HANA includes features such as advanced database availability, IoT connectivity and streaming data access, as well as the latest Predictive Analytics library with deeper support for R, model analysis, ultrawide data sets for IoT and automated predictions. S/4 HANA – running on premise or in the cloud – and its data can take full advantage of these capabilities to drive deeper, faster insights directly to users’ desktops. This gives them an immediate view into how the business is running, spotting opportunities and issues sooner and being best placed to address them: allowing their business to run simpler. The most recent release of HANA was discussed at SAPInsider in Nice, http://www.news-sap.com/sap-delivers-next-release-of-sap-hana/
After September 30th 2015 there will be a charge for S/4 HANA foundation. SAP UK and Ireland would like to encourage all customers to talk with their SAP Account Executive and understand how S/4 HANA can help their businesses today, what the SAP licence implications are, and to work with us to develop an evaluation plan before Sept 30th. For more information on HANA and S/4HANA please go to http://hana.sap.com and http://discover.sap.com/hana/en-us/why-sap-s4hana.html
