Check out this SDN blog if your plan to write HANA certification exam
Http://scn.sap.com/community/hana-in-memory/blog/2012/08/27/my-experience-on-hana-certification
Videos available at HANA Academy
Http://www.saphana.com/community/resources/hana-academy
Http://help.sap.com/hana/hana1_model_en.pdf
Google Custom Search for SCN and SAP websites
Http://www.google.com/cse/home?cx=013447253335410278659:k8ob9ipscwg
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HANA on AWS
Getting Started with HANA on Aws–http://www.saphana.com/community/solutions/cloud-info/cloud/hana-platform-aws
Step by step instructions-setting up SAP HANA on aws–http://scn.sap.com/docs/doc-28294
HANA Overview
SAP HANA Appliance Software Document list (many locked docs) –http://help.sap.com/hana_appliance/
Whitepaper-technical Overview SAP hana–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1506 & http://www.saphana.com/docs/DOC-1507
Understanding HANA one–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-2481
HANA One quick Start–http://cloud.saphana.com/quickstart-aws-hana
HANA Technical White paper–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-2091–http://www.saphana.com/servlet/jiveservlet/ Download/2091-7-7434/hana%20technical%20white%20paper.pdf
Product Road Map–sap hana–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1636
licensing/pricing–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-2080
SAP HANA Hardware Specifications & Product Availability Matrix (PAM) –http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-2382
Deep Dive into the SAP in-memory technology, strategy, and roadmap–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1437
HANA Deep dive–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1257
Enterprise Architecture and hana–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-2541
Master Guide to hana–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1311
Technical Operations Manual–sap hana–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1072
System Order–sap hana–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1213
Overall installation Guide–sap HANA 1.0–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1040
Installation & Configuration Overview–sap hana–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1218
installation, implementation, Master guides–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-2102
Studio installation and Update guide–sap HANA in-memory Database sp04–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1808
Server installation and Update Guide–sap in-memory database–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1031
Client installation and Update Guide–sap in-memory Database 1.0–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1032
Efficient Transaction processing in SAP HANA database–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-2119
HANA for Developers
SAP HANA Developer Center in SAP Developer Center
Http://scn.sap.com/community/developer-center/hana
The Road to HANA for software developers–http://scn.sap.com/docs/doc-31723
SAP HANA SQL Reference documentation–http://help.sap.com/hana/html/index.html
What ' s New Release notes–sap HANA Appliance software SPS 04–what ' s new–release notes.pdf
Technical Documents–sap hana–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-2171
Master Guide–sap HANA sps4–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1806
Security Guide–sap hana–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1067
Security Guide–sap in-memory database–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1068
Security and Authentication–sap hana–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1223
Overview–sap HANA studio–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1217
Modeling Features–sap hana–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1216
SAP HANA Modelling Guide pdf–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1302
Implementing Calculation Views–sap HANA modeling–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1922
Aspects of the hana-optimized infocube–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1363
SQL Script in nutshell–http://www.saphana.com/videos/1038
SAP HANA database–partitioning and distribution of Large Tables-http://help.sap.com/hana/hana_db_part_en.pdf
HANA Analytics and BI Tools including bobj
Sap_in-memory_how BI would change_.pdf–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1238
Analytics overview–predictive Analytics with SAP hana–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1955
Predictive Analysis Library manual–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1402
Business Function Library manual–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-2378
Integrating R with Hana–http://help.sap.com/hana/hana_dev_r_emb_en.pdf
When SAP HANA met r–http://scn.sap.com/community/developer-center/hana/blog/2012/05/21/when-sap-hana-met-r– First-kiss
ABC Classification & C4.5 Decision TREE–HTTP://WWW.SAPHANA.COM/DOCS/DOC-1283
High level steps of using SAP HANA and BI 4.0 tools–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1556
Best Practices–creating a universe on SAP hana–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1682
Using SAP HANA Variables with SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1688
Setting up end-to-end security for SAP HANA and bi4.0–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-2416
Installation Guide–sap BusinessObjects Information Platform Services 4.0 Feature Pack 3–http://www.saphana.com/docs/do C-1036
What's new GUIDE–SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office 1.2 sp5–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-16 84
What's new GUIDE–SAP businessobjects business Intelligence Platform 4.0–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1685
User ' s GUIDE–SAP businessobjects Web Intelligence 4.0 fp3–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1065
User ' s Guide–sap businessobjects Web Intelligence Rich Client 4.0 fp3–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1066
FAQ for It–sap BusinessObjects explorer–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1756
SAP BusinessObjects Explorer on BW on hana–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-2099
Overview–operational reporting–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1618
HANA clients for different Reporting tools and their relations ships–http://sapanalyticsguru.com/hana/hana-clients-for- different-reporting-tools-and-their-relations-ships/
Unstructured data–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-2118
Turbo Charge Big Data Analytics with SAP HANA and hadoop–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-2125
Data Services
Data Provisioning–sap hana–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1210
SAP HANA information Composer V 1.0–external Data upload–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1552
extractor-based Data Acquisition by SAP HANA Direct extractor–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-2301
Using the Direct Extractor Connection (DXC) –http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-2420
SAP businessobjects Data Services 4.1–http://help.sap.com/bods
Installation Guide–sap BusinessObjects Data Services XI 4.0–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1038
How to ... load SAP Business Suite data into SAP HANA using SAP BusinessObjects Data services–http://www.saphana.com/docs/d OC-1354
Data Services Administrator ' s Guide–sap businessobjects–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1070
SAP System Landscape Transformation slt–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-2116
Etl–extraction Transformation loading–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-2117
Installation guide–trigger-based Data Replication SAP hana–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1352
Overview Presentation–sap LT Replication Server for SAP hana–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1811
Whitepaper–lt Replication server–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1334
Webinar:replicating Data into the SAP HANA Database Using SAP LT Replication server–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-114 5
SAP LT Replication Server for SAP HANA sps03–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1335
Replicating SAP system tables in HANA using slt–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-2441
Security guide–trigger-based Replication (SLT) SAP hana–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1069
Security guide–log-based Replication (SYBASE) SAP hana–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1071
How to invoke SAP HANA stored procedures from Data services–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-2289
High Availability and disaster Recovery
Introduction–sap HANA Data Center readiness–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-2010
Introduction to high availability for SAP HANA (NEW 11/27) –http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-2775
Readiness Guide–sap HANA http://www.saphana.com/docs/DOC-1810
High Availability & Disaster Tolerance–sap hana–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1221
Update & Patching–sap hana–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1212
Manual Update Guide–sap HANA 1.0–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1051
Administration & MONITORING–SAP hana–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1215
Administration Guide–sap HANA In-memory database–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1073
Backup and Recovery Guide–sap in-memory database–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1078
Database Persistence–sap hana–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1222-also See 0102–foundation–persistence in HANA. Pdf
Performance
For real:performance of the same SQL comparing Hana and another rdbms–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-2321
Whitepaper-sap HANA performance–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1647
Performance Test Report–sap hana–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1755
SAP HANA PERFORMANCE:100TB Performance Test results–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-2381
SAP HANA Memory Usage explained–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-2299
Scalability–sap hana–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-2022
How to Delta Merge for SAP hana–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-2002
SAP Hana-system Tables and Monitor views reference–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1833
Query PERFORMANCE–BW powered by SAP hana–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1888
Performance tuning tip To accelerate first query request video–http://www.saphana.com/videos/1075
SAP HANA SQL Optimizer video–http://www.saphana.com/videos/1050
HANA and SAP BW
Strategic Direction and Evolution–data Warehouse Solutions from sap–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-2164
SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse 7.3, powered by SAP Hana–http://help.sap.com/nw73bwhana
OVERVIEW–BW Powered by hana–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1522
General Information-BW on hana–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-2100
How to Size SAP BW on hana–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-2531 & http://www.saphana.com/docs/DOC-2114
Mixed SCENARIOS:BW on Hana and Hana datamart–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-2771
EDW and hana–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-2110
Automated Processes for BW on HANA migration–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-2661
installation, implementation, Master Guides for BW on hana–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-2102
SAP NetWeaver 7.30–BW systemcopy abap–http://scn.sap.com/docs/doc-12262
DBA aspects–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-2091
BW Housekeeping tasks–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-2770
Important housekeeping principles for keeping your SAP NetWeaver BW in good shape–http://scn.sap.com/docs/doc-13132
Data modeling–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-2130
Reporting on HANA models in bw-on-hana–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1463
Security/authorization for HANA and bw–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-2128
Upgrade/migration for BW objects–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-2113
upgrade/migration–general–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-2112
Java Stack for BW on hana–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-2103
BW planning Applications (IP) on hana–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-2144
ABAP and developing on BW on hana–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-2090
Mixed SCENARIOS:BW on Hana and Hana datamart–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-2771
Data MODELING–BW infoproviders–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-2129
Bwa-sap BW Accelerator vs HANA bw–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-2098 & http://www.saphana.com/docs/DOC-1088
SAP First GUIDANCE–SAP Netweaver BW 7.30 on HANA Inventory infocubes–http://scn.sap.com/docs/doc-28525
HANA Based Solutions
What kinds of applications is being delivered on top of SAP HANA? –http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1063
Overview–rapid marts–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1753
Period-end closing–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1670
Pricing analytics–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-2436
Overview–sap Co-pa accelerator–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1206
Profitability Analysis co-pa–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1672
Overview–finance and controlling accelerator–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1619
Info providers and data Sources–sap ERP RDS for accelerated Finance and controlling–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-15 65
Analytical Banking–sap hana–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1972
Banking Transaction history & Spend analysis–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1702
Liquidity Risk management–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1768
Enterprise Risk management–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-2033
Real Time Enterprise Risk reporting–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1704
Overview–deposits Management for Transaction analysis–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1617
Real-time Stress testing banking–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1974
Overview–sap Smart Meter analytics–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1131
Strategic Condition management–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1689
Market Basket Analysis for Promotion management–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1562
Scope–sap ERP RDS for accelerated Finance and controlling with SAP hana–http://www.saphana.com/docs/doc-1579
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