When Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) clinched their IPL victory, they must have been thanking the technology that powered some of the decisions right from team selection strategy to competitive analysis. The SAP Game Analytics solution helped KKR to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of each player competing in the IPL, and also helped KKR increase team readiness and performance against their opponents. SAP HANA based platforms - SAP Auction Analytics, SAP Game Analytics, and SAP Lumira enabled KKR to evaluate players during the auction, derive post-game analytics following each of the team's games, and drive fan engagement respectively. Read more about this aspect at:http://www.informationweek.in/informationweek/news-analysis/296068/analytics-helped-kolkata-knight-riders-win-ipl-2014