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Explore critical topics shaping today’s SAP landscape—from digital transformation and cloud migration to cybersecurity and business intelligence. Each topic is curated to provide in-depth insights, best practices, and the latest trends that help SAP professionals lead with confidence.

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Discover how SAP strategies and implementations vary across global markets. Our regional content brings localized insights, regulations, and case studies to help you navigate the unique demands of your geography.

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Dive into the most talked-about themes shaping the SAP ecosystem right now. From cross-industry innovations to region-spanning initiatives, explore curated collections that spotlight what’s trending and driving transformation across the SAP community.

SAP HANA

SAP HANA: The In-Memory Database Powering the Intelligent Enterprise

As the foundation of SAP S/4HANA and SAP’s broader technology portfolio, SAP HANA has transformed how enterprises process, store and analyze data in real time. SAPinsider research on SAP S/4HANA implementation consistently finds that improved performance and real-time data access are the top benefits organizations report after migrating to SAP HANA-based platforms.

What Is SAP HANA?

SAP HANA, originally the High-performance Analytic Appliance, is a column-oriented in-memory database released in 2010. It supports both transactional and analytical workloads on a single data copy, eliminating the latency of traditional disk-based databases. SAP HANA serves as the exclusive database for SAP S/4HANA and underpins SAP Business Technology Platform, SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP Datasphere and other SAP cloud solutions. It can be deployed on-premise, in the cloud or in hybrid configurations, and supports machine learning, AI and advanced analytics natively.

What Use Cases Are Referenced?

Digital Transformation with SAP S/4HANA explains how SAP HANA serves as the next-generation in-memory relational database technology for SAP, enabling the improved interface, performance and real-time data management capabilities of SAP S/4HANA.

Protect Your SAP HANA Environment covers security considerations for SAP HANA deployments, including how organizations safeguard their high-performance in-memory database environments against threats while maintaining performance for analytics and transactions.

Information Management Options in SAP HANA Smart Data Quality examines how SAP HANA’s native smart data quality and smart data integration capabilities enable organizations to manage data quality and integration directly within the HANA platform.

Managing Hidden Risks in a Technical SAP S/4HANA Migration addresses the security, compliance and governance risks that organizations face when moving to SAP HANA-based S/4HANA in technical migration scenarios as the 2027 ECC maintenance deadline approaches.

What SAPinsider Research Supports This Topic?

SAPinsider SAP S/4HANA Implementation Guide identifies SAP HANA as the advanced multi-model in-memory database enabling real-time data management, high-speed analytics and scalable operations at the core of every SAP S/4HANA deployment.

SAPinsider Data and Analytics Themes for 2026 highlights SAP HANA’s continued role as the foundation for SAP organizations’ data strategies, underpinning AI-enabled analytics, self-service visualization and real-time decision-making across SAP environments.

5 Weeks, 5 Webinars: SAP HANA Expert Series, presented by Protiviti
5 Weeks, 5 Webinars: SAP HANA Expert Series, presented by Protiviti Staying abreast — or ahead — of the latest SAP HANA enhancements can be a full-time job. Everyone’s resource-challenged: There’s not enough time, not enough staff, and not enough funding for training. We hear stories from clients every day who feel they’re not making the most of their SAP HANA investments or that their teams aren’t able to train on enhancements and upgrades often or quickly enough to maximize their significant IT investments. Beginning September 7, Protiviti is offering a five-part SAP HANA Expert Webinar Series that can help your organization achieve its goals to optimize the SAP HANA platforms you’ve selected or are considering. Each hour-long session will be led by one or more of our SAP HANA experts. Attendees will take away valuable best practices ranging from choosing the right next step on your SAP HANA journey, to maximizing the SAP HANA security model, to making the right choice between cloud, on-premise, or hybrid platforms. Register now for one, two, or all five webinars, which are detailed below. What's Your SAP BW Strategy — SAP BW powered by SAP HANA, SAP BW/4HANA or SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud?  Speakers: Sri Velicheti and Vinay Suneja Thursday, September 7 @ 2:00 pm ET If you are debating whether to migrate to SAP Business Warehouse (SAP BW) powered by SAP HANA, implement SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud or SAP BW/4HANA, or combine these options moving forward, you will want to take advantage of this webinar. You'll gain a pragmatic approach to your SAP HANA journey, including practical insights for making the right choice and understanding how the choice you make influences your SAP S/4HANA journey. Key Learning Points
  • Learn the value proposition and compare pros and cons of SAP BW/4HANA versus SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud based on your specific system landscape
  • Discover a comprehensive three-step process focusing on business applications, usage statistics, and technical infrastructure that will influence your SAP HANA migration strategy
  • Understand the impact of "change" to your technical organization and opportunities to retrain your workforce to meet future demand

Mastering the SAP HANA Security Model  Speaker: Jonathan Haun Thursday, September 14 @ 2:00 pm ET Join us for this thorough overview of how SAP HANA's security mechanisms works. You'll walk through technical explanations and practical examples, hear best-practice strategies for properly provisioning users and managing repository roles, explore how third-party authentication can integrate with SAP HAHA, and find out how to provide selective access to data using analytic privileges. Key Learning Points 

  • Learn best-practice strategies to properly provision users and manage repository roles
  • Explore how third-party authentication can integrate with SAP HANA, and see examples using SAML and Kerberos authentication
  • Find out how to provide selective access to data using analytic privileges in SAP HANA

What to Consider When Moving to HANA 2.0 Speaker: Jonathan Haun Thursday, September 21 @ 2:00 pm ET  This webinar will introduce you to a comprehensive overview of everything needed to implement or upgrade to SAP HANA 2.0, the "next generation data management platform for digital transformation." This includes the impact on SAP applications, key changes to the platform as well as information regarding the hardware and operating systems required. Key Learning Points 
  • Discover what's new and different with SAP HANA 2.0 and what steps are ahead to implement or upgrade to SAP HANA 2.0
  • Examine the hardware required to support SAP HANA 2.0
  • Understand what operating systems are required to support SAP HANA 2.0

Best Practices for Optimizing SAP HANA Views to Create a Robust Analytic Platform Speaker: Marshall Kelley Thursday, September 28 @ 2:00 pm ET SAP HANA is an extremely fast and powerful tool, but has your organization solved the challenge of how to best optimize SAP HANA views for speed, flexibility, and reusability? Attend this session to hear strategies for creating an analytical foundation in SAP HANA, which can then be leveraged directly for simple analysis and/or re-used in secondary views for advanced analysis. Key Learning Points
  • Fundamentals of SAP HANA modeling, and why these techniques are crucial to performance
  • Why SAP HANA models are like icebergs and why it's important to pay attention to what's under the surface
  • How to optimize all types of SAP HANA views to achieve speed, flexibility, and reusability
  • A look at calculation views — current and future state
  • Why performance testing isn't just for the racetrack
  • Common challenges faced when accommodating multiple tools and use cases

SAP HANA Deployment Options: On Premise, Cloud, or Hybrid Speaker: Scott Golden Thursday, October 5 @ 2:00 pm ET Navigating the decisions around SAP HANA can be daunting. In this session, we will review the deployment options available and offer tips on determining which is the best fit for your business needs, budget, and resources. Whether it's on premise for maximum control, in the cloud for fast time-to-value, or through a hybrid model that supports a variety of deployment scenarios, this webinar will cover them all — and more. Key Learning Points 

  • Review the pros (and cons) of on-premise, cloud, or hybrid platforms
  • Address security and performance concerns
  • Discuss license types: perpetual versus subscription
  • Analyze cloud options: Subscription, hosted, and platform as a service (Amazon, Azure)
  • Learn best practices to achieve maximum operational efficiencies
Don’t miss this great SAP HANA learning opportunity – register today!
3 Ways SAP HANA Can Help You Unlock Exponential Potential in the Evolving Digital Economy

The digital economy is awash in new, interconnected technologies that are driving exponential data growth and creating new, digital business models. While businesses can struggle to extract value from these developments, those that are prepared are well positioned to take advantage of the significant opportunities they present. Learn three ways SAP HANA makes large data loads and complex business models easier to manage and process, enabling organizations to seize business opportunities in the digital economy.

Developing with Advanced In-Memory Data Analytics — Using a Laptop?

SAP HANA is more than just an in-memory database — it integrates data access, advanced analytical processing and application development in a single platform — and is a compelling option for companies seeking to gain an edge in a highly competitive economy. Despite its advantages, however, some may be hesitant to explore an SAP HANA implementation due to concerns about the potential resource investments involved. Learn how SAP HANA, express edition, offers developers, analysts, and data engineers a simplified version of the software that allows them to create innovative applications without expensive hardware configurations or not-yet-needed features.  

Building Customer Success on a Global Platform

As companies continue to transition to SAP HANA, many are shying away from on-premise deployments and instead opting to move to the cloud. These organizations, which often have a global presence and a distributed infrastructure, are looking for an SAP provider that has a global footprint and can offer consistency in architecture, service delivery, and support. United VARs – in partnership with Symmetry -- is a tight, trusted affiliation of more than 40 SAP channel partners from more than 80 countries that have come together to deliver a platform for digital transformation. Learn how United VARs helps support SAP customers in their transitions in this new digital era, regardless of size or location.

Considerations for Disaster Recovery and Automated Failover Clusters for SAP HANA Infrastructures
Duke University Men’s Basketball Enhances Digital Playbook

SAP HANA powers statistical analysis for websites for the NBA and NHL — and now also runs a statistical algorithm that produces insights about Duke University’s men’s basketball team. The university developed #DukeMBBStats Insights on www.goduke.com to serve as the fans’ ultimate source for in-game comparisons and analysis to show how what they are watching compares with players and events from Duke’s entire history. Learn how Duke used SAP technology and collaboration across its athletics and IT departments to build the tool. 

IDEXX Laboratories Tames Troublesome Reporting

IDEXX Laboratories, an animal health diagnostics and veterinary software innovator, prides itself on the quick turnaround of diagnostic test results for its customers. Internally, the business planning team was not seeing the same fast results. With complex reports taking over 30 minutes to complete (or time out), IDEXX knew it was time to improve query runtimes, speed up reporting, and enhance overall performance of SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (SAP BPC). Read about how IDEXX migrated SAP BPC data from a non-SAP database to SAP HANA and upgraded the application to reduce reporting wait time from 20 minutes down to 10 seconds or less and increase adoption with single sign-on capabilities — all without downtime or disruption to the business.

Protect Your SAP HANA Environment
Advanced SAP HANA Modeling: How to Use the Query Results Caching Feature to Improve Performance

Learn how to best use the query results caching option to improve the performance of your information views. See when to use—or not use—this option as part of your modeled SAP HANA database. Also, learn about other caching topics.

Advanced SAP HANA Modeling (Part 1): How to Use the Query Results Caching Feature to Improve PerformanceLearn how to best use the query results caching option to improve the performance of your information views. See when to use—or not use—this option as part of your modeled SAP HANA database. Also, learn about other caching topics. Key Concept For many years, SAP HANA has offered the ability to cache information view results. […]

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