Teradata makes available of Teradata Database on Azure

Teradata has announced imminent availability of Teradata Database on Azure before 31st March, 2017, providing customers more choice of cloud options for Teradata software.

Many companies look to the cloud as a fast, flexible way to derive value from data to address their business, technical and financial needs. By combining Teradata’s industry-leading data warehouse software with the agility and elasticity of Azure public cloud services, customers can focus on driving business value rather than installing and maintaining physical infrastructure.

According to Teradata’s recent Data Warehouse Survey, more than 90 per cent of Teradata customers will employ a hybrid environment by 2020 consisting of a mix of on-premises and cloud resources. The same survey indicated that 85 per cent of Teradata customers want to consume at least some of their analytics “as-a-service.” As businesses increasingly look to the cloud to drive competitive advantages, they have a need for greater agility, but also a mandate to lower financial and time commitments. These requirements are met in Teradata’s Hybrid Cloud Solutions, which:

•          Provide flexibility in deployment for increased responsiveness;
•          Ensure high levels of security, data privacy, and regulatory compliance;
•          Enable optimization of workloads across deployment modes;
•          Facilitate easier management of multiple environments; and
•          Lower risk through the re-use of existing tools, capabilities and training.

Sunil Jose, Managing Director, Teradata India, said, “The Teradata Database on Azure combines Teradata’s industry-leading data warehouse software with the agility and flexibility of Microsoft Azure infrastructure. The solution will offer self-service, under-an-hour provisioning, pay-as-you-go, and integration with a wide variety of Azure and Teradata software tools.  Many of the features of the Teradata Database on Azure speed time-to-market, offer quick time to value, increase efficiency and reduce risk and will enable workload portability between cloud and on-premises systems. Our partnership with Microsoft Azure will, therefore, make Teradata as ‘borderless’, or hybrid, as possible.” 

“In this data-driven world, interest in analytics is at an all-time high,” said Steven Guggenheimer, Corporate Vice-President & Chief Evangelist for Microsoft. “Microsoft Azure customers recognize the value they derive from data and are actively seeking analytic solutions, such as Teradata Database on Azure, that enable constant innovation while also optimizing resource utilization and simplifying management oversight.”

Teradata Database on Azure will be available on the Azure marketplace. Customers who are uncertain about how to best harness the cloud for positive business outcomes can engage with Teradata Consulting and Managed Services for assistance in architecting and deploying Teradata software on Azure.