SAP HANA 2.0 SPS 08 Feature

SAP HANA 2.0 SPS 08 Feature details:

In This Blog we have explained the SAP HANA 2.0 SPS 08 feature and new details on Hana Database.
SAP Hana 1.0 SP0 to SAP Hana 2.0 SP8 feature Every SPS , SAP Has introduced the new feature of the Hana database.

SPS patch details:

Hana1.0 : SP0, SP1, SP2 , SP3, SP4, SP5, SP6, SP7, SP8, SP9, SP10, SP11, SP12.
Hana2.0 : SP0, SP1, SP2, SP3, SP4, SP5, SP6, SP7, SP8
SAP has released the latest version Hana2.0 SP8 .

New in SAP HANA 2.0 SPS 08 Feature ?

SAP HANA 2.0 SPS 08 feature is introducing the cutting edge features to below things and making the crucial updates for enterprises.

• enhance performance
• Scalability
• security
over view for New feature :
• Database Capabilities
• Advanced analytics
• Security Enhancements
• Administration Tools
• Cloud integration
• Infrastructure
• Backup and recovery
• persistence

Database Capabilities :

• Compare to previous version, Optimized query execution is fast.
• Improved the memory management for the utilization for resource.
• Few cases New SQL Extension to supported for advance cases.

Advanced Analytics

• Integration with the Machine learning tools.
• Real time data insights powered by the enhanced processing capabilities.

Security Enhancements

• Encryption for data protection.
• Authentication mechanism for the secure access for the users
• Security standards.

Improved Administration Tools:

• Simplify the backup, recovery and system optimization process.
• Improved the features for monitoring and management for Hana environments.

Cloud Integration:

• New version supported for multi cloud architectures.
• Fast deployment on the public and private cloud platforms.

Backup & Recovery:

• Mainly LSS will replace SSFS for new Hana database installations
• AES 256 encryption into cipher

Infrastructure

• New feature for the user groups restriction to connect IP Based connection
• Supported TLS 1.3

Persistence:

• Advanced NFS handling feature
• Alerting
• Partitioning for data volume through hdbpersdiag
• Active encryption for persistence. Mean dedicate IO Workers for direct encryption process.

High Availability

• Few features available on HA side also
• New parameter has introduced. Parameter is sr_total_statement_memory_limit
• Take over option command: stopPrimary
• Phython SystemReplicationStatus. Py can used on the secondary side.

Hana Cockpit SP17:

• In this SPS version, Administration tasks making the daily tasks easier and everything in place for user interface.
• We can perform the all trace of the SQL queries in Hana Cockpit level.
• Partitioning Wizard-Multi-step level partition also more user friendly for graphical interface.

Key Points:

SAP HANA 2.0 SPS 08 feature mainly improves on the Performance and security level.
TLS 1.3 is the default for the SQL Connections and this is huge boost to security and also improved on the memory footprint.
Introduced the new tools for the performance on memory management, that why system is running smoothly under full load.
Another feature is the PAL enhancements—PAL: Predictive Analysis Library

Another feature for machine learning integration for the integrate AI/ML into the business processes.
SAP Hana2.0 SPS 08 feature is new feature is available for the partitioning level and it is support for 3-level partitioning and the ability to use the generated columns as partition keys, offering much the flexibility when managing the large datasets.

Also plus the migration for the HANA on-promise version to HANA Cloud transitioning between environments much easy.

Security AES-256-CTR encryption is support for the persistence, logs and backup area. So this is data is safe for latest encryption standard level.

Hana SPS upgrade to Hana SPS 8 is required?????

Yes , Need to upgrade Hana 2.0 SPS old version to Hana2.0 SPS8 version is required for below features.
1. Improve the performance : faster and more efficient
2. Strong Security : SAP provided the latest standard security
3. It will support feature innovation.

in this features options, we can upgrade the Hana2.0 old version to New Hana2.0 SP8 version.

Recommendation:
SAP has released the many notes for SAP HANA2.0 SPS 08 Version, review the version and check the feature for before deploying the Hana environments.

Conclusion:

In This Blog we have explained the SAP HANA 2.0 SP8 feature details and new innovations on Hana Database –Hana2.0 SP8 Version.

SAP HANA 2.0 SPS 08 feature

Other Blogs:

• Hana Database overview
• Hana database installation.