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Why is SAP HANA a game changer?

Typical arguments about in-memory database systems follows: From : http://nosql.mypopescu.com/post/505511044/in-memory-elastic-databases This is indeed an interesting argument and one that I’m not going to argue against. But it still feels like elastic caching or in-memory elastic databases will remain just a part of the software equation: – Even if the price of RAM has continued to decrease, the machines mentioned do not sound like commodity hardware so you’ll have to balance the costs with the value...

  “Intel and SAP engineering teams have collaborated extensively on SAP HANA™ and SAP In-Memory Computing technology. Comparing the in-memory system performance with a classical relational database, the query time was reduced from 77 minutes to 13 seconds when run on the Intel ® Xeon® processor 7500  series. We are thrilled with this result, and it showcases once again the powerful impact of joint problem solving between our two companies.”  – K. Skaugen, Intel Vice President and General Manager of the Data Center Group  ...