FAQs: SAP HANA

• Q. What is SAP HANA?
• Q. What is SAP HANA appliance?
• Q. What kinds of applications are being delivered on top of SAP HANA?
• Q. What is SAP in-memory computing?
• Q. What is the rationale and history leading up to SAP HANA?
• Q. How are customers using SAP HANA today?
• Q. Is SAP HANA available today?
• Q. What is the release strategy for subsequent versions of SAP HANA?
• Q. What are the benefits of SAP HANA today?
• Q. I am an ERP and non-SAP DW customer.  How can I leverage SAP HANA?
• Q. I am a SAP BW customer.  What are the advantages for running SAP BW on HANA?
• Q. Can a Non-SAP applications customer use SAP HANA?
• Q. Are there any limitations around loading data from certain data sources into SAP HANA?
• Q. What frontend tools can I use with SAP HANA?
• Q. How big does SAP HANA scale?
• Q. How is SAP HANA priced?
• Q. What is the difference between SAP Business Warehouse Accelerator (SAP BWA) & SAP HANA?
• Q. What is the difference between SAP BusinessObjects Explorer Accelerated & SAP HANA?
• Q. How does Sybase IQ fit in SAP’s overall Data Warehousing strategy?
• Q. How does Sybase ASE fit in SAP’s overall Database strategy?
• Q. Can I upgrade my existing SAP BWA licenses to SAP HANA?
• Q. Can I re-use SAP BWA hardware for SAP HANA?
• Q. Does SAP have any reference customers for SAP HANA?
• Q. How can I get started with SAP HANA?
• Q. I am an SAP Partner and how do I get started with SAP HANA?
• Q. How will SAP roll out HANA to its partner community?