Blackvard Management Consulting - SAP HANA Introduction

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SAP HANA® – Introduction

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Agenda

What will be covered:

1. Who we are

2. What is SAP HANA® ?

3. Methods to implement SAP HANA®

4. SAP HANA® user interfaces

5. Real-world SAP HANA® case study

6. Coaching & training services

7. Q&A session

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Technical project lead and ABAP architect responsible for quality in technical scope and budget in a global roll-out of SAP Logistics applications (SAP LE / LO)

Conducting multiple SAP ABAP and SAP HANA® trainings for various US companies

Implementation of a standard SAP software solution for Spend Management within SAP AG & ARIBA (annual spend volume 3 Bill. EUR) which can be used in all SAP systems

Improved claims management using SAP FS-CM which is generating annual savings of 15 Mio € for a huge German public healthcare organization

Implemented a global solution for procurement processes at BMW AG using SAP SRM / B2B

Blueprinting and implementation of SAP software for banking credit cancelations for VOLKSWAGEN

Key Achievements of Blackvard Management Consulting in Previous Projects

What We’ve Accomplished


Blackvard Management Consultants

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Short Bio:

Lukas M. Dietzsch is managing director at BlackvardManagement Consulting, LLC. He is holding a Master’s degree in Information Technology and is an experienced IT solution architect and project lead.

His strong background in adapting to requirements and standards in different industries and on various platforms are valuable assets for Blackvard customers.

He is repeatedly commended by customers for driving efficient solutions for complex problems in globally distributed team environments and meeting tough deadlines.

For further information please visit:

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Lukas M. Dietzsch

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Managing Director




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HANA® (High Performance ANalytic Appliance) is an SAP product

which allows for rapid analysis of large amounts of data in real-time

Fusion of both SAP software & powerful certified hardware platforms

Common products integrated in HANA®

SAP HANA® database

SAP Landscape Transformation Replication Server (SLT)

SAP HANA® Direct Extractor Connection (DXC)

Sybase Replication Technology

What is SAP HANA®?



In-Memory data computing

Required data permanently stored in main system memory

Data available in cache

Data is stored directly in RAM for operational use

Magnetic storage used only for recovery purposes

Software is largely parallel & takes advantage of each CPU core

Row-based or Column-based

SAP HANA® is data source agnostic

Various databases to store data in SAP & non-SAP systems

What is SAP HANA®?


HANA® Architecture & Components

SAP System

Non-SAP

SystemHANA® Studio

HANA® Load Controller

HANA® Host Agent

Replication System

HANA® Database

HANA® Client

SAP

LT

HANA® Studio

MS Excel

BO Explorer

Web Access

Other Tools

Backend HANA® Frontend

Note: Various backend systems can be integrated with SAP Landscape Transformation




Various ways to implement SAP HANA® solutions

More specifically, there are different ways to provision data within SAP HANA®

Different ways to deploy SAP HANA® for different use cases

Each approach of provisioning SAP HANA® offers a unique set of benefits

Deployment options for SAP HANA®

HANA® as an appliance

HANA® as a cloud platform

In some cases, multiple methods can be implemented

Produces a more sophisticated & well-rounded solution

Methods to Implement SAP HANA®

HANA®


Frontend

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HANA® As An Appliance

HANA® Appliance

HANA® Studio

MS Excel

BO Explorer

Web Access

Other Tools

HANA® StudioHANA® Inf.

Composer

Real-Time Data

Replication

Calculation EngineColumn & Row In-

Memory

Backend Systems (SAP / non-SAP)

Data Services

HANA® Database



HANA® In The Cloud: Different Cloud Options

HANA®

Appliance

Cloud

Source

System

HANA®

Appliance

GUI / Frontend

SAP / non-SAP

Source system

HANA®

Appliance

Cloud On-Premise & Cloud Cloud & Cloud

• No connected backend

• REST interfaces for ETL

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SAP HANA® User Interface

Frontend data modeling & administration: SAP HANA® Studio

Easy to use – supports a lot of drag & drop

Graphical modeling & scaling

Experienced users can create & edit complex data models immediately

Security:

High granularity of user authorization (easy & fast)

Create complex roles & user groups

Row-based or Column-based

Deployment:

Integrated deployment tools

Easy model transfers from test environment to production area

Easy data importing/ exporting; managed graphically

Security



SAP HANA® Studio - Overview

SAP HANA® User Interface



Sales forecast is vital to the automotive industry

Predictive data analysis as core of business planning

Optimizes the functionality of the supply chain

Without accurate predictions, reports will reflect gaps between planned & actual sales

Meaning lost revenue & idle inventory

Vehicle movements are complex & require accurate tracking

Automotive company was previously not able to track > 6 months holistically

Unable to predict sales past 6 months

Supply chain was negatively affected

SAP HANA® allowed for more accurate predictive forecasting

Years of history could be loaded and patterns rapidly emerged

Downloaded data/visualized forecasts/instant notifications/viewable live feeds

Overall company agility was increased

Real-world SAP HANA® Case Study



SAP NetWeaver content is realized as native

HANA® views no longer required at every landscape level

Changes can be made in SAP HANA® metadata

Changes no longer required to InfoCubes, resulting in MultiProvider changes

Data stays the same - no re-processing and re-loading of data

More streamlined & agile process

Real-world SAP HANA® Case Study



Software Review & Quality Assurance

Performance consulting after HANA® integrations e.g. performance analysis of migrated SAP HANA® software solutions

Go-live technical support

Business improvement mentoring

Competitive performance analysis

Instant personalized feedback

Onsite training with customer own use cases

On-demand e-Learning courses

Live & on-demand webinars (including Q&A)

Blackvard pre-defined sample use cases & trainings (including material and demo system access)

Performance analysis instruction & mentoring

HANA® SAP Access

SAP Training

Coaching & Training Services



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Blackvard Management Consulting, LLC

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West Chester Pennsylvania, 19382

Tel: +1 (484) 401 7218

Fax: +49 3212 1300 485

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