SAP ECC is the ERP system and SAP HANA is the in-memory database, designed to handle transactions and analytics. HANA was originally designed to be a data warehouse, but it has grown into all-in-one data platform that manages analytical, transactional, and application development.

Is SAP ECC and ERP same?

ERP is a general term that stands for Enterprise Resource Planning. ... ECC stands for ERP Central Component and ECC is a term confined to SAP only. ECC is a component of SAP's ERP software package. ERP suite provides the overall management and control of the functions.

Is SAP considered an ERP system?

ERP are software solutions that helps organizations to manage their business processes. SAP is multinational company that sells ERP software solutions to business. ... SAP are largest provider of ERP software systems.