SAP has placed a big bet on Hana, so customers that haven’t already switched to its in-memory computing platform can be sure they’ll be encouraged to do so in the near future. If they’re smart, they’ll make sure they’re ready.

A big part of preparing for a move to Hana is updating your custom code — and that can be easier said than done.

“Most SAP users will have thousands of objects with custom code,” said Joe Strand, director of Gekkobrain, a consultancy that focuses on helping customers move to Hana. “Each single code line needs to be vetted and fixed for Hana to work best.”

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