SAP HANA

SAP HANA: Real-Time Intelligence at the Core

SAP HANA is the in-memory data platform that powers SAP S/4HANA, BW/4HANA and SAP Analytics Cloud. Its columnar, in-memory architecture eliminates the traditional separation between transactional and analytical systems, enabling real-time reporting, embedded analytics and advanced processing directly on live operational data.

Organisations that use HANA effectively gain faster planning cycles, instant operational insights and a platform for intelligent applications that legacy relational databases cannot match.

What SXC Group Delivers

HANA Implementation and Migration

SXC Group manages the full lifecycle of HANA database deployments: sizing, infrastructure planning, installation, data migration from non-HANA databases (Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, MaxDB), and post-migration performance verification.

S/4HANA as the HANA Application Layer

SAP S/4HANA runs exclusively on HANA. For organisations migrating from SAP ECC, the database migration and application conversion happen together. SXC Group’s S/4HANA migration practice covers the full conversion path, technical migration, simplified data model adoption, and custom code adaptation. See SAP Digital Transformation for our S/4HANA migration approach.

HANA Native Development

HANA’s native capabilities, calculation views, HANA procedures, CDS Core Data Services, Analytic Privilege management, enable high-performance embedded analytics and custom business logic executed directly in the database layer. SXC Group’s development team builds HANA-native artefacts for reporting, data virtualisation and custom analytical scenarios.

BW/4HANA and Analytics

For organisations running SAP BW, SXC Group supports migration from BW on non-HANA databases to BW/4HANA, delivering the performance benefits of HANA alongside the simplified BW/4HANA data model and optimised query execution.

HANA Administration and Performance Tuning

A poorly maintained or under-tuned HANA instance will not deliver the performance its architecture promises. SXC Group provides:

Performance analysis: slow query identification, plan cache analysis, memory allocation review
HANA Administration: backup strategy, tenant database management, system replication (HSR)
Monitoring: alerting configuration, HANA cockpit setup, integration with SAP Solution Manager or Cloud ALM
Upgrade and patching: HANA revision upgrades with pre/post-validation

HANA Security

HANA security spans privilege management, data encryption, audit logging and network controls. SXC Group implements role-based access design, analytic privileges for row-level security, encryption at rest and in transit, and audit log configuration.

Why SXC Group for SAP HANA

SXC Group’s consultants have hands-on HANA experience across multiple industries and deployment scenarios, on-premise, private cloud and SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud. We bring structured project delivery, deep technical expertise and a track record of on-time, on-budget HANA engagements across the UK, Greece and international markets.

Contact SXC Group to discuss your SAP HANA requirements.