SAP HANA: An Introduction (3rd Edition) Hardcover – October 3, 2014

Great addition to library on HANA!

If you're looking for any information about the actual HANA DBMS, this is the wrong place -- what information is in here wouldn't make up a thin pamphlet. What this book most resembles is a glossy, bound packet of sales material, all rah, rah! about the SAP product line with lots of pretty screen shots of utilities, but with precious few facts about the supposed subject. I realize this book came from SAP Press, but I thought they might have tried to at least make it useful. Given the rather scanty nature of SAP's on-line English documentation, there is a real need for a book that actually describes SAP HANA. Pity it isn't this book.

Very helpful book as a primer on HANA, written in a way that makes the benefits easy to understand for a layperson, and also as a reference guide for technicians who are working with HANA.The first section of the book is focused on describing in easy language how HANA works, how it can integrate with a company's existing data infrastructure, the effects it can have on how a company operates, and the business case for implementing HANA; useful information for upper management when considering a technology upgrade. The book then moves into more in-depth instruction, including planning, migrations, data modeling, provisioning, administration, and tools associated with a proper HANA implementation. An important, go-to resource for anyone involved with HANA.

This book is a must read by anyone in the IT industry that is considering SAP HANA for their company. The book is simply divided into two sections: First the What, Why, and When and the second is How. In the What, Why and When you get an excellent overview of in-memory computing and what a HANA solution looks like. The second section, How, covers the remaining book which provides examples that will answer many of the questions around HANA while providing hands on examples.

A comprehensive and informative overview of SAP HANA written by one of the industry's most respected authorities on this subject. Includes the latest information about hardware options and future trends of SAP HANA.