Let’s keep this brief and simple: I’m going to be at the SAP TechEd EMEA in Amsterdam that will be on next week. I’m going to deliver some sessions there, especially my very own RDP302 Understanding SAP HANA Database… Read More » Meet me at SAP TechEd in Amsterdam

Ok, just a very quick note today with loads of screenshots and only a few lines of text. The core statement is (for the ones with little time to their avail): Read More » Quick note on Plan Visualization in NetWeaver

based on revision 61 of SAP HANA and SAP HANA Studio Dear web-diary… Recently I looked into the execution of a simple information model and discussed it with some fellow CSA guys. Read More » Missing operations in PlanViz? Not for me! (or you)

Dear all! The slide deck for my last weeks Webinar Performance in SAP HANA Databases - Webinar Details are online and can be found here: Performance in SAP HANA Databases - Webinar Presentation. Read More » Advertisment – Webinar “Performance in SAP HANA Databases” slide deck

+++ update 7.10.2015 - SPS 10 Since this blog was originally published some time ago and many SAP HANA revisions passed and there is meanwhile a supported easy way to do housekeeping around trace files. Read More » A little SAP HANA DBA note on too many trace files...

I’ve now been involved with a couple of SAP HANA projects and I am left astounded. # Not only by the impressing performance and flexibility our product delivers for certain use cases. I’m much more astounded by the… Read More » Back in the tar pit?

Just recently our development team released revision 55 of SAP HANA Studio and I was very pleased to see how many improvements had been included this time. Here’s a quick rundown of my favorites in no particular order: Read More » SPS 6 ante portas – new features in SAP HANA Studio revision 55

Dear readers This time I’m not presenting you any of my own work but instead want to advertise what my CSA colleague Tobias Kaufmann just published here on SCN: Automatic Test of Queries with RS Trace Tool. (really well… Read More » Automatic testing of BW queries, anyone? Here you go!

based on revision 48 (SPS 5) of SAP HANA Studio and Database I just browsed throught the updated SAP HANA Developer Guide, SPS 05, Ver. 1.1, 21.12.2012 (really that date? not even 12.12.12? :-) ) and found something… Read More » HANA quick note – checking my connections and using them securely …

based on revision 48 (SPS 5) of SAP HANA Studio and Database Maybe I’m a grouch about our software design from time to time. Maybe I’ve been working in support for too long and got the ‘problem glasses’ still on. I start… Read More » Running up that hill – a quick note on improving SAP HANA