You can now download a free executive summary of our exclusive special report, “Implementing SAP HANA, an End-to-End Perspective,” which we developed in conjunction with Decision First Technologies.
The full report provides in-depth technical details about Decision First’s experiences installing HANA and connecting it to SAP BusinessObjects. Subscribers to SAPexperts can read the full HANA report now online by logging in. If you aren’t a subscriber, check out the benefits of a license to SAPexperts.
The free, four-page executive summary offers HANA tips from the full report in the areas of:
- Creating a data model
- The modeling process
- Connecting SAP BusinessObjects to HANA
Click here to download a PDF version of the free executive summary.
The Decision First authors of the report are Jonathan Haun, consulting manager; Christopher Hickman, principal consultant; and Don Loden, principal consultant for BI.

Scott Wallask
Scott Wallask was the managing editor for the BI, BusinessObjects, and HANA content of SAPexperts. He has covered SAP for WIS since May 2010, with a focus on SAP NetWeaver BW, HANA, BusinessObjects, customer relationship management, supply chain management, and human resources. He has spent 19 years as a writer and editor, including stints as a reporter at several newspapers in the Boston area. For 12 years starting in 1998, he created in-depth content about fire safety and OSHA regulations in hospitals while working at HCPro, a healthcare publishing company. In 2005, he won a first place award for best instructional reporting from the Specialized Information Publishers Association for his series on fire protection efforts in nursing homes. He graduated magna cum laude from Northeastern University in 1994 with a BA degree in print journalism.
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