Inspired by the blog post SuccessFactors Portals and its purposes by prabusr - here is another one, this time about SAP HANA-related portals. Any good? Post a comment, share on social media, and/or give a like. Thanks! Latest update: March 5, 2021 |
SAP.com
The product home page on SAP.com provides commercial information about the product with key benefits, key capabilities, how customers are succeeding, what analysts are saying, with collateral (white papers, webinars, etc.).
| URL | sap.com/hana |
| Account required | No, but to download material you will need an SAP account (free). |
SAP Data & Analytics Solutions in the Cloud
SAP HANA Journey
Microsite with product information, learning resources, and free trials about SAP HANA Cloud, SAP Analytics Cloud, and SAP Data Warehousing Cloud.
Previously hosted as SAP HANA Cloud Services, the original URL saphanacloudservices.com redirects to the new one.
| URL | saphanajourney.com/hana-cloud |
| Account required | No, but to download material you will need an SAP account (free). |
SAP Help Portal
Documentation
The SAP Help Portal is the single source of documentation for all SAP software. The URL returns the latest release but earlier versions are accessible as well.
| URL | help.sap.com/hana help.sap.com/viewer/product/HANA_CLOUD/LATEST/en-US help.sap.com/viewer/product/SAP_HANA_PLATFORM/LATEST/en-US |
| Account required | No, but to download material you will need an SAP account (free). |
The URLs point to the latest version of the documenation. A drop-down menu enables you to select earlier versions.
The home page organises the information by topic area: installation and update, implementation, administration, development, security, machine learning, etc. To read all the documentation for the SAP HANA Platform, take at least one year off.
SAP HANA options, like SAP HANA streaming analytics or SAP HANA dynamic tiering have their portal and this also applies to SAP HANA Cloud and its predecessor, the SAP HANA Service.
Learning Journeys
On the SAP Help Portal we also find Learning Journeys, which propose a sequence of training courses and other learning materials, optionally culminating with a certification.
| URL | help.sap.com/learningjourneys |
| Account required | No, but to record progress you will need an SAP account (free). |
There are learning journeys for all SAP HANA certifications (but none yet for SAP HANA Cloud). Log on with your SAP ID service acocunt to mark your progress.
SAP PartnerEdge
SAP PartnerEdge is the SAP's partner program.
| URL | sap.com/partner |
| Account required | Yes. Free trial available: PartnerEdge test drive. |
SAP PartnerEdge has four engagement models. For more information about the program (and to sign up for the test drive, go to sap.com/partner.
SAP ONE Support Launchpad
The SAP ONE Support Launchpad is the support portal for all SAP Products.
| URL | sap.com/partner |
| Account required | Yes, S-user (or employee) account |
The SAP ONE Support Launchpad provides access to Software Downloads, incidents, license keys, product support, the knowledge base (KBA) and notes.
This portal bundles earlier portals as the Service Marketplace (SMP) and Software Download Center (SWDC)
For more information about S-users:
SAP Road Map Explorer
SAP Road Maps support the journey to SAP's future product portfolio.
| URL | roadmaps.sap.com/welcome |
| Account required | Yes, S-user (or employee) account |
Filter on SAP HANA, platform edition or SAP HANA Cloud.
SAP Training
Self-paced and instructor-led courses with certifications for all SAP products.
| URL | training.sap.com |
| Account required | Only for purchases |
For SAP HANA related courses, filter on topic area: SAP HANA. From here you can also access the SAP Learning Hub and the SAP Certification Hub.
SAP Learning Hub
A cloud-based SAP enablement solution that provides unlimited access to SAP Education handbooks e-learning and Ramp-Up Knowledge Transfer delta learning maps powered by SAP SuccessFactors Learning.
| URL | learninghub.sap.com |
| Account required | Yes, but a free trial is available (Discover Edition) |
For more information about the Discovery Edition, visit SAP Learning Hub Free Trial.
SAP Community
On the SAP Community you can post (and answer) questions, read (and post) blogs, and find information about most SAP products.
| URL | community.sap.com/topics/hana |
| Account required | No, but to participate you will need an SAP account (free). |
For SAP HANA related courses, filter on topic area: SAP HANA In-Memory Computing (includes SAP HANA Cloud).
SAP Developer Center
Explore the technical details and get under the hood with the latest Developer Products from SAP.
| URL | developers.sap.com/hana |
| Account required | No, but to participate you will need an SAP account (free). |
Product information, hands-on tutorials, trials, downloads, code snippets, and other resources.
The focus of the developer center is on SAP HANA Cloud.
SAP HANA Academy
The SAP HANA Academy provides technical enablement, implementation and adoption support for SAP customers and partners with 1000’s of free tutorial videos.
| URL | youtube.com/saphanaacademy |
| Account required | No |
With 70K subscribers, one of the most popular SAP's YouTube channels.
openSAP
openSAP is SAP's free learning platform, providing MOOCs, podcasts and microlearnings.
| URL | open.sap.com |
| Account required | Yes, free openSAP account |
For SAP HANA related courses, filter on topic area: SAP HANA.
SAP Community Wiki
Knowledge sharing platform, part of the previous version of the SAP Community (SCN or SAP Community Network) on the Atlassian Confluence platform.
| URL | wiki.scn.sap.com |
| Account required | No, but to participate you will need an SAP account (free). |
For SAP HANA related material, filter on topic area: SAP HANA.
SAP Press
SAP Press is a joint venture of SAP and Rheinwerk Publishing (former Galileo Press).
| URL | sap-press.com |
| Account required | Only for purchases |
For SAP HANA related books, filter on topic area: SAP HANA.
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