SAP HANA

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.  

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.

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.

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.

Hillarys ― a manufacturer and retailer of made-to-order window coverings based in Nottingham, England ― has been well ahead of the customization curve, providing its customers with personalized products and service for nearly 50 years. Business and customer needs have changed significantly, however, and Hillarys recognized it needed to adapt in order to innovate, capture opportunities for growth, and satisfy changing customer expectations. Learn how Hillarys modernized its infrastructure and improved performance, enhanced the customer experience, and enabled access to innovative technologies by upgrading to SAP Business Suite and moving to an SAP HANA database.