If you're ready to move past the basics and see what SAP HANA can really do, you'll want this book along for the ride. Explore the steps in a complete SAP HANA implementation, and then play with downloadable sample data that you can use to test your skills. Thanks to a detailed case study that moves beyond theory and into practice, you'll soon be an expert in data provisioning, data modeling, and connecting to the SAP BusinessObjects BI platform. Take your SAP HANA knowledge to the next level!

*Implement SAP HANA as a data warehouse for analytics
*Integrate SAP HANA with SAP Data Services 4.2 and SAP BusinessObjects 4.1
*Walk through detailed data modeling examples using downloadable data

A Complete Implementation
From data modeling to data provisioning to connecting to the BOBJ platform, you'll get the whole story on implementing SAP HANA.

AdventureWorks Cycle Company Case Study
Thanks to a detailed case study of a fictitious company, you'll get a real-world understanding of what it means to implement SAP HANA.

Practical Examples
Once you've seen how it's done, try it for yourself. Play around with the book's sample code and test your SAP HANA skills!

*Columnar database technology
*Source system analysis
*Data provisioning
*SAP Data Services
*SAP Information Steward
*SAP HANA Studio
*Data modeling
*Attribute, analytic, and calculation views
*SAP BusinessObjects BI platform
*SAP Predictive Analysis
*SAP Lumira