SAP HANA Overview & Roadmap

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SAP HANA Overview & Roadmap Uddhav Gupta, Sr. Solution Manager, Data Warehousing Platform Tom Kurtz Global Practice Director, BI Consulting Services SAP COMMUNITY NETWORK

Safe Harbor Statement The information in this presentation is confidential and proprietary to SAP and may not be disclosed without the permission of SAP. This presentation is not subject to your license agreement or any other service or subscription agreement with SAP. SAP has no obligation to pursue any course of business outlined in this document or any related presentation, or to develop or release any functionality mentioned therein. This document, or any related presentation and SAP's strategy and possible future developments, products and or platforms directions and functionality are all subject to change and may be changed by SAP at any time for any reason without notice. The information on this document is not a commitment, promise or legal obligation to deliver any material, code or functionality. This document is provided without a warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. This document is for informational purposes and may not be incorporated into a contract. SAP assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in this document, except if such damages were caused by SAP intentionally or grossly negligent. All forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their dates, and they should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions. 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 2

Business Analytics Solutions from SAP Most complete offering Analytic Applications Enterprise Performance Management Strategy Management Profitability and Cost Management Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting Financial Consolidation By Industry Financial Services Public Sector and Healthcare Manufacturing Consumer Products Retail and Telco Utilities and more. By LoB Service, Sales, and Marketing Procurement Supply Chain Finance Sustainability IT, HR, and more Governance, Risk, and Compliance Enterprise GRC Global Trade Services Access Risk Management Continuous Transaction Monitoring Disclosure Management Business Intelligence Enterprise Information Management Reporting and Analysis Dashboards and Visualization Data Services Master Data Management Data Exploration Mobile Event Processing Content Management BI Platform Information Governance Enterprise Data Warehousing Data Warehousing High-performance Analytic Solutions Data Mart Solutions 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 3

Vision: In-Memory Computing Background and Context Technology that allows the processing of massive quantities of real time data in the main memory of the server to provide immediate results from analyses and transactions 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 4

SAP Strategy for In-Memory Computing TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION BUSINESS VALUE Real-Time Analytics, Process Innovation, Lower TCO GUIDING PRINCIPLES HEART OF FUTURE APPLICATIONS Packaged Business Solutions for Industry and Line of Business CUSTOMER CO-INNOVATION Design with customers INNOVATION WITHOUT DISRUPTION New Capabilities For Current Landscape EXPAND PARTNER ECOSYSTEM Partner-built applications, Hardware partners 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 5

SAP s Currently Available In-Memory Solutions The Business Warehouse Accelerator (BWA) - Accelerates BW Queries by speeding up data acquisition and supporting very specific on-the-fly calculations & aggregations SAP BusinessObjects Explorer, accelerated version - Combines the speed of BWA with the simplicity of Explorer to gain insights by analyzing large volumes of data SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Search - Role based secured search solution for structured & unstructured data SAP CRM Customer Segmentation: Solution for determining target groups for marketing campaigns, slicing through millions of records in fractions of a second SAP Advanced Planner and Optimizer with livecache SAP Business ByDesign analytics SAP HANA is founded on a history of building in-memory products at SAP 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 6

In-Memory Computing The Time is NOW Orchestrating Technology Innovations The elements of in-memory computing are not new. However, dramatically improved hardware economics and technology innovations in software have now made it possible for SAP to deliver on its vision of the Real-Time Enterprise with in-memory business applications HW Technology Innovations Multi-Core Architecture (8 x 8core CPU per blade) Massive parallel scaling with many blades One blade ~$50.000 = 1 Enterprise Class Server 64bit address space 2TB in current servers 100GB/s data throughput Dramatic decline in price/performance SAP SW Technology Innovations Row and Column Store Compression Partitioning No Aggregate Tables Insert Only on Delta 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 7

Making Use of Columnar Data Store conceptual view A 10 B 35 $ C 2 D 40 E 12 $ Columnar data store benefits Optimizes load of data to CPU High data compression Very fast data aggregation Makes use of real-life fill of tables (few fields filled, few updates) Can be joined with row-based data mapping to memory organize by row A 10 B 35 $ C 2 D 40 E 12 $ organize by column A B C D E 10 35 2 40 12 $ $ memory address 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 8

SAP High-Performance Analytic Appliance (SAP HANA) Architecture SAP BusinessObjects BICS SQL SQL MDX SAP Business Suite Real Time Replication Services SAP HANA In-Memory Computing Engine Calculation and Planning Engine SAP NetWeaver BW Other Applications Modeling Studio Data Services 3 rd Party Preconfigured Analytical Appliance In-Memory software + hardware (HP, IBM, Fujitsu, Cisco, DELL) In-Memory Computing Engine Software Data Modeling and Data Management Real-time Data Replication Data Services for SAP Business Suite, SAP BW and 3rd Party Systems Capabilities Enabled Analyze information in real-time at unprecedented speeds on large volumes of nonaggregated data Create flexible analytic models based on realtime and historic business data Foundation for new category of applications (e.g., planning, simulation) to significantly outperform current applications in category Minimizes data duplication 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 9

HANA v1.0 Landscape with external systems along with Operating systems & Software installed Admin Workstations (WIN) End users Workstations (WIN) SAP IMCE Studio 1.0 SAP IMCE Clients 1.0 Data Services Designer Information Designer MS Excel 2010 Web access to BI admin tools MS Excel 2010 SAP IMCE Clients 1.0 Web access to BI clients Data Sources SAP ERP System SAP ERP SAP Host Agent 7.20 Sybase Replication Agent (HP UNIX, SLES, AIX) HANA (SLES 11 SP1) SAP IMCE Server 1.0, Client, Studio SAP HANA Load Controller 1.0 SAP Host Agent 7.20 Sybase Replication Server 15.5 + ECDA BOE (Refer to PAM) BI Platform WebApp server Repository SAP BW System 3 rd Party systems Data Services (Refer to PAM) Data Services 4.0 Data Services Job Server Repository (shared with BOE) 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 10

In-Memory Services Deployment Considerations 2 Data Modeling and Extraction 1 In-Memory Installation & Management 3 BI Consumption Transactional System Data In-Memory Appliance Dashboards Explorer Analysis 1 Process for deploying In-memory appliance; involves system architects and administrators with in-memory familiarity 2 Identify respective data considerations based on relevant scenario; involves data modeling, data synchronization 3 Development of desired BI front end; reporting, dashboards, other BI outputs SAP AG 2010. All rights reserved. / Page 11 Internal

In-Memory Services Service Offerings - From Assessment to Full Implementation Business assessment Identify road map and suitable scenarios Understand how In-memory can assist business users. Planning assessment Identify road map and suitable scenarios Understand how In-memory could fit into the overall environment Assess reporting situation and derive appropriate scenarios and advice to integrate In-memory into existing BI strategy Sizing assistance, scenario applicability, performance and real-time considerations Includes In-memory Overview Workshop and Technical Landscape Workshop Duration/Efforts: 10 days on-site/remote, 2 consultants Quick start Quick start of predefined business content Implement one selected scenario Real life data is used in a fully functional Inmemory environment to create quick wins Discuss further implementation options Includes In-memory Overview Workshop and Technical Landscape Workshop Duration/Efforts: 2 consultants Full implementation Customer business scenarios implemented from data acquisition to analytics Scope and blueprint development Data modeling and acquisition from identified sources Design and build analytics process and dashboards Multiple scenarios are covered Includes In-memory Overview Workshop and Technical Landscape Workshop Duration/Efforts: T&M, 2 consultants SAP AG 2010. All rights reserved. / Page 12 Internal

Next Generation Applications Overview Applications Tight coupling between application server and SAP HANA Today Tight Coupling Mid-Term (Plan) ABAP AS App With large data volumes, reading information becomes a bottleneck Next generation applications will delegate data intense operations ABAP AS Next Generation compile & deploy Next Generation Apps Procedure code Program code Fast data transfer DB The runtime environment executes complex processes in memory Runtime SAP HANA Data in memory In memory computing returns results by pointing apps to a location in shared memory 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 13

SAP HANA Proof-Points SAP BusinessObjects and other Applications SQL MDX BICS SAP ERP replicate SAP HANA 3rd Party SAP BW ETL 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 14

Business Intelligence Clients and SAP HANA 1.0 SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0 Sybase Unwired WebI SQL (ODBC/JDBC) Dashboards Semantic Layer Crystal SQL (ODBC/JDBC) Crystal Explorer DBSQL A Office BICS Microsoft Excel MDX (ODBO) ERP Real Time SAP HANA (Appliance) SAP In-memory Computing Engine Sybase Replication Server DB SAP BusinessObjects Data Services SAP BW 3 rd Party 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 15

HANA Proof Point 20x Faster Analysis with 200x Better Price/Performance Shelf turnaround: Down to 2 days from 5 days Eliminated out of stock scenarios during promotions 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 16

Query Acceleration Large Bank 1 Month of Customer Information Data Compression with HANA Traditional DB 41.9 6.3x Data Compression HANA 6.6 Query 3 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 Data Volume (GB) Query Run-Time Comparison 2660 5.1 No Schema Changes Same Data Same SQL Immediate Benefits Query 2 Query 1 5.1 3.2 1050 1320 369x Average Query Speed-Up 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 Query Run-Time (seconds) Traditional DB HANA 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved. Confidential 17

Example for new In-Memory Applications A smart grid delivers electricity from suppliers to consumers using two-way digital technology to control appliances at consumers' homes to save energy, reduce cost and increase reliability and transparency. It overlays the electricity distribution grid with an information and net metering system. Smart-meters deliver information on the current power consumption of every household every 15 minutes. A management system needs to be able to capture and process this information in real time. In-Memory Computing is planned to be capable of managing the data coming from smart meters. Applications will be able to process the captured information in real time, in order to buy or sell power depending on current consumption patterns. Applications will be able to trigger home appliances based on the current price for electricity. problem solution benefit In-Memory Computing will provide the possibility to introduce completely new business models based on real time information and execution. 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 18

Additional examples for new In-Memory Applications Financial Services Hedge fund trading analysis. Real-time systematic risk management and reporting based on market trading exposure Consumer Products Goods Supplier Risk Management Inventory Recall Reconciliation Product trace Product Lifecycle and Cost management EPA standards compliance On-Shelf Availability Analysis Real-time Warranty and defect analysis Manufacturing Manufacturing Production and Maintenance Analytics Real-time Asset Utilization Analytics Oil & Gas Operations Performance Management Business Transformation Oil Well Performance Analysis Supply Chain Network Visibility Spend Performance Analysis Retail Store Operations Point-of-Sales Retail Sales Analytics Load Balance Optimization Real-time completive multi-channel pricing Product damage, returns and spoilage And many more. 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 19

SAP In-Memory Strategy Product Strategy and Plan Renovation SAP HANA 1.0 Ramp-Up since Dec 2010 Innovation Mid-Term (Plan) Transformation Longer-Term (Plan) Capabilities In-Memory Analytics SAP HANA real-time operational analytics Complete BI Suite with BI 4 runs on SAP HANA Next-gen Applications SAP BW fully running on SAP HANA SAP HANA platform for inmemory apps SAP Business Suite runs on SAP HANA Further optimization of BI 4 Suite for SAP HANA Industry and LOB Analytic Apps One Store for Data and Analytics SAP HANA only persistence layer for SAP Business Suite SAP Business Suite optimized for in-memory computing Benefits Flexible real time analysis of operations at nonaggregated level Real-Time operational planning and simulation capabilities: link to execution Primary persistence and optimized for SAP BW Reduced landscape complexity Value chain transformation 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 20

Today s Situation Traditional Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing Corporate BI EDW/SAP BW DB ETL Local BI SAP ERP BI. Data Mart SAP ERP Non SAP DB DB DB ETL 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 21

Step 1 SAP HANA 1.0 and BWA BI & Data Warehousing with SAP In-Memory Computing Ramp-Up Today Corporate BI SAP BW DB BWA ETL Local BI Local BI SAP HANA X BI SAP ERP DB SAP ERP DB SAP HANA Non SAP Real Time Real Time ETL 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 22

Step 2 SAP HANA (Plan) BI & Data Warehousing with SAP HANA & BW 7.3 Corporate BI Mid-Term (Plan) SAP BW Local BI SAP HANA Virtual DM Virtual DM Virtual DM Real-time Local BI ETL SAP HANA SAP ERP. SAP ERP Non SAP DB DB 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 23

Step 3 SAP HANA (Plan) Native In-memory Applications Mid-Term (Plan) Corporate BI SAP BW Local BI SAP HANA Virtual DM Virtual DM Virtual DM Next Gen App Server New Applications Real-time ETL SAP ERP DB. SAP ERP DB Non SAP 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 24

Step 4 SAP HANA (Plan) OLTP & BI Convergence Longer-Term (Plan) Corporate BI SAP ERP 1 SAP ERP n SAP BW Local BI SAP HANA Virtual DM Virtual DM Virtual DM Next Gen App Server New Applications Real Time 3 rd Party DB 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 25

Further Information SAP Community Network In-Memory community page http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/in-memory In-Memory discussion forum http://forums.sdn.sap.com/forum.jspa?forumid=491 In-Memory blogs http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/weblogs?blog=/weblogs/topic/135 Business Analytics community http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/boc Social Media Twitter http://twitter.com/sapcommnet http://twitter.com/sapinmemory Facebook https://www.facebook.com/sapcommunitynetwork Upcoming Webinars Business Analytics Webinar Series http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/businessobjects-webinars 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 26

Thank You! Uddhav Gupta Sr. Solution Manager, Data Warehousing Platform uddhav.gupta@sap.com Tom Kurtz Global Practice Director, BI Consulting Services tom.kurtz@sap.com

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