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SAP business warehouse

• Swisscom makes gains by shrinking data warehouse systems

  When Swisscom needed to merge two SAP ERP systems and several SAP BW data warehouses, it upgraded to one SAP BW on HANA system to reduce data from 5 TB to 1 TB. Continue Reading

• What are the differences, similarities between SAP BWA and HANA?

  SAP BWA paved the way for the HANA in-memory database, so are the two all that similar? Ethan Jewett lays it out in this Ask the Expert column. Continue Reading

• How does SAP help companies manage big data?

  From HANA to IQ, consultant Ethan Jewett outlines the SAP tools companies can use to manage big data. Continue Reading

• Top five tips for SAP BW

  Looking for ways to get more out of SAP Business Warehouse (BW)? Expert Ethan Jewett lays out five key strategies all SAP BW teams should follow. Continue Reading

• How does SAP BI compare with other suites, 'best of breed' tools?

  In this Ask the Expert column, Ethan Jewett explains the biggest difference between SAP BI and 'best of breed' tools, as well as other suites. Continue Reading

• SAP data warehousing: What are the options?

  There's no one way to go about data warehousing, explains data expert Ethan Jewett. Here's what you need to know about deciding which route to take.Continue Reading

• Ask the expert: Does SAP HANA replace BW?

  SAP HANA and SAP BW are designed for two different purposes, writes data management expert Ethan Jewett.Continue Reading

• Tap SAP Information Steward to see how BEx query changes affect reports

  Companies should use SAP Information Steward's Metadata Management tool to avoid 'broken' BI reports, writes SAP expert Don Loden.Continue Reading

• Is SAP HANA really a game changer?

  SAP HANA may be a "game changer" in that it will help analytics pros achieve long-held expectations, according to one expert.Continue Reading

• SAP announces additional support for Hadoop

  SAP announces it is integrating Hadoop with a growing number of SAP analytics and database applications, including SAP HANA, its in-memory database platform.Continue Reading

• SAP HANA best suited for solving ERP performance issues

  SAP expert Tony De Thomasis lays out a plan for companies looking to deploy SAP HANA.Continue Reading

• Should we upgrade SAP BW if upgrading to SAP ECC 6.0, CRM 7.0?

  An SAP user is upgrading from SAP R/3 4.7 to ECC 6.0, and from CRM 4.0 to 7.0, and wants to know if the SAP BW system should also be upgraded.Continue Reading

• Performing RFC connection checks in NetWeaver BW with SAP TREX

  SAP administrators can use SAP TREX to diagnose and repair broken RFC connections between SAP NetWeaver BW and the blades of the BW Accelerator.Continue Reading

• Understanding the SAP NetWeaver BW Accelerator

  This chapter download explains the basics of the SAP NetWeaver BW Accelerator and how to repair connections to the NetWeaver BW system.Continue Reading

• Changing InfoCube metadata in SAP BW Accelerator

  SAP administrators should know that changing the metadata of an InfoCube with an index in the SAP NetWeaver BW Accelerator can actually alter the index itself.Continue Reading