The SAP HANA message has evolved from an analytics appliance to the core technology platform since its first release while at the same time getting greater share of voice from communications by SAP on all channels. Many of you within the SAP Community Network have expressed sentiment that while SAP is proclaiming from the mountain top what a game changer HANA can be for your business, we have not provided clear business or use cases for you working in the trenches to bring HANA forward to your management.
For those of you who attended SAP TechEd&&d-code in Vegas last week you may have stopped by the HANA booth dedicated to help discover use cases and had a first-hand glimpse of the SAP HANA Use Case Map. On the other hand some of you noticed the PDF document containing a link to download the use case map on the USB stick that you received. Or maybe, some of you have gone to www.saphana.com/usecases and seen the new use case-driven PDF. Bottom line, the SAP HANA Use Case Map is the direct result of us at SAP listening to you the community for clarity on if, when and how SAP HANA could be relevant to your business.
What is the SAP HANA use map?
The SAP HANA use case map is designed as a self-service interactive document to enable you to :
- Identify use cases applicable to your business needs
- Explore real-world customer case studies by use case or by Industry
- Get guidance on how to get started and how SAP can help
How to navigate the use case map
Depending on where you or your customer are regarding SAP HANA knowledge you are able navigate and get the information you need quickly and efficiently either by clicking on the links programmed within the PDF document or using a text search. If I would recommend to start - with "Use Cases " . You will then be presented by the following page
From the use case space choose one of the use cases to discover more e.g. If you
- Want to understand how SAP HANA is relevant to Big Data you can go down that path
- Interested in understanding Decision Support or Simulation then click on that use case
- Are a BW customer you may be interested in learning what the value of SAP BW on HANA is, which customers have deployed it
From this page you can then drill down to a specific customer and then link to additional online resources for more details about what the customers project . Alternatively click on the Adoption Journey link to get insight into how to get started and what resources are available to realize a successful implementation
Each of the pages additional feature a bright yellow band with a "+" that provides further detail
The content is presented in a visual and interactive way without oversimplification. I will add more navigation tips to guide you based on your comments to the blog
Attending Berlin?
If you are attending SAP TechEd&&d-code in Berlin please stop by the booth to have a discussion on use cases. I will also be presenting an expert session on use case in Expert Lounge EL 2.1, Hall 2.2 at 12:00pm on Tuesday, Nov. 11
Try it now
Download the SAP HANA use case map today and more importantly share your feedback so we can improve both the quality of information as well as the experience
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