SAP HANA platform for analytics and other purposes. While many other companies across the globe considering to incorporate SAP HANA, the deployment of SAP HANA system is so flexible that it can be deployed either in cloud space or on-premise storage.

Benefits of using SAP HANA platform:

Following are the core benefits of using SAP HANA computing platform,

• SAP HANA appliance is capable of processing and analyzing massive volumes of data in real-time.
• SAP HANA platform supports C++ programming language to create various applications.
• The new applications that are created using SAP HANA can fluently run on a real-time platform.
• The ownership cost is decreased and involves less maintenance cost than the traditional systems.