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Faster, Smarter Decisions

Teradata Database provides the most flexible analytic engine in the most scalable and manageable database for your analytics platform. With unmatched performance and the broadest choice of deployment options, Teradata Database is the best choice for all of your analytics needs. 

  • Benefits
  • Features
COMPLEX ADVANCED ANALYTICS—SIMPLIFIED

Enable faster time to business insights and value through a rich set of integrated in-database analytics.

FAST TIME TO VALUE VIA POWERFUL ANALYTICS AT SCALE

Analyze data for tactical and operational insights and for complex and strategic insights through massively parallel and linearly scalable analytics engine.  

RICHER, DEEPER BUSINESS INSIGHTS FROM INTEGRATED DATA

Gain insights by integrating structured business transactional data with unstructured data from IoT and edge computing.   

MANAGE WORKLOAD BASED ON BUSINESS PRIORITY

Manage system resources and SLAs based on business priorities while maintaining operational efficiency of the mixed workload system for all users.

MISSION-CRITICAL AVAILABILITY

Your business runs without interruptions using an enterprise-scale system with a wide variety of high-availability and data resiliency features. 

FUTURE-PROOF YOUR BUSINESS

Choose any combination of deployment options — on-premises, in the public or private clouds, as-a-service — they all use the same Teradata Database software.

LOWEST TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP

Keep your TCO low with a simple, scalable, and self-managing solution while enabling fast and insightful analytics throughout your enterprise.

ELASTIC PERFORMANCE

Increase or decrease your system resources on the fly based on your business needs and seasonal demands.

INDUSTRY’S FIRST: 4D ANALYTICS

Discover new use cases and insights based on 4D Analytics which integrates when (Time Series and Temporal) and where (Geospatial).

INDUSTRY-LEADING IN-MEMORY TECHNOLOGY

Get the most frequently accessed data fast through Teradata Intelligent Memory. Get answers to your complex questions fast through In-Memory Optimizations. 

SUPPORT FOR MULTIPLE DATA TYPES

Supports multiple data types and structures, ranging from traditional structured data to multi-structured data such as web logs, XML, JSON, and CSV.

SOPHISTICATED WORKLOAD MANAGEMENT

Monitor and manage your mixed workload environment in real time with Teradata Workload Management for maximum efficiency and performance.

INDUSTRY’S MOST INTELLIGENT COST-BASED OPTIMIZER

Run your queries in the most efficient way through Teradata Optimizer, which automatically determines a best plan for accessing, joining, and aggregating tables.

TERADATA QUERYGRID™ SUPPORT

Teradata QueryGrid orchestrates use of multiple external analytic engines and file systems, so users can focus on data and business questions, not integrating systems.

HYBRID ROW/COLUMN DATA STORAGE

Mix and match rows and columns with Teradata Columnar to create the optimum structure matching your data and query patterns.

DATA RESILIENCE WITH FALLBACK PROTECTION

Enjoy a completely protected analytics environment built on Teradata Database.

Use Cases

FINANCIAL

Merge customer account information for cross-segment marketing. Source data from diverse geographical areas, different lines of business including checking and savings accounts, auto and home loans, credit cards, ATMs, and various online systems. 

RETAIL

Compile and analyze months and years of data gathered from checkout scanners in thousands of retail stores worldwide. Use the information to manage purchasing, pricing, stocking, and inventory management and make store configuration decisions.

MANUFACTURING

Analyze data to determine the most efficient means for supplying customers with goods and determine how much product will sell at a price point and manufacture goods for just-in-time delivery.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Store data about millions of customers, circuits, monthly bills, volumes, services used, equipment sold, network configurations, and more. Use detailed revenue, profit, and cost information for target marketing, revenue accounting, government reporting compliance, inventory, purchasing, and network management.

HEALTHCARE

Use analytics to pinpoint the sources of medical cost trends, to provide members with more tailored and attentive service, to underwrite and manage risk more precisely, and to encourage evidence-based care by understanding provider behavior and the contract incentives better.

TRANSPORTATION, DISTRIBUTION, AND LOGISTICS

Analyze data to optimize assets utilization, reduce operational expenses, increase revenues, improve margins, and enhance customer services. 

pricing

Teradata Database license tiers give you purchasing and deployment flexibility, removing the risk from deployment and licensing choices. Benefits of this innovative licensing model include four simplified tiers based on workload profiles; bundled database features across all tiers; subscription-based licensing; and portability of license, from on-premises to public and private cloud options.

  • What’s New

4D Analytics

Teradata Analytics Platform combines a variety of analytic capabilities to enhance IoT use cases and make edge computing smarter.

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Cloud Analytics

We conducted a survey and the largest companies in the world agree—the cloud is the best place to run analytics.

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Cloud Momentum

There are multiple improvements to IntelliCloud as-a-service offering, including expanded deployment options, a growing international footprint, and increased platform capabilities.

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  • 4D Analytics
  • Cloud Analytics
  • Cloud Momentum

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