SAP launches HANA Data Management Suite

Announced in a company blog several months ago, at SAPPHIRE this week, SAP is officially taking the wraps off a new suite of tools aimed at governing and integrating data across highly federated environments. SAP does not own its own hardware infrastructure. That has had large implications how it delivers the HANA database, where SAP doesn't manufacture the database box, but instead certifies OEM partners to deliver it. And that's the design pattern that's driven SAP HANA Data Management Suite, which is aimed at integrating and managing data in federated environments, inside and outside SAP, and in and out of the cloud. Release of the data management suite this week is not exactly a mystery as SAP disclosed its direction in a public blog post earlier this year. But it is making it official this week at its annual SAPPHIRE event that kicks off today in Orlando. For now, this suite comprises a collection of existing products based on SAP HANA, SAP Data Hub, SAP Cloud Platform, Big Data Services , and SAP Enterprise Architecture Designer (EA Designer) offerings. While SAP HANA Data Management Suite includes some familiar products, the launch includes a number of new features.