Databases Reference
In-Depth Information
People and places you should get to know
If you need help with SAP HANA, here are some people and places that will prove invaluable.
Official sites
The following are a list of important sites, which will prove useful:
Ê
Homepage
:
http://www.sap.com/solutions/technology/in-memory-computing-
platform/hana/overview/index.epx
. There's a lot of marketing material, but this is
where it all starts in the SAP HANA world.
Ê
SAP's user review of SAP HANA
:
http://www.sap.com/solutions/technology/in-
memory-computing-platform/reviews/index.epx
. Again, beware the marketing
skew to the articles (this is a
sap.com
page after all), but gives good insight into the
different business areas in which clients are using SAP HANA.
Ê
Manual and documentation
:
http://help.sap.com/hana_appliance/
. Gives
release notes to the latest versions of the system, including new features and bug
fixes. Additionally, most of the system manuals are available for download here.
Ê
SapHana minisite
:
https://www.saphana.com/community/blogs
. This site is
SAP's community-facing minisite dedicated to the SAP HANA product, with blogs,
user testimonials, forums, documentation, use-cases, and so on. It contains a wealth
of information.
Ê
Knowledge base
:
http://service.sap.com/notes
. SAP notes on all aspects of the
ERP, BW, and HANA products can be found here. Search for HANA. If you think you've
found a bug, or the system is behaving strangely, then there's likely a note on your
problem on this site. Phrasing your question right to find the note can sometimes be
tricky. You'll need a SAP Service Marketplace login (S-user) to use this site.
Articles and tutorials
The following are a list of important tutorial sites, which will prove useful:
Ê
The Wikipedia article explaining column-based databases
:
http://en.wikipedia.
org/wiki/Column-oriented_DBMS
. This article is a great place to start to get a better
understanding of the underlying data storage technology used in SAP HANA, and why
it brings increased performance for reporting.
Ê
SCN developer center
:
http://scn.sap.com/community/developer-center/hana
.
Contains downloads, tutorials, and articles aimed at developers on SAP's HANA
platform, including direct download links to PDF versions of the different
developer manuals.
