SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud Reviews

I was part of a migration project from ECC to SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud for a logistics company in Brazil. This was my main project.

For this specific logistics customer with SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud, they created different dashboards for different types of users. The logistics director and his team have a full dashboard with all processes, and each area has their own dashboard. Now that all the data is available in real-time, they can easily see and check if any change or process is not going well.

One significant change with SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud that greatly improved from the ECC version to S/4 is that all modules are now truly integrated. In past versions of SAP, when performing actions in FI, the data was not always available in real-time in other modules, so this is the most important improvement customers tell us about.

I utilize the personalized services feature of SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud because in the past, to personalize anything, customization was required, creating a Z program, or using SAP Fiori for a more user-friendly access. Currently, it is much better.

SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud helps users find information quickly without having to change modules. This saves significant time and effort.

Regarding usability, the final user experience has improved substantially. Companies have gained more productivity because users take less time to finalize tasks as the data is correct, eliminating the need to double-check information constantly.

They effectively leverage the real-time analytics with SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud.

I have worked with SAP HANA. Within that, REFSET is one of the modules I am reading. Additionally, I work overall with SAP from Circulator.

SAP HANA improves real-time data processing and integration of various systems, enhancing our customer's decision-making processes by ensuring immediate data updates in the database, offering real-time analytics, and allowing seamless integration with both SAP and non-SAP systems.

We use it primarily in the coal industry for tournament auctions, implementing six modules. Previously, we were on Oracle DB, and five years ago, we migrated to SAP HANA DB through the cloud. We are now planning to migrate to SAP S/4HANA.

It has significantly streamlined our operations. 

Previously, our PDC (Primary Data Center) was on-premise. After migrating to HANA Enterprise Cloud, we were able to maintain higher performance with just 50% of the resources we used to have with the controller.

Nowadays, we're making proper decisions in time only by management. Because earlier, we were on Oracle DB. Now, with HANA, the process speed has also increased, and the management is getting the details within a short time.

We also use SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud for real-time analytics in your organization.

Our company is a service, build, and innovation partner for SAP in India. We built one of the SAP modules in India. We have a big presence in Singapore and are looking toward clients in North America, Europe, and the Middle East. 

We use the solution for business verticals like dairy where we focus on logistics, arrays, and modules for manufacturing. We do a lot of automations so we focus on the IT infrastructure itself. 

We have moved our focus from the traditional SAP modules to SAP BTP because we are helping customers to do digital transformations. It is the happening module at this point in time. 

A majority of our use cases are enterprise customers. Mid-sized businesses are about 20% to 30% of our customer base. We have started working with small or regional companies in India, Singapore, and Malaysia that are specifically in the dairy sector. 

Internally, we use the solution's sandbox to build POCs. Junior developers can play around with the solution's tools in our in-house creator. 

We have a hybrid environment where the training module and POCs are on a physical infrastructure within our office and a few modules like MMSD are on the cloud. 

The BTP module is important for digital transformations. 

In SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud, HANA has the best performance for hosting the data warehouse and analytics solution mainly, and this is the good feature in it. Plus, there are some add-ons such as the smart data integrator and smart data quality which also helps with data cleansing. That is one of the most important steps for data accuracy for analysis and dashboard reporting for C-level.

The in-memory capabilities of SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud on data processing and business intelligence efforts are fine, but the concentration and even the direction from SAP depends on Data Sphere mainly. The HANA Enterprise Cloud is used as an extension for the list data on it.

The service rates a seven out of 10 because there are times we didn't find a good response or the ticket took a long time for response to issues with customers and with us as well.

The price of SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud is quite expensive compared to solutions such as Data Fabric in Azure and Redshift on Amazon, which are quite cheap in comparison. SAP has to consider the cost for both license as well as for the service if we need some service from SAP.

We have a wide range of use cases for SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud. These include production planning, materials management, sales management, treasury, finance, appliance maintenance, real estate, and warehouse management. Additionally, we also implement safety management.

The most valuable features depend on the nature of the business and its management requirements. 60% of our transactions involve materials monitoring, sales, and distribution. These functionalities are supported by SIP (Service Integration Platform), which plays a key role in our operations.

Our company uses the solution's PDPO manufacturing function for controlling and monitoring the ECMs master material data for MRT planning and exclusions. 

We currently have more than 300 users across IT, development, software purchasing, research and development, the warehouse, and sales. 

I am impressed with how the solution integrates with the ME system and ALE IDocs to combine several good features for any situation. 

The goal is to transition to the cloud due to cost considerations. The idea is to centralize operations and infrastructure to streamline development, quality, and production environments, leveraging the cloud in countries where the configurations are similar. The transition to the cloud will significantly reduce hardware maintenance costs. As part of this initiative, we've established a global partnership with Accenture to optimize maintenance costs and cut them in half when we shift to cloud environments. It's important to emphasize that coordination with each country is vital to ensure a smooth transition, as transitioning independently in different environments can lead to complications. In this context, our technology division is collaborating with a third-party provider to implement Microsoft solutions effectively.

While working with HANA and other applications, the key focus lies in robust processing and seamless integration between phases. This is crucial for generating comprehensive models, especially when dealing with various data sources and needing data updates. Ensuring data integrity across finance, supply chain, and other critical areas is paramount for real-time decision-making. Access to accurate and up-to-date information is essential for data protection. While the digital solution primarily serves basic maintenance, the ability to handle these core aspects efficiently is invaluable for your needs.