Enter the fast-paced world of SAP HANA 2.0 with this introductory guide. Begin with an exploration of the technological backbone of SAP HANA as a database and platform. Then, step into key SAP HANA user roles and discover core capabilities for administration, application development, advanced analytics, security, data integration, and more. No matter how SAP HANA 2.0 fits into your business, this book is your starting point.

In this book, you'll learn about:
a. Technology
Discover what makes an in-memory database platform. Learn about SAP HANA's journey from version 1.0 to 2.0, take a tour of your technology options, and walk through deployment scenarios and implementation requirements.

b. Tools
Unpack your SAP HANA toolkit. See essential tools in action, from SAP HANA cockpit and SAP HANA studio, to the SAP HANA Predictive Analytics Library and SAP HANA smart data integration.

c. Key Roles
Understand how to use SAP HANA as a developer, administrator, data scientist, data center architect, and more. Explore key tasks like backend programming with SQLScript, security setup with roles and authorizations, data integration with the SAP HANA Data Management Suite, and more.

Highlights include:
1) Architecture
2) Administration
3) Application development
4) Analytics
5) Security
6) Data integration
7) Data architecture
8) Data center

Learn about security, data integration, analytics, data center architecture, and other key features

Autorentext
Denys van Kempen is a marketing professional and SAP HANA product expert who has been working with SAP in-memory technologies since 2010. He has created hundreds of tutorial videos for the SAP HANA Academy on YouTube and is a frequent contributor to SAP Community. With his colleagues from the SAP HANA Academy, Denys also teaches Academy Live! at SAP TechEd and partner events. Previously, his team pioneered Sports Analytics at SAP under the banner of Experience SAP.

Inhalt
... Preface ... 17

... Who Should Read This Book? ... 17

... How This Book is Organized ... 18

... Acknowledgments and Dedication ... 24

1 ... Introduction ... 27

1.1 ... What Is SAP HANA? ... 27

1.2 ... Key Capabilities ... 30

1.3 ... Key Benefits ... 34

1.4 ... Finding Customer Stories and Use Cases ... 39

1.5 ... Industry Analysts ... 41

1.6 ... The Road Ahead ... 43

1.7 ... Licensing and Maintenance ... 46

1.8 ... Summary ... 49

2 ... Technology Overview ... 51

2.1 ... In-Memory Database Concepts ... 52

2.2 ... System Architecture Overview ... 57

2.3 ... Editions ... 67

2.4 ... What's New: Support Package Stacks and Revisions ... 70

2.5 ... Deployment Options ... 84

2.6 ... Summary ... 93

3 ... Administration ... 95

3.1 ... Role and Tools ... 96

3.2 ... System Administration ... 105

3.3 ... SAP HANA Lifecycle Management ... 130

3.4 ... Application Server Administration ... 141

3.5 ... Summary ... 145

4 ... Development ... 147

4.1 ... Role and Tools ... 148

4.2 ... SQL and SQLScript ... 154

4.3 ... Analytic Modeling ... 160

4.4 ... SAP HANA Extended Application Services ... 163

4.5 ... Core Data Services ... 169

4.6 ... SAP HANA Deployment Infrastructure ... 171

4.7 ... Application Lifecycle Management ... 173

4.8 ... JSON Document Store ... 174

4.9 ... SAP Cloud Platform ... 177

4.10 ... Client Interfaces ... 181

4.11 ... Web-Based Data Access ... 195

4.12 ... SAP HANA, Express Edition ... 201

4.13 ... SAP HANA Interactive Education ... 206

4.14 ... Summary ... 210

5 ... Advanced Analytics ... 213

5.1 ... Roles and Tools ... 215

5.2 ... Predictive Analytics and Machine Learning ... 218

5.3 ... Spatial Data Processing ... 228

5.4 ... Graph Data Processing ... 232

5.5 ... Series Data Processing ... 235

5.6 ... Text Analytics and Search ... 237

5.7 ... SAP HANA Streaming Analytics ... 243

5.8 ... Summary ... 246

6 ... Security ... 247

6.1 ... Roles and Tools ... 248

6.2 ... User Management ... 251

6.3 ... Data Privacy and Protection ... 268

6.4 ... Auditing ... 278

6.5 ... SAP HANA XS Security ... 281

6.6 ... Additional Security Considerations and Concerns ... 281

6.7 ... Summary ... 282

7 ... Data Integration ... 285

7.1 ... Roles and Tools ... 286

7.2 ... SAP HANA Data Management Suite ... 287

7.3 ... Enterprise Information Management ... 291

7.4 ... Data Federation with SAP HANA Smart Data Access ... 297

7.5 ... Remote Data Synchronization ... 298

7.6 ... Data Replication ... 300

7.7 ... Big Data ... 303

7.8 ... Summary ... 306

8 ... Data Architecture ... 309

8.1 ... Roles and Tools ... 310

8.2 ... SAP Enterprise Architecture Designer ... 311

8.3 ... Scaling SAP HANA ... 314

8.4 ... Data Tiering ... 320

8.5 ... Data Distribution ... 326

8.6 ... SAP HANA Data Warehousing Foundation ... 331

8.7 ... Summary ... 335

9 ... Data Center Architecture ... 337

9.1 ... Roles and Tools ... 338

9.2 ... Implementation Overview ... 340

9.3 ... Deployment Options ... 344

9.4 ... On-Premise SAP HANA ... 350

9.5 ... Hardware Technologies ... 352

9.6 ... Operating System Platforms ... 356

9.7 ... Infrastructure-as-a-Service Providers ... 360

9.8 ... Migration ... 364

9.9 ... High Availability and Disaster Recovery ... 368

9.10 ... System Replication ... 371

9.11 ... Network Administration and Landscape Management ... 374

9.12 ... Summary ... 379

10 ... Training and Support ... 381

10.1 ... Training ... 381

10.2 ... SAP Services and Support ... 400

10.3 ... SAP Community ... 411

10.4 ... SAP Events ... 413

10.5 ... User Groups, Alliances, and More ... 416

10.6 ... Summary ... 419

... The Author ... 421

... Index ... 423