SAP has HANA development teams in six locations across the globe, who work around the clock in "follow the sun" fashion, Sikka said.
In April, SAP announced the creation of a US$155 million venture capital fund for startups that build applications on the HANA platform.
Overall, by this time next year there will be "lots and lots" of partner-built applications based on HANA, Sikka predicted.
The IDG News Service