Teaching data warehousing with SAP hana.

SAP HANA is an innovative in-memory enterprise data platform with advanced data warehouse characteristics. Many DBMS vendors have recently updated their products with data-in-memory and columnar data storage features in their new versions. To catch the database's industrial trend, the author has introduced SAP HANA technology into the database and data warehousing courses using SAP University Alliances curriculum materials. The author has taught SAP HANA for data warehousing in her Database and Data Warehouse Systems course for over three years. SAP HANA course materials are downloaded from SAP University Alliances Learning Portal because the Data Warehouse Chapter in the textbook does not cover specific SAP HANA features. The paper presents the importance, framework, and delivery models of integrating SAP HANA technology into this course. The study focuses on the data warehouse architecture, components, data storage, modeling, and implementation. SAP HANA Business Data Warehouse (BW), business intelligence (BI) course materials. Student learning outcomes of SAP HANA are assessed and analyzed. Learning by implementing data housing systems is vital in teaching the next generation of digital business leaders. The student engagement with hands-on activities needs to be on the real-world enterprise data platform. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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