The document introduces SAP HANA, a high-performance in-memory analytic appliance developed through a partnership with IBM, designed to provide real-time data analysis and decision-making capabilities. It emphasizes the benefits of leveraging vast amounts of data for organizations to enhance their operations while reducing costs and improving overall business performance. The collaboration between SAP and IBM aims to deliver innovative solutions that empower businesses to respond swiftly to challenges in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.

1. SAP SOLUTION BRIEF
SAP High-Performance Analytic INTRODUCING THE SAP
Appliance (SAP HANA)
HIGH-PERFORMANCE ANALYTIC
APPLIANCE (SAP HANA)
INNOVATION THROUGH PARTNERSHIP
with ibm
SAP HANA is the next In today’s highly-competitive business allows IBM to provide CPU, Memory and
generation of SAP’s in-memory climate, immediate access to, and effective Storage capacity in a very small, highly
analysis of business data can mean the scalable and flexible server for SAP
computing technology. SAP difference between success and failure for solutions.
HANA is a multi-purpose, data- an organization. Leading businesses have
overcome the challenges of the new SAP HANA provides a flexible, cost
source agnostic, in-memory economy by not only improving information effective, real-time approach for managing
appliance that combines SAP access, but also using the information to large data volumes. Complimentary IBM
their advantage by acting quickly, seizing consulting services enable organizations to
software components optimized opportunities and focusing on business dramatically reduce the hardware and
on proven IBM hardware and value. maintenance costs as well as leverage
information to significantly improve business
delivered by IBM Global Imagine if a retail organization had the power decisions.
Services. to analyze purchase orders in real-time to
more accurately manage production, and SAP HANA will form the future technology
avoid problems such as overstock. How foundation for new, innovative applications
important is it for an apparel manufacturer to based on in-memory technology, enabling
know which suppliers are providing the better performing business applications
highest quality, lowest-cost raw materials such as planning, forecasting, operational
on-time at that very moment, based upon performance and simulation. The first
in-depth analysis? Imagine if a utility business application running on SAP HANA
company could combine internal planning is SAP BusinessObjects Strategic
metrics with real-time consumption statistics Workforce Planning, version for in-memory
from Smart Meters, integrate them with key computing, a solution developed by SAP
weather data and thus ensure business and that dramatically benefits from high
residential rates are continuously optimized. performance and real-time access to large
volumes of transactional information.
Introducing SAP HANA
The SAP High-Performance
With the introduction of SAP HANA, what Analytic Appliance includes:
was once just a possibility now becomes a
reality. This next generation of SAP’s • A high performance in-memory
in-memory technology provides a computing engine and a powerful data
multipurpose, in-memory appliance, giving calculation engine.
organizations the power to gain instant • Real-time replication service to access
insight into business operations while and replicate data from SAP ERP.
enabling them to react quickly to changing • Data integration services to access and
business conditions. SAP HANA lets index information from virtually any
business users immediately access, model data source.
and analyze all of their transactional and • A data repository to persist views of
analytical data in real-time – from virtually business information.
any data source – and in a single • Highly-tuned integration with SAP
environment, without affecting existing BusinessObjects BI solutions for insight
applications or systems. and analytics.
• SQL and MDX interfaces for third-party
Delivered on advanced hardware from IBM, application access.
SAP HANA realizes the efficient processing • A unified information modeling and
and analysis of massive amounts of data by design environment.
packaging SAP’s intelligent use of
in-memory technology, columnar database
design, data compression, and massive
parallel processing. The unique design of
IBM System x eX5 rack mounted servers

2. Innovation Through Partnership www.sap.com /contactsap
SAP HANA is another example of how SAP’s unique partner ecosystem approach – being
industry-focused and community-powered – delivers orchestrated innovation and
breakthrough results for our joint customers. Emerging business challenges require holistic
thinking – across corporate boundaries. SAP works with IBM in a highly collaborative
environment for the benefit of our joint customers. IBM solutions become part of the
“whole” solution for customers where shared interests and goals are realized and new
opportunities are revealed.
SAP and IBM – A Winning Combination
Organizations today are struggling to keep up: more data, more decisions, and increased
pressure to deliver value faster. With the amount of digital data increasing tenfold every five
years, large, complex, global organizations need solutions to help manage their business.
Together, SAP and IBM enable the analysis of this extensive amount of data and empower
organizations to make real-time decisions based on accurate information.
IBM offers rapid deployment solutions for SAP HANA including:
• Discovery and assessment services to maximize business impact.
• Architecture assessment and benchmark services.
• Proof of concept services.
• Express deployment offerings, including industry best practices.
The combination of this SAP in-memory computing engine with IBM System x rack-
mounted servers, based on eX5 technology with hard disk and solid state disk storage,
enables a highly scalable solution. This allows SAP HANA customers to benefit from a
shared vision that delivers a whole new level of unprecedented, cost-effective, BI
performance for business insight.
What SAP HANA Means for You
• Real-time decision-making by bringing all the data in your enterprise within the reach of
decision-makers in seconds, not weeks or months, in an easy-to-understand and use
format so your company can run smarter and faster, and perform better.
• Enables innovative new applications, combining high volume transactions with
analytics, to dramatically improve existing planning, forecasting, pricing optimization
and other processes.
• Accelerate business performance while reducing TCO via less hardware, maintenance,
and testing. SAP HANA is based on proven technology which are easy to implement
whether delivered on-demand or via appliances.
Getting Started with SAP HANA
SAP HANA will change the way your company does business by enabling real-time insight
into business operations as they happen! Talk with us to discover how SAP HANA will allow ©2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved.
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