Online Course
SAP HANA Cloud: Implementation, Modeling, Reporting, and AI Capabilities
with Junaid Ahmed
03/02/2026 – 03/30/2026
The course in detail:
Master SAP HANA Cloud with this intensive five-day course! From expert-led sessions filled with practical demonstrations, you’ll explore SAP HANA Cloud architecture, hybrid connectivity, and modeling techniques. Start by setting up the SAP HANA Cloud landscape and configuring data virtualization, replication, and cross-container access. Then dive into data modeling, from basics like star schema and calculation view design, to advanced concepts such as OLAP modeling and calculation view nodes. See how to build reports on SAP HANA Cloud models in SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP Datasphere, and walk through SAP HANA Cloud features that support AI solutions: vectors, embeddings, similarity search, and knowledge graphs.
What you'll learn:
- Explore SAP HANA Cloud architecture, capabilities, and use cases
- Instance provisioning and tooling setup
- Data virtualization, replication, and hybrid connectivity
- Data import and modeling basics
- Calculation view design and advanced OLAP modeling
- Performance analysis, debugging techniques, and optimization strategies
- Deployment steps and security configuration
- Reporting with SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP Datasphere
- SAP HANA Cloud vector engine capabilities
🕒 The courses start at 10 a.m. ET and end at 2:00 p.m. ET, breaks included.
Who is this SAP HANA Cloud course suitable for?
- Developers, architects, modelers, and data professionals working with SAP HANA Cloud
- Consultants who support SAP S/4HANA, SAP BTP, or SAP Datasphere projects
- SAP BW and SAP Analytics Cloud professionals transitioning to SAP HANA Cloud
- Anyone wanting practical insight into SAP HANA Cloud modeling and AI-enabled features
Prerequisite: Attendees should be familiar with the SAP ecosystem and should have a basic understanding of SQL and database concepts. Some experience with modern cloud/data platforms, data modeling, and data integration will be helpful.
The following topics are out of the scope of this course:
- Deep SAP HANA administration or DBA-level tasks
- Advanced SAP Analytics Cloud of SAP Datasphere story building and dashboard design
- Custom SAP HANA XS advanced development or non-HDI deployment models
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Customer-specific landscape setup, migration, or troubleshooting scenarios
If you need more information about the learning level, please feel free to ask us.
These SAP HANA Cloud topics will be covered in this course:
- Architecture and tools
- Virtualization and replication
- Cross-container connectivity
- Modeling fundamentals
- Advanced OLAP modeling
- Performance optimization
- Debugging
- Security
- Reporting
- SAP HANA Cloud as a vector engine
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Note: Can’t join live? No problem! With your purchase, you’ll receive access to the session recordings and slide decks directly on the learning platform shortly after each session concludes. Learn at your own pace, revisit key concepts, and reinforce your understanding of the topic. Whether live or on demand, this course offers you the opportunity to learn directly from one of the top SAP experts. Don’t miss out!
Online Courses
SAP HANA Cloud Foundations, Tooling, and AI Features
Start with the essentials. Explore SAP HANA Cloud architecture, understand its multi-model capabilities, and see how it differs from on-premise SAP HANA. Learn about platform engines, in-memory features, and common enterprise scenarios. Then understand provisioning: create an instance, activate the data lake, manage resources, and walk through key tools—the database explorer, the SAP HANA Cloud cockpit, and SAP Business Application Studio.
Topics:
- SAP HANA Cloud fundamentals and architecture
- Mutli-model capabilities and enterprise use cases
- AI platform overview (vector engine, embeddings, knowledge graph)
- Instance provisioning and data lake setup
- SAP Business Application Studio setup and first project creation
- Data import workflows
Virtualization, Replication, and Cross-Container Connectivity
Understand virtualization vs. replication and when to apply each. Configure the cloud connector to bridge on-premise SAP HANA, express edition to SAP BTP and SAP HANA Cloud. Follow demos to configure virtualization and replication flows. Finish by implementing cross-container access between a system database and HDI containers.
Topics:
- Hybrid architectures
- Cloud connector installation
- Connectivity
- Virtualization and replication
- Cross-container access
Core Modeling and Development Foundations
Move into SAP HANA Cloud modeling. Review core database objects, schema design, table creation, and calculation view types. Then begin the Purchase Insights modeling project, where you’ll see how to translate business requirements into measures, dimensions, and star schemas. Perform data discovery, define core calculation views, and learn how to build views step by step.
Topics:
- Modeling fundamentals
- Calculation view types and node basics
- Purchase Insights project setup
- Schema and view design
- Variables, filters, and calculated columns
Advanced OLAP Modeling and Calculation Node Deep Dive
Extend and refine your analytical model. Add new views, refine cube design, and answer business questions using your model. Learn advanced OLAP features including variables vs. filters, input parameters, restricted columns, hierarchies, currency conversion, and time-based modeling. Then go deep into the calculation view node library—joins, unions, aggregations, ranks, spatial nodes, and more—to understand when and how to use each one.
Topics:
- Advanced modeling
- OLAP design patterns
- Case expressions, hierarchies, time dimensions, and semantics nodes
- Joins, unions, aggregations, and other nodes
Performance, Security, Reporting, and Vector Engine Capabilities
Finish by enhancing your enterprise-grade skills. Learn performance optimization techniques and diagnose model behavior with debugging tools. Explore SAP HANA Cloud security—roles, analytical privileges, and auditing. Understand deployment architecture and packaging requirements. See how SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP Datasphere connect to SAP HANA Cloud for reporting. Close with a deep dive into AI capabilities: vector search, embeddings, knowledge graphs, and RAG patterns.
Topics:
- Performance tuning
- Debugging
- Security
- Deployment
- Reporting
- AI capabilities
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Your Expert
Junaid Ahmed has more than 15 years of experience in the SAP ecosystem, and specializes in data, analytics, and emerging capabilities. He has consulted globally for Fortune 500 companies, the United Nations, and leading SAP partners, while also designing and delivering large-scale learning and enablement programs. His SAP HANA and related technology courses—featured on Udemy, Espresso Tutorials, MMC, and other international platforms—have reached more than 70,000 professionals across more than 100 countries, accumulating more than 4 million minutes of learning and more than 10,000 reviews with average ratings between 4.4 and 4.6. He holds SAP, AWS, and additional technical certifications, along with a learning and development certification from KPMG. Junaid focuses on research and development into SAP’s newest capabilities spanning data, analytics, AI, and low-code/no-code technologies, and provides consulting and training through multiple delivery formats. He has delivered live programs for major organizations including SAP, IBM, Deloitte, Cognizant, ZAIN, General Mills, COLT, and ATOS.
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