SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud Reviews

I have an analytics background and I perform work for my clients using this product.

There are many use case for HANA cloud, One of them is a type of Data Mart, and my clients use it when they don't want to invest in a complete data warehousing solution. A data warehouse would be expensive, and using this product will offer them that type of functionality. 

For example, if there are customers and they only have a requirement for few reports, they don't have to invest in bigger data warehouse products like SAP BW. That would be a considerable and expensive investment. Instead, the SAP HANA Cloud would be a better choice because since it is much cheaper than the other options. Please note it is not replacement for BW or any data warehouse.

There are many applications for HANA cloud. One of them, can act as Data Mart, this solution is useful if you're looking for a set of reports that need to be done, and you don't have a data warehouse, one can bring all the data from different sources model them in HANA cloud and expose them to SAP Analytics cloud to build an end to end solution.

The most valuable feature is virtual modeling, which is beneficial because you don't really save the data multiple times the way we did in the past. If you want to make changes to the logic, you can change it virtually and it does not affect the data that has been stored. It's on the fly, so if you want to change something then it does not much affect the existing object.

There is functionality included for predictive analytics.

For merging and massaging data, this can be an option.

The over product features are good to start with, currently it may not have all the features of the on premise HANA solution and over the period of time , SAP will add additional features as needed.  

I have been using the HANA Cloud for six months.

Since this product is on cloud, it can be extended any time.

The SAP technical support is Good. It can definitely be improved.

The initial setup  for HANA Cloud is very straightforward, but connectivity to other  systems are challenging and initially it may take some time to understand and needs good amount of time . 

HANA cloud is not like customer has to buy the high priced hardware, they can initially try how it suits to their organization for small price and once done they can go for longer contracts. 

The licensing fees for this product depend on what you pick. If you choose the minimum, it will probably cost around $1,500 USD per month if you take a contract for a year or two, it will go down If you buy in bulk, there will be a larger discount.

It is important to remember that this product is not a replacement for a data warehouse. We can use this as a Data mart/data lake.  

It does have additional features such as predictive analytics but again, it is not meant to replace the data warehouse.

This is a product that I recommend for others. It is powerful, without a doubt. In time, I think that it will be mature enough to handle more situations. 

I would rate this solution a eight out of ten.

The main use case of this of this solution is in the order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, and record-to-report processes for a manufacturing and sales distribution company. 

The solution is online and provides a real-time information feature, which makes a huge difference to the business, especially in reviews and meetings.

Additionally, the software helps with credit approvals and plant maintenance where a mobile application is used to obtain information quickly.

Additional features that should be included in the next release are more analytics and intelligent decision making tools, such as a WhatsApp chatbot. 

I have been using this solution for three years.

The solution is stable and we have never had a problem. We started with one terabyte of data when the solution was first implemented and today we have around almost 600 gigabytes of data, which means means the compression works properly. Before migrating from ECC, we had nine terabytes of data.

The solution is scalable from an infrastructure point of view. However, it becomes more complex over time because technology is changing so fast.

I use the customer service/technical support line once or twice per month. I usually call to find out about new features. If I have an issue on the production-side, they respond immediately.

However, in some cases, they take time to respond with a solution depending on the scenario.

Previously, we were using ECC, which is quite an old product. We wanted digital transformation and so we started using SAP Analytics Cloud.

We moved to SAP HANA to reduce the number of customizations. Previously, we had almost 3,000 custom programs that would run, maintain, and upgrade, which was a challenge. Now, we only have 400 custom programs.

The licensing of the solution is on a yearly basis.

The normal price of the solution is quite high, but I received a special discount by making a purchase near the end of the year.

Before purchasing the solution, it is important to have the buy-in from top management to drive the implementation. Additionally, the right people need to be put in place to implement the solution.

Integration is another consideration since it can be a challenge. Planning is essential to the success of the integration of SAP HANA.

We are integrators of this solution.

This solution is as good as any other S/4HANA SAP solution. The continuous support we get is very valuable.

The cost could be improved. I think it's higher than the competition.

I have been using this solution for four years.

The stability is good. 

The scalability is fine. We have also worked with the HANA Public Cloud and of course, the solution for HANA Public Cloud solution is not as good as the other HANA solution, where we can host on Enterprise Cloud or any other cloud.

I've been getting SAP support for the last 15 years. It's good. 

Initial setup is simple. For experienced integrators like us, we find other clouds also easy. I would rate the process 5 out of 5. 

The price is expensive compared to the competition.

I would rate this solution 8 out of 10. 

These days there are a lot of other solutions or other options that SAP has provided, and SAP themselves are providing a choice of different clouds now. So, they have tie-ups with many of these providers in different countries. The     providers vary from country to country, but they have more options now than they had in the past.

I would always advise the customer to go to the other options because it's more expensive because of services that SAP provides. As an integrator, we provide some of those services, and some of those services provided by us at much lower cost than what SAP would be able to provide.

We use HANA for Enterprise, development, and Central Finance, which is also on HANA.

We are very happy with this solution.

The processes and the way we take advantage and use assistance are good.

Perhaps minor changes to the enterprise structure could be made, but the rest is fine.

I have been working with SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud since 2017.

We don't have any issues with the stability of SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud.

SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud is a scalable solution.

Moving forward, we need to upgrade to the new version, which will provide better support and agility.

We are weighing our options for migrating our main ERP system from CC to S/4 on the cloud, which was previously on SAP.

We are in the process of digital transformation, but due to the current situation, things are on hold. The entire HANA project is currently on hold, but we are still using SAP and the ECC version of SAP.

I would suggest preparing for the project because it will require a significant investment of time, resources, and training.

I would rate SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud an eight out of ten.

We have several uses for the databases. We are using SAP Hanna and building more or less on top of databases using SAP Hanna Studio.

What I like the most is that we can convert databases into a proper multi-dimensional model, then we can project with the integration with Power BI.

Based on our customer's feedback, we have to see how we can get more from it.

The initial setup should be simplified.

The stability needs to be improved to be able to handle large amounts of data.

I have not yet found full documentation available for implementing the server, the database configurations, and integrating it with Power BI. There is no proper documentation available. It would be useful if there was proper documentation from the vendor.

I have been using SAP Hanna Enterprise Cloud for five or six months.

We had some issues with hanging if we were using a large amount of data.

I think that it is scalable, but we are still going through the projections. Based on business approval, we need to see how much data we are going to handle or if they have large databases, then we can scale.

The POC has been consumed by 12 members, they are IT admins and three to four business users.

We have not contacted the technical support because we have our support team within our company.

Previously we were using Azure Cloud.

The initial setup was not straightforward. The configuration was a bit complex which required the help of our admin team.

The implementation was done with the help from our admin team.

We have not yet explored all features and would have to check with the admin team for the additional requirements to further explore what additional features we may need for business cases.

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.