HANA offers an excellent foundation for SAP Applications
August 27, 2019
HANA offers an excellent foundation for SAP Applications

Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Software Version
SAP HANA, enterprise edition
Overall Satisfaction with SAP HANA
SAP HANA is used as the primary database back-end for a good number of our Enterprise Applications and it is slated to replace all other databases running SAP applications. The in-memory features of the database resolves a number of performance issues that had been a problem for many years.
Pros
- Straightforward conversion from other major databases for SAP applications.
- High performance for different types of workloads.
- Relatively simple installation and management.
Cons
- Memory requirements.
- Long-load times at startup.
- Growing pains associated with version upgrades.
- Single vendor for support on both application and database.
- Great reliability and support.
- Performance impact has been noticeable by the business.
- DB2 and Oracle Database
DB2 and Oracle are more mature products, however, HANA stacks very well against it in terms of reliability and management. Cost is a huge factor in HANA's favor as well, especially given Oracle's excessive costs.
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