CRN Network, February 13, 2012, 1030 hrs
SAP has announced two new offerings that will deliver the benefits of the SAP HANA platform (the in-memory data management software on SAP partner hardware) to small businesses and midsize enterprises (SMEs).
With analytics powered by SAP HANA for the SAP Business One application and SAP HANA, Edge edition, SMEs will be able to leverage in-memory technology from SAP. These new offerings aim to provide SMEs with real-time access to information tailored to their individual requirements.
Targeted at companies using SAP Business One, the channel-only solution aims to offer a small-scale, easy-to-use SAP HANA-based application including operational reporting with SAP Crystal Reports software. Ramp-up is planned to begin at the end of February, with general availability planned for later in 2012.
SAP HANA, Edge edition, is an indirect offering compiled specifically for reselling in the midmarket. The software targets SAP customers in the mid-market, typically those running the SAP Business All-in-One solution. An additional value proposition is offered when the version of SAP HANA for midsize companies is bundled with SAP BusinessObjects Edge business intelligence (BI) software, with the combination delivering insight in real time to midsize organizations. SAP HANA, Edge edition, is now globally available via enabled and authorized partners.
"Small enterprises have Big Data issues also," said Donald Feinberg, Vice President and Analyst, Gartner. "Big Data is not only large volumes of data but also includes the variety and complexity of the data. Looking at content such as audio, video, text, documents, small enterprises have as much Big Data as large enterprises. Solutions for small enterprises must address the issues of Big Data."
"Small businesses have the dual need of a real-time software platform for their business, and yet simplicity in their IT landscapes," said Vishal Sikka, Member, SAP Executive Board, Technology and Innovation Platform, SAP. "SAP HANA enables nearly 80 percent of our customers, which are small and midsize businesses, to bring together structured and unstructured data analysis from any source, as well as transactional applications and analytics, in a single highly scalable, elastic infrastructure for true real-time computing." |