With their latest database technology “High Performance Analytic Appliance” (HANA), SAP has revolutionized the database market by dramatically speeding up reports and transactions, fundamentally changing business processes. The solution, introduced for the first time in 2010, now serves as the foundation for applications running with higher performance – including Finance and Controlling. The new architecture for FI and CO based on HANA is called Financials Add-on for SAP Business Suite powered by SAP HANA.
This book will provide an introduction to:
- Understanding the basics of SAP HANA
- Examining already existing HANA applications in SAP Financials
- Understanding the concept behind the Financials Add-on
- Assessing the impact on business processes
After reading this book, readers will have a solid understanding of why a decision was made in Walldorf, Germany that the new proprietary in-memory database SAP HANA is the future of SAP’s solution portfolio.
Ulrich Schlüter
Ulrich Schlüter has 14 years of experience with SAP software. Since 2010, he has worked as a product manager at SAP AG in Walldorf, dealing with the adoption of SAP In-Memory technology for use in SAP ERP. In particular, he has been involved in the development of CO-PA Accelerator and of the first SAP HANA reporting scenarios on ERP data.
His previous work experience includes 10 years of consulting at international clients in the areas of Financial Reporting, Planning and Consolidation - as a principal consultant at SAP Germany and at Ernst & Young. During this time, he designed and implemented customer solutions based on SAP SEM, SAP BW, ERP Financials, SAP BusinessObjects EPM and Hyperion. Initially, he worked as an application developer for ERP Financials at SAP.
Ulrich graduated from University of Karlsruhe in Industrial Engineering & Management.