One can have different ways of loading the data from the existing data sources into the Full Form of HANA(SAP HANA) and can compensate for the missing functionality in remote databases with the help of these SAP HANA capabilities.
Open platform: User can use the standard protocols for accessing the SAP HANA and integrating his application with SAP HANA. Apart from this, he can also use programming language for building his application on top of SAP HANA.