SAP HANA (High-performance ANalytic Appliance) is a multi-model database that stores data in its memory instead of keeping it on a disk. The column-oriented in-memory database design allows you to run advanced analytics alongside high-speed transactions — in a single system. This allows companies to process massive amounts of data with near-zero latency, query data in an instant, and become truly data-driven.
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