Teradata Reviews
Royden Akerley
Real User
Enterprise Programmes Architect with 10,001+ employees
Jun 22 2017
What is most valuable?
Each has its strengths and weaknesses; this is why we use a blended environment. We have a holistic view which is very... more»How has it helped my organization?
It is the core of our fundamental real-time reporting and operational planning. It has saved us over eight figures in... more»What needs improvement?
The increasing volumes of data demand more and more performance. I truly believe that in five years, we will breach the... more»What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing??
Negotiate, negotiate, and negotiate some more. But long before you start to have a clear understanding of your... more»Which other solutions did I evaluate??
We have moved from a distributed heterogeneous to a centralized homogeneous environment. Costs, data quality, sharing... more»What other advice do I have??
This comes back to understanding the what, why, and how of the solution. Once you understand that, then plan it... more»
it_user310206
Consultant
Analyst at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Mar 18 2018
What is most valuable?
Efficiency of running analytical queries. Teradata was mainly invented for that purpose and it really does it well. We... more»How has it helped my organization?
* Cuts time to process huge amounts of data with analytical queries * A conventional and easily defined way to build a... more»What needs improvement?
Query language and its functionality are rather limited, compared to Oracle or even SQL Server. However, it is possible... more»What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing??
Price is quite high, so if it is really possible to use other solutions (e.g. you do not have strict requirements for... more»Which other solutions did I evaluate??
It is hard to say what our clients had been using before. It is safe to say that this was their first option for... more»What other advice do I have??
I rate it an eight out of 10. It is definitely the best RDBMS I have ever worked with, in the sense of building a data... more»
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Teradata9ec5
Real User
Teradata Team Leader at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jun 26 2017
What is most valuable?
The two types of partitioning have been very significant for us - row and columnar partitioning.How has it helped my organization?
With the current machine we are able to eliminate the use of OLAP cubes and allow customer queries to run directly on... more»What needs improvement?
Data synchronization to the DR site. My company’s management has to decide whether to invest in this area. This is more... more»What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing??
Pricing can seem high, but when all factors are taken into account, the total costs are comparable to other databases... more»Which other solutions did I evaluate??
My previous background was with Oracle. I changed jobs and was asked to handle the Teradata team. It was a chance to... more»What other advice do I have??
Make sure that you have a good Teradata DBA to help implement the solution. A great Oracle DBA is not sufficient,... more»
Santosh K Dash
Consultant
Solution Lead at a tech company with 10,001+ employees
Nov 21 2017
What is most valuable?
* "Parallel Everything” design and smart Teradata Optimizer enables fast query execution across platforms. * Fully... more»How has it helped my organization?
Teradata solutions help organizations reduce IT, operations, and maintenance costs; enhance on-time delivery of... more»What needs improvement?
There is some improvement required on OLTP level and some analytical function is missing.What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing??
Teradata is easy-to-use for data warehouse and BI application. It's extremely fast and also advanced analytics work can... more»Which other solutions did I evaluate??
No other solution used.What other advice do I have??
Teradata provides the analytical performance we need through its “parallel everything” design and industry leading... more»ChrisRosser
Real User
Business Analyst / Data Engineer
Aug 15 2017
What do you think of Teradata?
Valuable Features: It is a solid database a lot of different tools to move data. • Improvements to My Organization: Basically, Teradata has allowed the multiple businesses that I have consulted for to build and store their Data Warehouse related data efficiently. It also serves up the data quickly, if tuned and organized properly. • Room for Improvement: Cost, but Teradata is currently making improvements in this area. • Use of Solution: Nine years. • Stability Issues: Most of the organizations that I have consulted with have a 99.9% up time. The product is very stable. • Scalability Issues: Teradata is great as far as scalability once you have the product. You can move space on the fly. However, adding additional space once your disks are full in the past was...1 comment
Alex Egorov
Real User
Senior Java Developer at EPAM Systems at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Feb 04 2018
What is most valuable?
* Scalability * Functionality * PerformanceHow has it helped my organization?
Improved performance of ETL procedures, reporting. Decreased efforts, time, and number of staff supporting DWH.What needs improvement?
GUI of administrative tools is really outdated.What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing??
It is still a very expensive solution. While I very much like the pure technological supremacy of the software itself,... more»Which other solutions did I evaluate??
We used Oracle. Scalability and performance were the reasons we decided to try Teradata.What other advice do I have??
Go with the Enterprise series and don't waste time and money on 25xx. Sooner or later you will migrate anyway, so don't... more»
TechMgr3486
Real User
Technical Manager at a energy/utilities company with 51-200 employees
Mar 19 2018
What is most valuable?
None.How has it helped my organization?
It didn't improve the way our organization functions.What needs improvement?
There is a need to improve performance in high transaction processes, as well as the reporting system.Which other solutions did I evaluate??
Yes, we already had SAP IQ and were using it. We didn’t switch. We tried but it failed.What other advice do I have??
I rate Teradata two out of 10. At first, support was very good, but during and after they ended their operation in Turkey it was very bad. We... more»
Raghavendra Rojkhird
Real User
Senior IT Business Analyst at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Jun 22 2017
What is most valuable?
Viewpoint, the detailed query logs and performance statistics are valuable features. As a specialist for Teradata... more»How has it helped my organization?
Our enterprise data warehouse (EDW) runs on Teradata and it is the single version of truth for management... more»What needs improvement?
The SQL Assistant is very basic. This tool can be improved for usability.What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing??
Teradata is not cheap, but you get what you pay for. A cost-benefit analysis (CBA) needs to be done by the customers so... more»Which other solutions did I evaluate??
We have used Teradata since day one.What other advice do I have??
Have a long-term vision, the ROI will not come in the short-term. A cost-benefit analysis (CBA) needs to be done by the... more»Articles
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