Describing why you should use SAP HANA

This section explains why should we use SAP HANA even though there are many databases on the market.

Getting ready

SAP HANA is a real-time applications platform that provides a multipurpose, in-memory appliance. Decision makers in the organization can gain instant insight into business operations. As all the data available can be analyzed, they can react to the business conditions rapidly to make decisions. The following are the advantages of SAP HANA:

• Real Time: One can access the most granular information from both SAP and non-SAP sources within moments of it changing.
• Applications: SAP HANA is the future for the entire SAP portfolio of products and solutions, unlocking new insights, predicting issues before they occur, and allowing you to plan for scenarios at the speed of thought.
• Platform: SAP HANA is fundamentally different from anything else on the market. The SAP HANA platform will power current products, such as Business Warehouse, and new trends...