In today’s dynamic business climate, companies in all industry sectors need to react quickly to changing business conditions and new economic situations. SAP® HANA™ is an in-memory database and applications platform. It helps businesses strengthen their competitive position by processing high volumes of operational and transactional data in real time. When SAP HANA launched in 2011, businesses often adopted it in parallel with existing databases. The release of SAP HANA as a platform on Business Warehouse (BW) accelerated reporting and other BW processes. Today, thousands of businesses are transitioning their core Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and SAP Business Suite applications to work with SAP HANA.