analyze faster: combining the power of sap hana with sap netweaver business warehouse
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The SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse (SAP NetWeaver BW) component has been the backbone of the enterprise data warehouse – driving analytics for SAP customers over the last decade. Now, thanks to the power of the SAP HANA platform, you can supercharge your enterprise data warehouse environment. When powered by SAP HANA, SAP NetWeaver BW can drive analytics within your organization, bringing more speed and greater adoption to your users. Learn more at www.sap.com/servicesTRANSCRIPT
Analyze Faster: Combining the Power of SAP HANA with SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse
Tom Kurtz – Global Practice Director, SAP HANA Services, SAP ConsultingRobert Hernandez – Director, North America SAP HANA Center of Excellence, SAP Consulting
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Agenda
The Value of SAP NW BW powered by SAP HANA
Are there options in how I should implement? Full upgrade & migrate | Parallel landscape
What do I need to consider when deciding on options? Business | Functional | Technical
How have other companies decided what to do?
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Agenda
The value of SAP NW BW powered by SAP HANA
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The Value of SAP NW BW powered by SAP HANAThe Needs of the Business Are Evolving
The needs of the business today are evolving. It’s not enough to provide value, companies need to do it faster.
Companies invested in BW to gain visibility into their business & a central view of the enterprise, but frustrations exist as data volumes are growing and wait times are increasing.
1 2 3 Moving your valuable BW application to SAP HANA can address these needs together, keeping your BW advantages and enhancing upon them, better delivering on needed business value.
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The Value of SAP NW BW powered by SAP HANAFour Value Pillars
BW on HANA
Supercharge BW Simplification
Innovation Without Disruption
Flexibility and Insight
Lower TCO Reduced IT Workloads Faster Response Time
to Requests
BW Application not Disrupted
No End User Retraining Intact Security
Improved Data Access to ALL data
Granular Data Access to Drive Insight
Empower Self Service
Faster Reporting and Analytics by 10x–100x
Decreased Data Latency by 5x–10x
Accelerated Planning Performance 5x–10x faster
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100x Faster Reporting
15x Faster Data Loading
20% Reduction in Admin & Maintenance FTE
Estimated by customer. Customer plans on re-deploying FTEs to BI projects
The Value of SAP NW BW powered by SAP HANAFeedback from Early Customers
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Agenda
Are there options in how I should implement? Full upgrade & migrate | Parallel landscape
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SAP NW BW 7.x
X databaseX database
Are there Options in How I Should Implement?Two Approaches to Consider
Full transport and load into New Instance
Partial transport and load into New Instance
Primary Approaches
to BW on HANA
Move to BW powered by HANA by functional subject areas or all subject areas depending on requirements.
Upgrade & Migrate Existing BW Landscape
Deploy Parallel BW 7.3
Landscape
Subject Areas
Methodology for BW 7.3 Upgrade, OS/DB MigrationSAP NW BW 7.3
SAP HANA 1.0 SP3SAP HANA 1.0 SP3
SAP NW BW 7.3
SAP HANA 1.0 SP3SAP HANA 1.0 SP3
Production Go-Live possible without loading all subject areas
Subject Areas
In-Memory Production Solution
In-Memory Production Solution
Potential Legacy Production Solution
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Are there Options in How I Should Implement?Each Approach Has a Distinct Path
Initial advisory assessment service drives
more effective projects and is tailored to
individual organizational needs. Which approach is
best for my business?
1) Design your path to SAP NW BW powered by SAP HANA
2) Install Parallel SAP NW BW for SAP HANA
Install a separate, multi-tiered BW 7.3
environment on HANA
3) Transport Configuration from Existing BW to New BW
Transport selected subject areas over to BW on HANA and establish methods for populating data in the new
environment
Deploy Parallel BW
7.3 Landscape
2) Prepare SAP NW BW for SAP HANA
Prepare my BW environment for the migration to HANA
3) Migrate to SAP NW BW powered by SAP HANA
Migrate to HANA
Upgrade & Migrate
Existing BW Landscape
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Deploy Parallel BW
7.3 Landscape
Upgrade & Migrate
Existing BW Landscape
Are there Options in How I Should Implement?Option A: Design, Prepare, Migrate
Initial advisory assessment service drives
more effective projects and is tailored to
individual organizational needs. Which approach is
best for my business?
1) Design your path to SAP NW BW powered by SAP HANA
2) Install Parallel SAP NW BW for SAP HANA
Install a separate, multi-tiered BW 7.3
environment on HANA
3) Transport Configuration from Existing BW to New BW
Transport selected subject areas over to BW on HANA and establish methods for populating data in the new
environment
2) Prepare SAP NW BW for SAP HANA
Prepare my BW environment for the migration to HANA
3) Migrate to SAP NW BW powered by SAP HANA
Migrate to HANA
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BW on HANA Solution Planning
Initial advisory design service drives more
effective projects and is tailored to individual organizational needs
• How can I most efficiently upgrade to BW 7.3?
• Are there opportunities to optimize my BW system?
• Do I need to migrate my security authorizations?
• What are some of the DB migration considerations I will need to consider?
• How do I properly size my implementation of HANA?
• Will Unicode be a factor for me?
Design your path to BW powered by HANA
Time to execute. Once to the required BW
support pack, you’re ready for BW on
HANA!BW 3.x / 7.x System
(Legacy DB/HW)
BW 7.3 (Legacy DB/HW)
BW Upgrade
Migrate to NW BW for HANAPrepare SAP NW BW for HANA
Current State BW on HANA
BW 7.3 (HANA)
Are there Options in How I Should Implement?3 Clear Steps with SAP Consulting
BW 7.3 Prepare
BW on HANA Migrate
BW on HANA Core Assessment
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BW 3.x / 7.x (Legacy
DB/HW)
Current State
BW 7.3 SP7
(Legacy DB/HW)
BW 7.3 BW7.3 on HANA
Are there Options in How I Should Implement?Option A – Relevant Activities for Implementation
BW 7.3 SP7
(HANA)
BW on HANA Solution Planning
BW on HANA Design
Use Case Identification
Unicode Planning
BW Technical Upgrade
BW Authorizations
BW Data Volumes
BW In-Memory Conversion Analysis
Technical Upgrade
Unicode Upgrade
Functional Upgrade including In-Memory
conversion
BW Authorizations
BW Data Volumes
BW on HANA Prepare
HANA Readiness
BW RDBMS RDS
BW on HANAMigrate
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Deploy Parallel BW
7.3 Landscape
Upgrade & Migrate
Existing BW Landscape
Are there Options in How I Should Implement?Option B – Design, Install, Transport
Initial advisory assessment service drives
more effective projects and is tailored to
individual organizational needs. Which approach is
best for my business?
1) Design your path to SAP NW BW powered by SAP HANA
2) Install Parallel SAP NW BW for SAP HANA
Install a separate, multi-tiered BW 7.3
environment on HANA
3) Transport Configuration from Existing BW to New BW
Transport selected subject areas over to BW on HANA and establish methods for populating data in the new
environment
2) Prepare SAP NW BW for SAP HANA
Prepare my BW environment for the migration to HANA
3) Migrate to SAP NW BW powered by SAP HANA
Migrate to HANA
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BW on HANA Solution Planning
Initial advisory design service drives more
effective projects and is tailored to individual organizational needs
• How do I determine the best technical scenario for leveraging BW on HANA?
• Are there opportunities to perform new tasks I have not been able to before?
• Do I need to migrate my security authorizations?
• What data will need to be loaded in BW to support my use case requirements?
• What are some of the application migration considerations I will need to consider?
• How do I properly size my implementation of HANA?
• Will Unicode be a factor for me?
Design your path to BW powered by HANA
Time to execute. Once to the required BW
support pack, you’re ready for BW on
HANA! Installation and Configuration of multi-tiered BW 7.3 powered
by SAP HANA landscape
Transport Configuration from Existing BW to New BWInstall Parallel SAP NW BW for SAP HANA
BW on HANA
Are there Options in How I Should Implement?3 Clear Steps with SAP Consulting
BW 7.3 Install
BW on HANA Core Assessment
Load data into new BW 7.3 powered by SAP HANA environment based on use case
subject area
BW on HANA Transport
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BW 7.3 SP7 powered
by
SAP HANA
Install New Environment
Transport Configuration to New
Environment
Are there Options in How I Should Implement?Option B – Relevant Activities for Implementation
BW 7.3 SP7 powered
by
SAP HANA
BW on HANA Solution Planning
BW 3.x / 7.x (Legacy
DB/HW)
Current Environment
SAP HANA Install and Configure
SAP NW BW 7.3 Install and Configure
BW on HANA Install
Transport system configuration
BW on HANATransport
Initial load of data based on transported
content
BW In-Memory Conversion
Functional upgrade (data flows)
BW Authorization migration
Use Case Identification
BW Authorizations
BW In-Memory Conversion Analysis
Data Load Planning
BW on HANA Design
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Agenda
What do I need to consider when deciding on options?
Business | Functional | Technical
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What Do I Need to Consider When Deciding on Options?Where Do We Go from Here?
Options exist, but how do you determine which path to take? Are there variables to consider within the paths?
From here there are many more details that should be examined. For simplicity, these details have been summarized into three high level categories, but others may come up during the next level of discussions.
Business ConsiderationsBusiness Considerations Functional ConsiderationsFunctional Considerations Technical ConsiderationsTechnical Considerations
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What Do I Need to Consider When Deciding on Options?Business Considerations
Project Duration vs. Live Use Case
Project Duration vs. Live Use Case
DriversDrivers
Subject AreasSubject Areas
System ConsolidationSystem Consolidation
HANA ImpactHANA Impact
Do you have a sense of how many subject areas can take advantage of in-memory?
Do you have multiple BW landscapes you would like to consolidate?
Is the current inclination toward a big bang deployment or an iterative roll-out of new, improved functionality?
What are the drivers for the HANA migration? What are the KPIs and desired outcomes?
Do you have any use cases requiring immediate HANA acceleration? Would immediate acceleration of those use cases offset a potentially longer overall project?
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What Should Customers Consider When Deciding?Functional Considerations
Is the current BW configuration meeting the business needs, or is there a desire for redesign?
Are your currently challenged to meet load windows and / or is current data latency impacting the business?
What version of BW do you have deployed currently? How much BW configuration do you currently have deployed to users? What is your growth plan?
Are you using BCS, BPS, Integrated Planning or BPC on your BW system? What are the facilities to / restrictions on migrating data via the sidecar scenario?
Are you currently utilizing the 7.x dataflows and/or 7.x security?
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What Do I Need to Consider When Deciding on Options?Technical Considerations
How much data are you managing in your current BW landscape?
Are you currently archiving in ECC? Does ECC contain all the relevant history you require in BW?
What is your current system support plan? What is your ability to support multiple BW landscapes?
What reporting tools are currently deployed? How do users access data in the BW system?
What is your internal team’s capabilities and bandwidth to support the project activities?
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What Do I Need to Consider When Deciding on Options?SAP HANA Predefined Planning Assessment
For any BW on HANA deployment, effective planning is key.
Consider starting the process with a planning assessment
SAP HANA Predefined Planning Assessment from SAP Consulting can help get you started
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Agenda
How have other companies decided what to do?
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How Have Other Companies Decided What To Do?Example #1 – Full Upgrade and Migrate
Opportunity to Re-ArchitectOpportunity to Re-Architect
Provided an opportunity to remove layers (e.g. reporting) and flatten the architecture, which provided support and cost benefits
Phased parallel landscape approach would delay realization of full benefits
Data ConsiderationsData Considerations
Current BW system contained large amounts of data
Phase parallel landscape approach would have taken too long to meet business needs
How did they decide which option?Why did they choose BW on HANA?
Which option did they choose?
Faster reporting
Faster data loading
Lower TCO
Reduced maintenance costs
Reduced development costs
Upgrade & migrate existing BW landscape
Support ConsiderationsSupport Considerations
Challenges with supporting data feeds from numerous systems into two BW landscapes
Cost of additional hardware and support requirements for two BW landscapes
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How Have Other Companies Decided What To Do?Example #2 – Parallel Landscape
Opportunity to Re-ArchitectOpportunity to Re-Architect
Not content with their current BW design
How did they decide which option?Why did they choose BW on HANA?
Which option did they choose?
Faster reporting
Faster data loading
Lower TCO
Reduced maintenance costs
Reduced development costs
Deploy Parallel BW 7.3 on HANA landscape
Increased end-user self-sufficiency
Subject AreasSubject Areas
Recognized that certain subject areas were most important to in-memory capabilities
BW FootprintBW Footprint
Current BW system still young
Completed prioritization analysis to determine top subject areas
Wanted to take advantage of some re-design opportunities with in-memory capabilities
Saw opportunity to adjust based on user input
Additional Information:
http://www.SAP.com/Services/HANASAP Services for SAP HANA
Implementing SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse on SAP HANA
http://scn.sap.com/people/tom.kurtz/blog/2012/11/28/a-tale-of-two-approaches-implementing-sap-netweaver-business-warehouse-on-sap-hana
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