Editing Teradata (section)

==Technology and products==
Teradata offers three primary services to its customers: cloud and hardware-based data warehousing, business analytics, and consulting services.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bwcio.businessworld.in/article/Teradata-puts-the-swagger-back-in-its-step/19-04-2017-116600/|title=Teradata puts the swagger back in its step|date=April 19, 2017|first=Brian|last=Pereira|website=BW CIO|access-date=September 22, 2017}}</ref> In September 2016, the company launched Teradata Everywhere, which allows users to submit queries against public and private databases. The service uses [[massively parallel]] processing across both its physical data warehouse and cloud storage, including managed environments such as [[Amazon Web Services]], [[Microsoft Azure]], [[VMware]], and Teradata's Managed Cloud and IntelliFlex.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dbta.com/Editorial/News-Flashes/Teradata-Targets-Hybrid-Cloud-Environments-with-Teradata-Everywhere-and-Borderless-Analytics-113475.aspx|title=Teradata Targets Hybrid Cloud Environments with Teradata Everywhere and Borderless Analytics|date=September 12, 2016|access-date=September 22, 2017|website=Database Trends and Applications}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/teradata-amps-up-cloud-and-consulting-offerings/|title=Teradata amps up cloud and consulting offerings|date=September 20, 2016|first=Doug|last=Henschen|website=ZDNet|access-date=September 22, 2017}}</ref> Teradata offers customers both [[hybrid cloud]] and [[Multicloud|multi-cloud]] storage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/teradata-attempts-disrupt-self-with-cloud-push/|title=Teradata attempts to disrupts itself with cloud push|first=Doug|last=Henschen|date=June 22, 2016|website=ZDNet|access-date=September 22, 2017}}</ref> In March 2017, Teradata introduced Teradata IntelliCloud, a secure managed cloud for data and analytic [[software as a service]]. IntelliCloud is compatible with Teradata's data warehouse platform, IntelliFlex.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.dqindia.com/Teradata-notes-that-in-briefings-customers-consistently-affirm-continuing-loyalty/|title=Teradata notes that in briefings, customers consistently affirm continuing loyalty|date=March 24, 2017|journal=[[Dataquest]]|location=New Delhi|access-date=September 22, 2017|archive-date=October 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012061900/http://www.dqindia.com/Teradata-notes-that-in-briefings-customers-consistently-affirm-continuing-loyalty/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Teradata Analytics Platform was unveiled in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Carey|first1=Scott|title=Here are the best self-serve analytics platforms for your business, from Qlik to Tableau|url=https://www.computerworlduk.com/galleries/applications/best-self-serve-analytics-software-for-enterprises-3635147/|website=ComputerworldUK|date=24 November 2017}}</ref>

===Big data===
Teradata began to use the term "[[big data]]" in 2010. CTO [[Stephen Brobst]] attributed the rise of big data to "new media sources, such as [[social media]]."<ref>{{cite web|last=Salah-Ahmed|first=Amira|title=One-on-One with Teradata's CTO Stephen Brobst|url=http://thedailynewsegypt.com/it-a-telecom/one-on-one-with-teradatas-cio-stephen-brobst.html|date=May 4, 2011|work=The Daily Egypt News|access-date=December 13, 2011}}</ref> The increase in semi-structured and [[unstructured data]] gathered from online interactions prompted Teradata to form the "Petabyte club" in 2011 for its heaviest big data users.<ref name="Grant">{{cite web|last=Grant|first=Ian|title=Big data boosts Teradata growth|url=http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2011/04/11/246287/Big-data-boosts-Teradata-growth.htm|date=April 11, 2011|work=Computer Weekly|access-date=December 13, 2011}}</ref>

The rise of big data resulted in many traditional data warehousing companies updating their products and technology.<ref>{{cite web|last=Miniman|first=Stuart|title=The Emerging Big Data Vendor Ecosystem|url=http://wikibon.org/wiki/v/The_Emerging_Big_Data_Vendor_Ecosystem|date=March 28, 2011|publisher=Wikibon|access-date=December 13, 2011}}</ref> For Teradata, big data prompted the acquisition of [[Aster Data Systems]] in 2011 for the company's [[MapReduce]] capabilities and ability to store and analyze semi-structured data.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kanaracus|first=Chris|title=Teradata Buys Aster Data, Boosts "Big Data" Wares|url=http://www.cio.com/article/672663/Teradata_Buys_Aster_Data_Boosts_big_Data_Wares|date=March 3, 2011|publisher=CIO|access-date=December 13, 2011|archive-date=June 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603034643/http://www.cio.com/article/672663/Teradata_Buys_Aster_Data_Boosts_big_Data_Wares|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Old hardware line end of support===
To focus on its cloud database and analytics software business,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.teradata.com/Blogs/Teradata-is-Lowest-Cost-for-Enterprise-Analytics | title=Why is Teradata the Lowest Cost for Enterprise Analytics? | date=14 July 2022 }}</ref> Teradata plans to end support for its old hardware platforms; Teradata will provide remedial maintenance services for six (6) years from its Platform Sales Discontinuation Date. Platform Support Discontinuation is the end of the support date for a particular Teradata hardware platform.<ref>{{cite web|last=Support|first=Teradata|title=Teradata Product Support Policies|url=https://www.teradata.com/Product-Support-Policy/Support-Lifecycle|date=June 22, 2022|publisher=Teradata|access-date=June 22, 2022}}</ref> Teradata hardware platforms saw support discontinuation start in 2017, with the 2580 generation of their data warehouse appliance, with only their IntelliFlex 2.5 and R740 hardware platforms being listed as "current product". All other platform models/classes have a published support discontinuation date.<ref name="Support">{{cite web|last=Support|first=Teradata|title=Teradata Platform Support Roadmap|url=https://techsupport.teradata.com/sys_attachment.do?sys_id=8a0166b91b84741009550dc5604bcb92|date=January 13, 2022|publisher=Teradata|access-date=June 22, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Teradata Support|first=Natrinsic|title=Teradata End of Support Information|url=https://www.natrinsic.com/teradata/eos|date=June 22, 2022|publisher=Natrinsic|access-date=June 22, 2022}}</ref> Teradata customers may request extended support for a Teradata platform that has reached its end of support life.  The extended support for a platform requires approval from the local Area Director and will be delivered on a "best effort" basis, as spare parts for older platforms may no longer be available.<ref name="Support"/>

===Teradata Vantage analytics===
In October 2018, Teradata started calling the cloud analytics software product line Vantage. Vantage is composed of various analytics engines on a core relational database, including the Aster graph database and a machine learning engine. The capability to leverage open-source analytic engines such as Spark and TensorFlow was released.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.teradata.com/Blogs/Advanced-analytics-for-a-new-era | title=Advanced Analytics for a New Era &#124; Teradata Blog | date=24 April 2023 }}</ref>
Vantage can be deployed across public clouds, on-premises, and commodity infrastructure. Vantage provides storage and analysis for multi-structured data formats.<ref name="datanami.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.datanami.com/2018/10/09/new-teradata-focuses-on-answers-not-analytics/ |title=New Teradata Focuses on Answers, Not Analytics |date=October 9, 2018 |website= Datanami |access-date= July 22, 2021}}</ref>