SAP HANA Reviews

We are using this solution for enterprise resource planning.

The solution is easy to manage enterprise resources and the reporting and analytics are including. It is good for company growth and all module are managed well.

I have been using this solution for approximately five years.

The solution is stable. I have not had any bugs or issues.

We have over 50 people using the solution in my organization.

The technical support is good.

The initial setup is straightforward.

We used an integrator for the implementation of the solution and we were satisfied.

The price is high and could be a bit cheaper.

I rate SAP HANA a six out of ten.

It is a memory database that has all the content of the database. Once the database is turned on, it is loaded in the server RAM. It has a very huge bandwidth and data transfer. Once you try to do any queries against this database you can get the result very fast. You can get real-time output or results. This aspect is very helpful to me.

From the deployment-side, I don't have any issues with the solution and haven't heard of any problems from clients.

The solution is very expensive, however. The pricing depends on the number of users and many other factors that affect licensing.

It is very stable. I use the Linux operating system and find it to be quite stable.

The solution is scalable. You have horizontal or vertical capabilities. You can upgrade the server itself in case the memory is at capacity. The resources of one server are not enough because it's big. According to your requirements, you can expand by adding more servers into one big cluster.

I don't go through the official support team from SAP, but most of the time I use the website to find the answers I need. It's very detailed and most of the problems that I've faced in the past while handling the implementations I can find on the website or on the internet.

Before using SAP HANA, we used other SAP products.

The initial setup is straightforward. For one system, the stand-down system, it will take about four to five days for implementation from scratch. I often handle implementation, so for me, it's straightforward because I have some experience in this area. You do need a skilled team. You have to understand many areas if you want to deploy it yourself. You have to have experience with the storage, the network, with operating systems, etc. 

I know SAP itself recommends that you have to have a certificate or a certified person that can deploy SAP HANA.

We are an integrator, so we handle the installation for clients.

The SAP portfolio is huge. It covers all industries and fields. It is very wide horizontally or vertically. It has modules for all industries, fields, and for all departments: accounts, HR, production, they have a solution for each industry and for each department in any organization.

There are some applications that are very sensitive to the delay or the latency so for these types of applications I would recommend SAP HANA. However, if these are not concerns, there may be other database technologies that would be more cost-effective than HANA.

I would rate this solution eight out of ten.

We're writing SQL queries for the verification process, and we're using SAP master tables for tables. We write huge queries for processing data.

The feature that I like the most is that we can transport the data to our web data application.

SAP HANA's performance is really perfect. We're working on big data, and SAP HANA is really working on high performance. We are happy working with it.

The user experience should be better. Its user interface is not good. I also don't like the transition concept. 

I have been working in the SAP HANA environment for around two years.

We have experienced some glitches, and we are solving them with the help of our technical team.

It is a bit complex, but if you follow the instructions, it can be installed. The initial setup could be easier.

SAP HANA is expensive, which isn't a problem for us because it is processing the data so fast.

It is an SAP tool. Therefore, replicating the data from SAP to HANA is easy because it provides a high-performance area without overworking the SAP site. Working with big data is really nice in the SAP HANA database.

I would rate SAP HANA a seven out of ten. I took some points because of the pricing, user experience, and stability issues.

The solution operates well. I had no problems with the functionality.

The current version we are using is lacking some unique features, we are upgrading to the newer version of this solution that has these features, S4 HANA.

I would have rated the solution higher if this version was not missing some key features the newer version has. We are going to continue to use the solution.

I rate SAP HANA an eight out of ten.

The speed of the solution, and the clarity offered are the solution's most valuable features. 

The functionality is of the solution is very good.

The challenge right now is all databases are on S4 HANA architecture. You're running it for HANA, but not all the functionalities are available. If they can speed up getting all the databases on S4 HANA that would help.

The production seems to be stable, but outside of that some of the QA doesn't show as 100% stable. Currently, we're still assessing whether it's a network issue or it's a server problem. That said, it is pretty stable in production.

We have been in touch with technical support, but not for any major issues. I'd rate them seven out of ten.

The initial setup was a bit complex for us because we had a lot of other add-on solutions, like the Open Expanding Invoice Management solution. We had to upgrade it because the current version we had, 10.5, wasn't compatible with the upgraded S4 HANA. 

I found the process complex because I had to re-implement all open expanding invoice management. We were using ICC and ICC also wasn't compatible either. We had to then switch over to BCC, which I had to re-implement and reconfigure the whole system again. 

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.

Right now, they say the solution is S4 HANA, but, not everything on there is S4 HANA, so it is kind of confusing that they say that they're moving us to S4 HANA, but we are not really on it. Because of that, we're not 100% happy. Once everything is properly moved over, it might be better.

We use this solution in conjunction with other prompted solutions primarily for real-time analytics.

The pricing on this product could be reduced, and the installation process could be more straightforward.

We have been using the solution as integrators for about five years.

The solution is stable.

I do not have any experience with customer service and support.

The initial setup is not straightforward. It took us between seven and 15 days for deployment. We have over ten people using this solution in our organization.

I am not sure about the licensing costs for this solution, but the feedback I have received is that it is expensive.

I rate this solution an eight out of ten. It is a good product, but it is expensive.

We primarily use the solution as a kind-of database for our workloads.

The solution is extremely stable. That's the most important aspect of the solution, for our organization. There is no downtime, and the performance is very good.

You can upgrade and upscale without any downtime as well. It's excellent.

The HANA appliance is certified and can be seamlessly implemented based on the HANA platform dependency. Everything works. On a daily basis, it runs extremely well.

The pricing is pretty good.

I don't think that there is a feature that is lacking. It's quite good as a solution and we're pretty happy with most aspects of the product.

I'd just like to see some more improvements done on the training, both on the functional training and technical training sides as a part of the complete solution. 

Currently, training is assumed to be a separate part of the solution. You have to purchase it separately. This should be a part of the solution's mandatory requirements. Most of the time, people fail to purchase training, and they fall back on it afterward, during implementation, as they realize how crucial it is.

I've been using the solution for three years at this point. It's been a while.

The solution is very, very stable. It's reliable and its performance is excellent. There aren't bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. It runs all the time without issues.

You can easily scale this solution. In fact, you can scale it and upgrade it without ever experiencing any downtime. It's excellent in that sense. If an organization needs to expand it, they can do so with no issues whatsoever.

We have a dedicated support person from Cisco that assists us if we need any help. We also have a service level agreement. We're quite satisfied with the level of service. They are professional, knowledgeable, and responsive.

We had specialists that handled the implementation. We didn't handle it ourselves. It would be difficult to comment on the level of difficulty since we didn't manage the setup in-house.

We had specialists from OEM that took care of everything for us. We also had consultants from Cisco. They gave us initial assemblers until everything was scaled properly. 

We're pretty happy with the pricing. It's not overly expensive.

We're just a customer. We don't have a business relationship with SAP HANA.

I'd rate the solution around nine out of ten. It's practically perfect.

It's a great solution and I would recommend it.

There's some configuration that needs to happen at the outset, however, after that, there isn't much dependency on the technical side, which makes it very user-friendly for companies.

Compared to Oracle, the licensing could be better. 

SAP HANA is not strong like Oracle when it comes to finance. They are only strong with the logistic business project.

I have around 12 years of experience implementing SAP HANA. 

It is stable.

It depends on the enterprise, but the average enterprise has 20 employees. They buy two accounts to use the SAP S4HANA. It means that on average the enterprise will buy 20% to buy the license.

So far technical support is good. If we have any problem that a local partner cannot resolve for the customer, they will write to SAP and support will help fix the problem.

The initial setup is straightforward. It usually takes around eight months but it depends on a customer's requirements. We can spend a month or two customizing. 

The SAP license fee is more expensive than other solutions like Oracle or Microsoft Dynamics.

I would rate SAP HANA a nine out of ten. Not a ten because of the price.