How to set up your personal SAP HANA system in the cloud:
Can we use VMware to deploy SAP HANA?
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Do we need to have a Development, QA/Staging and a Production environment for SAP ERP powered by SAP HANA?
Yes, the standard SAP best practice for a release and production support landscape also applies to SAP ERP on HANA.
Can we connect a HANA datamart to a SAP ERP powered by SAP HANA system?
Yes, in a sidecar scenario, we can connect a HANA data mart, or a BW on HANA system, or a combined HANA data mart and BW on HANA system to an ERP on HANA system.
Can we install more than one application on a SAP system running on a SAP HANA database?
Yes, SAP maintains a "White List" containing all applications to be run on a single HANA data base. Please see this link fo rmore details:
https://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-59893
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