IBM has announced that SAP HANA will now run on Power 8 hardware on SuSE Linux. It has also launched two Power System Solution Editions specifically for running SAP’s in-memory BI database. The new Solution Editions for SAP HANA come in two configurations. The first is based on the S824 with 24 Power8 cores and […]
German engineer revs up SAP with BLU Acceleration
A German electronics firm has chosen DB2 with BLU Acceleration over SAP HANA or SAP Business Warehouse Accelerator in a bid to speed up data delivery. Headquartered in Neuhausen, Balluff is a world-leading manufacturer of sensor solutions, employing around 2,750 people in 50 countries. The firm runs its operation on Power p and, as part […]