Learn, Try, Implement
A great place to learn is from SAP HANA Online Training where you'll find knowledge in three categories.
Learn SAP HANA by yourself:
The overview video, "Real, Real-Time Computing with SAP In-Memory Computing Technology," is a nice 2-minute presentation that brings home the day-to-day role that HANA can play in a company, helping employees make better decisions instant by giving them access to data in seconds that before may have taken few days or more to pull together. This is a portion you can tell to business executives to help clarify what HANA will convey for them.
Try SAP HANA by yourself:
Now where you can perform with High Performance Analytic Appliance yourself, running over model queries."
Implement SAP HANA by yourself:
This part is no new for the techies who are looking for professional's guidance at SAP HANA.
SAP HANA Training
Course picks for HANA for SAP will naturally vary by country. In the U.S., at least consumers have two options for Initial Technical Enablement on SAP HANA : an online-only and a combined online-hands-on version. The hands-on portion is conducted either online or in a classroom.
SAP is also taking certification course on the HANA in-memory appliance, with a 2-day tutorial version for $1,300 and an online version for $435. In either case, the goal is to provide an idea on HANA product strategy, training on how to manage HANA on the customer side, and deliver an understanding of HANA form a technical application perspective.
SAP is also giving a 43-hour, $500 online course on the SAP HANA analytic appliance that covers planning and implementation.