1. In Memory Computing using SAP HANA
Re-innovating FFBL Business Through Simplicity
Ahmed Nawaz
P No. 1892

2. In Memory Computing
A computing methodology in which all the data is loaded in the Random Access Memory (RAM) and directly processed from it thus removing the need of fetching DATA from slower Storages
How was it made possible??
Moore’s Law

3. Database Organized Collection of DATA Managed by an RDBMS
Conventionally
Sits in the DISK Based Storage
Accessed by I/O operations for specific DATA

4. In Memory Data Base
A Data Base that mainly resides in Random Access Memory
DBMS primarily relying on RAM instead of Disk Storage
Advantages
Faster then conventional DBs
Fewer CPU instructions required

6. SAP HANA-Introduction
SAP HANA is an in-memory database and application platform, which is for many operations x faster than a regular database Brain Child of HASSO PLATNER and in the same fashion named HASSO’s New Architecture Big Leap forward from the conventional R/3 architecture

7. SAP HANA-Distinguishing Features
In Memory
Column Oriented
Compression
Ability to handle Transactional and Analytical data
at the same time
Evolution from a Data Base to an In Memory Application Platform

8. Conventional Case (Other DBs)
Deep
Deep
Broad
High Speed
Complex & interactive questions
on granular data
Big data,
many
data types
Fast
response -
time,
interactivity
Complex & interactive questions
on granular data
Broad
High Speed
Big data,
many
data types
Fast
response -
time,
interactivity OR

9. SAP HANA
SAP HANA does it all! Delivering across 5 dimensions of modern decision-process
Broad
High Speed
Simple
Real -
time
Big data, many
data types
Fast response
time,
interactivity

10. SAP HANA-Benefits for FFBL
Accelerate Business Performance
Improve Business Productivity
Improve IT Efficiency
Reduction in TCO
Reduction in Maintenance Cost
Right Platform for the future
New products and features

11. SAP HANA-Benefits for FFBL cont.
Business Scenario Recommendation Report
System accessed by SAP Global
Analysis based on OUR transactional data
Comprehensive report generated
Key Areas
Asset planning and scheduling
Financial and Managerial reporting
Warehouse Management
Entity close (Accounting and Financial)
Operational reporting for finance

12. SAP HANA-New products and features
SAP FIORI (limited usage on ANYDB)
SAP S/4 HANA

13. SAP HANA-New products and features (FIORI)
Fiori is a product offering from SAP that was built to enhance
User Experience
Mobility
Benefits include
Higher user acceptance
Flexibility
Little training required
Enhanced productivity
No additional cost

14. FIORI (Visual Comparison)

15. SAP HANA-New products and features (S/4HANA)
SAP’s next Generation business suite rewritten specifically for HANA
Smaller total DB size
Less process steps
New SAP Fiori UX for any device
Faster analytics and reporting
ERP, CRM, SRM,SCM, PLM co-deployed
Simple Finance
Simple Logistics
…….
Complete Business Suite

16. SAP HANA-Hardware Certified Appliances Supported Entry Level Systems
Certified Storage

17. SAP HANA-Hardware cont.
Appliances available in the Directory can be filtered on the basis of seven key criterions
Vendor
CPU Architecture
Memory
Appliance Type
File System
Operating System
Multiple file system options are available
LOG:ext3, DATA:XFS
GPFS
MPFS
XFS
ext3
Three main appliance types are available
Scale out
Single Node
Options are available for two flavors of LINUX
SLES
RHEL
Certified HW includes four Intel CPU Architectures
Intel Haswell EX E7
Intel Ivy Bridge EX E7
Intel Nehalem EX E7
Intel Westmere EX E7
Entry level systems have support for the less intensive CPU types including
Intel Xeon E5-26xx v2
Intel Xeon E5-26xx v3
Selection of appliance can be made from a list of 12 vendors including
Dell
Cisco
Fujitsu HP
Hitachi
Huawei
Lenovo
NEC
Bull
and more..
Memory ranges are different for different type of Appliances but in general options are available from 128 GB to 12 TB

18. SAP HANA-Project Roadmap
Completed
R&D to develop understanding of HANA
Research on the HW required for HANA Deployment
Technical meetings Regarding HANA with SAP Vendors
RFP for Migration services and HW
In Process
Sizing For HANA (under progress)
Next
Budgetary Quotes from Services and Hardware Vendors
Financial Comparative Analysis

19. Your Questions are Welcomed
THANK YOU
Your Questions are Welcomed