Berg, BjarneDr. Bjarne Berg is VP of ComeritLabs and has implemented in-memory solutions for SAP analytics in Europe and in the USA. In addition to his SAP HANA work at ComeritLabs, he has also collaborated with IBM at the Research Triangle Park in North Carolina with testing, development, and benchmarking SAP HANA on SAP BW solutions. In the past, he has implemented in-memory systems for Fortune 500 companies, and has managed over 50 SAP NetWeaver performance tuning engagements for large organizations. He is a frequent speaker at SAP conferences and also teaches in the SAP University Alliance.
Silvia, PennyPenny Silvia is the SAP analytics and HANA leader for IBM's Global SAP iCoC. She has extensive experience in implementing advanced and in-memory analytic solutions for SAP customers. She works closely with clients to help them understand and develop SAP HANA roadmaps, strategies, and implementation plans, as well as identifying data and analytic needs that can benefit from an in-memory solution. She is a frequent speaker at SAP conferences and is on the Advisory Board for multiple SAP publications.

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Foreword to the Third Edition ... 17Introduction ... 19Acknowledgments ... 21PART I What, Why, and When1 In-Memory Computing, Big Data, and SAP HANA ... 251.1 Introduction to In-Memory Computing and Big Data ... 261.2 Introduction to SAP HANA ... 341.3 Introduction to Implementation Options ... 521.4 Summary ... 552 SAP HANA On-Premise Implementation Options ... 572.1 SAP HANA as a Data Warehouse for Analytics ... 572.2 SAP BW on SAP HANA ... 702.3 SAP Business Suite on SAP HANA ... 852.4 Choosing an SAP HANA Implementation Option ... 952.5 Summary ... 993 SAP HANA in the Cloud ... 1033.1 Cloud Basics ... 1033.2 SAP HANA Cloud Platform and SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud ... 1053.3 Choosing SAP HANA in the Cloud ... 1093.4 Summary ... 1154 Advanced Applications for SAP HANA ... 1174.1 SAP HANA Live ... 1174.2 SAP Predictive Analysis for SAP HANA ...1204.3 SAP Business Planning and Consolidation for SAP HANA ... 1244.4 SAP Simple Solutions ... 1274.5 Summary ... 1285 SAP HANA and Your Business Strategy ... 1295.1 Identifying Transformational Opportunities ... 1315.2 Understanding Your Needs ... 1345.3 Working with Existing Solutions: SAP HANA versus SAP BWA ... 1405.4 Writing a Business Case, Budgeting, and Staffing forSAP HANA ... 1485.5 Frequently Asked Questions about SAP HANA ... 1605.6 Summary ... 165PART II How6 Planning an SAP HANA Implementation ... 1696.1 Implementation-Independent Considerations ... 1696.2 SAP HANA as a Data Warehouse ... 1826.3 SAP Business Suite on SAP HANA ... 1906.4 SAP Business Warehouse on SAP HANA ... 2036.5 Summary ... 2307 SAP HANA and SAP Business Intelligence ... 2337.1 Overview of Tools ... 2337.2 Connecting SAP BusinessObjects BI Tools to SAP HANA ... 2497.3 Summary ... 2638 Developer Tools for SAP HANA ... 2658.1 UI Development Toolkit for HTML5 (SAPUI5) ... 2658.2 SAP HANA Extended Application Services (XS) ... 2758.3 SAP HANA Live ... 2808.4 SAP HANA Cloud Platform ... 2828.5 SAP River ... 2888.6 Summary ... 2959 Data Modeling with Information Composer ... 2979.1 Getting Started with Information Composer ... 2999.2 Uploading Data to SAP HANA ... 3049.3 Composing Information Views ... 3159.4 Viewing Uploaded Data and Composed Information Views ... 3269.5 Summary ... 32910 Data Modeling with SAP HANA Studio ... 33110.1 SAP HANA Studio Overview and Terminology ... 33210.2 Getting Started with SAP HANA Information Modeler ... 33710.3 Building Attribute Views ... 34510.4 Building Analytic Views ... 35610.5 Building Calculation Views Using the Graphical Method ... 36410.6 SQL and SQLScript ... 37610.7 Summary ... 38911 Advanced Concepts in SAP HANA Studio ... 39111.1 Data Mart Virtualization ... 39111.2 Derived Attribute Views ... 39311.3 Calculated Attributes ... 39911.4 Restricted and Calculated Measures ... 40211.5 Filter and Variable Operations ... 40811.6 Currency Conversion ... 42211.7 Hierarchies ... 42711.8 Personalizing Studio ... 43511.9 Summary ... 44112 Data Provisioning ... 44312.1 Choosing a Data Provisioning Method ... 44412.2 Trigger-Based Replication: SAP Landscape Transformation ... 45612.3 ETL-Based Replication: SAP Data Services ... 48012.4 Log-Based Replication: SAP (Sybase) Replication Server and Load Controller ... 50512.5 Direct Extractor Connection ... 50912.6 Summary ... 51913 SAP HANA Administration ... 52113.1 Using the SAP HANA Administration Console ... 52213.2 System Monitoring ... 53213.3 Updates ... 54613.4 Security ... 54813.5 License Keys ... 55613.6 Backup and High Availability ... 55913.7 SAP Solution Manager and SAP HANA ... 56413.8 DBA Cockpit for SAP HANA ... 56513.9 Summary ... 568The Authors ... 569Index ... 571

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