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SAP Aims to Simplify Data Analytics in the Cloud
SAP is no stranger to complexity. German engineers have certain expectations to uphold, after all. But with the latest release of HANA and related analytics services in the cloud, the storied enterprise software firm has Read more…
SAP Seeks RPA Bot Breakthrough, But Will Workflows Cooperate?
The concept is simple enough: Use robotic process automation (RPA) bots trained with machine learning to do the digital busy work of humans, such as approving invoices. SAP already has a product that ostensibly does that Read more…
Eyeing Expansion, SAP Pushes HANA to the Cloud
SAP continues to push its flagship HANA in-memory database platform higher into the cloud with a range of new analytics, cloud storage, AI and robotic process automation features aimed down-market beyond big companies an Read more…
Esri Adds an Unstructured Location Data Capability
Spatial analytics specialist Esri continues to expand its mapping platform with the acquisition of ClearTerra, a developer of geospatial and other intelligence tools focused on unstructured data. Esri, Redlands, Calif Read more…
Geospatial Data Moves to SAP HANA
SAP is adding geospatial data to its growing list of database offerings as it launches a partnership with spatial analytics specialist Esri to adopt SAP's in-memory data and application development platform. The partn Read more…
Altiscale Deal Would Boost SAP Hadoop Offerings
In a bid to enhance its enterprise cloud software offerings with expanded Hadoop services, SAP is reportedly acquiring big data analytics startup Altiscale Inc. The web site VentureBeat.com reported late last week tha Read more…
SAP Combines In-Memory Engine With Hadoop
A new in-memory query engine designed to boost interactive analytics capabilities on Hadoop has been added to SAP HANA along with other new cloud platform services. SAP HANA Vora software released this week aims to le Read more…
MapR Claims Momentum as Hadoop Subs Grow
MapR Technologies said this week that paid subscriptions to its distribution of Apache Hadoop exceeded 700 in November while existing customers increased current subscriptions at an expansion rate of more than 200 percen Read more…
This Week’s Big Data Big Five
Some vendors are getting a leg up on the competition by announcing their updates and roll-outs ahead of the HadoopWorld event crowd, including Hortonworks, Panasas, Alpine Data, SAP and others--all of which are finding new and interesting ways to.... Read more…
SAP Signals Spawn of In-Memory Era
When talking about big data, one can analyze a relatively small amount of data really quickly, or build something like a Hadoop cluster and analyze a lot of data over a long period of time.“Today we are living in a world of compromises,” said SAP’s Pushkar Bhat at a SAP... Read more…
Interview: SAP Solidifies Predictive Strategy
Today SAP announced a new predictive analytics offering that leverages its HANA platform and the know-how gleaned from the BusinessObjects side of the fence. We spoke with SAP to find out how this move fits into their broader strategy.... Read more…
SAP Dishes on Database Market Ambitions
It’s been a banner year for SAP, which boasted 2011 profits that topped the charts over the course of their 40-year history. The company says that this growth has been spurred in part by their ability to tap into the needs of big data.... Read more…
New Path for SAP: In Memory Computing, Predictive Analysis Converge
SAP, a dominant force in enterprise application software, is creating a new path with an in memory computing solution called SAP HANA. During the SAPPHIRE Now 2011 and ASUG annual conference, executives from SAP described the HANA in memory computing appliance as “innovative” and “game-changing”. Read more…