Collection of SAP HANA assets for easy reference

With All the Facts and Information Readily Available, Why Is It So Tough for Some to Speak Truth About SAP HANA?

It's difficult to keep up with all of the great content produced around SAP HANA, and therefore some people get really confused about the facts! 

Here's a nice collection of great blogs, videos, articles, and other content that will help you understand the essence and the truth about SAP HANA.

Brand New Stuff!

• Today's blog from SAP Executive Vishal Sikka to "set the record straight" after a disinformation campaign by the supposed "competition"     
  • http://www.experiencesaphana.com/community/blogs/blog/2012/10/02/setting-the-record-straight--sap-hana-v-exadata-x3
• New info on the "Experience SAP HANA" site regarding SAP HANA running on non-SAP applications                
  • http://www.experiencesaphana.com/community/alldata
• "Business Insider" article with Steve Lucas (yesterday!) titled: "Oracle CEO's Claim Fries My Brain!"             
  • http://www.businessinsider.com/sap-steve-lucas-larry-ellison-hana-2012-10

K   Key assets to De-Mystify SAP HANA

• SAP HANA is more than just a database:                                                                              http://www.experiencesaphana.com/blogs/experts/2012/02/01/latest-sap-hana-whitepaper-reveals-more-than-just-technical-details
• SAP HANA is not merely intended for analytics:                                                                                                                        http://www.sap.com/corporate-en/news.epx?category=ALL&articleID=18243&searchtext=BusinessOne&searchmode=S&page=1&pageSize=10
• SAP HANA is designed for massive data sets:                                                                                                 https://www.experiencesaphana.com/docs/DOC-1647 (SAP HANA Performance Whitepaper)
• Whitepaper - SAP and HP Breaking Analytic Performance Barriers with SAP HANA and HP AppSystems
• SAP HANA works beyond SAP data sets:                                                                                                 http://www.experiencesaphana.com/community/alldata

Forbes Blogs

• Why SAP HANA is a Better Choice than Oracle Exalytics                                                                                http://www.forbes.com/sites/sap/2011/10/04/why-sap-hana-is-a-better-choice-than-oracle-exalytics/
• Oracle Exalytics: Old Wine in New Wineskins                                                                                             http://www.forbes.com/sites/sap/2011/10/05/oracles-exalytics-old-wine-in-new-wineskins/
• Do Oracle Customers Deserve a Better Choice?                                                                                                  http://www.forbes.com/sites/sap/2012/01/26/do-oracle-customers-deserve-a-better-choice/
• Larry Ellison and Marc Benioff Just Can't Agree What is the Cloud                                                                       http://www.forbes.com/sites/sap/2011/09/06/larry-ellison-and-marc-benioff-just-cant-agree-what-is-the-cloud/
• Top 10 Reasons SAP HANA is Disrupting Larry Ellison's Grand Plans                                                                  http://www.forbes.com/sites/sap/2011/06/23/the-top-10-reasons-sap-hana-is-disrupting-larry-ellisons-grand-plans/
• Are Brands Entering an Era of Truth in Advertising?                                                                                            http://www.forbes.com/sites/sap/2012/10/02/are-brands-entering-an-era-of-truth-in-advertising

Experience SAP HANA blogs

     Directly related to Oracle

• SAP HANA and the Pretenders                                                                                      http://www.experiencesaphana.com/community/blogs/blog/2012/09/10/sap-hana-and-the-pretenders
• The SAP HANA Effect                                                                                                  http://www.experiencesaphana.com/community/blogs/blog/2012/05/03/the-sap-hana-effect
• SAP HANA and Exalytics: There is Barely Any Comparison                                        http://www.experiencesaphana.com/community/blogs/blog/2012/09/14/hana-and-exalytics-there-is-barely-any-comparison

• What Oracle Won't Tell You about SAP HANA
• Setting the record straight on SAP HANA
• HANA vs. Exalytics: an Analyst's View
• Exalytics is not a “competitor” of SAP HANA
• SAP HANA and the Pretenders
• Does SAP HANA Replace BW? (Hint: No.)
• In-Memory Is Far From Marketing Hype and the SAP Real-time Data Platform Is Inevitable

     Other Interesting SAP HANA Blogs

• Intro to BW Powered by SAP HANA
• Back to the Future
• Sweet Smell of Success... PUIG 1st BW on SAP HANA Powered by IBM Customer Live in Spain
• SAP HANA - Scale Out Performance Test Results - Early Findings
• BW Powered by SAP HANA is now Generally Available
• With SAP HANA, the Rear-View Mirror Is Yesterday’s Story
• Run Secure - With SAP HANA
• What do I need to move to SAP NetWeaver BW Powered by SAP HANA
• Making the Move to HANA
• Some External HANA Posts

Video Highlights & Customer Testimonials:

• SAP Precision Retailing Powered by SAP HANA
• SAP Accelerated Trade Promotion Planning powered by SAP HANA
• SAP HANA Transforms Your Business
• SAP In-Memory Computing - Procter & Gamble Customer Testimonial
• SAP HANA helps Federal Mogul to Improve Performance
• SAP HANA helps Booan run better
• Hilti Customer Testimonial
• Charite improves lives with SAP HANA
• In Memory Computing Runs Better with SAP

Other Great SAP HANA Stuff:

• HANA eBook Blog           
  • http://www.experiencesaphana.com/community/blogs/blog/2012/05/14/launch-of-sap-hana-essentials-ebook-free-download-code
• SAP HANA E-book – use voucher code: 106BA0DD    
  • www.saphanabook.com
• HANA use-cases                                                                                                                             http://www.experiencesaphana.com/community/resources
• HANA Scale-out announcement                                                                                                                                              http://www.sap.com/corporate-en/press.epx?PressID=18914

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