Teradata Database 12.

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Data Warehousing > Database

Because Performance Counts Database is designed for decision support

and parallel implementation. And it’s
The success of your data warehouse management. This allows you to automati-
as versatile as it is powerful. It supports
solution has always rested on the perform- cally adjust workload management settings
hundreds of installations, from fewer than
ance of your database engine. But as your based on events in addition to workload
ten gigabytes to huge warehouses with
data requirements grow increasingly conditions. These adjustments will dynami-
hundreds of terabytes and thousands of
complex, performance becomes more vital cally manage the system so that priorities
customers. The inherent parallelism of
than ever. So does finding a faster, simpler and commitments are met.
way to manage your data warehouse. You
This proven high-performance decision
can find that combination of unmatched
support engine offers you a full suite of
performance and efficient management
data access and management tools, plus
in the Teradata® Database.
world-class services based on Teradata’s
In fact, we’ve enhanced the Teradata years of data warehouse experience. It’s
Database to provide you and your business a unique combination of products and
with new features and functions for even expertise that provides a time-tested data
higher levels of performance and efficiency, warehousing solution – a solution that
features that automatically distribute data delivers many business advantages to you
and balance mixed workloads even in the and your company.
most complex environments. In addition,
Already the foundation of the world’s
the enhanced release 12.0 of Teradata
most successful data warehouses, Teradata Teradata Database provides more than
Database provides more granular workload
pure performance. It also offers low total
cost of ownership and a simple, scalable,
and self-managing solution for building
“I would love to say that I spend half my time admin- a successful data warehouse.
istering the Teradata system. Because when you
consider the EDW’s importance to the company, it The Best Gets Better
should be half my time. But the truth is that I spend Teradata Database 12.0 extends Teradata’s
a lot more time maintaining other databases and industry-leading performance and further
performing other aspects of my job than I do working enhances applications so they can leverage
on the Teradata system. Teradata runs so well that it business intelligence across the enterprise.
really runs on its own. I don’t spend a lot of time man-
The built-in benefits of Teradata Database
aging it compared to the other databases that I am
12.0 let you:
responsible for. It’s by far the most important and yet
> Optimize active data warehouse and
it takes the least amount of effort to keep running. ” enterprise data warehouse mixed
– Sandy Rumble, Data Center and Operations Manager, workload performance with multi-level
PING, Inc. partitioned primary index, an enhanced

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cost-based optimizer, and better

statistics processing.
> Continue to maintain the data ware-
house’s predictable performance through
enhanced workload management with
more precise query identification and
management. This can be based on
events in addition to system conditions
The Teradata Database Difference
Your data warehouse solution depends on its database
engine. So make sure the database you select offers:
> Effortless scalability through fully parallel operation.
> Mission-critical availability.
> Complex and ad hoc query performance.

and query attributes.
> Easily embed business logic processing
using more flexible stored procedures
and table functions.
Built-in Business Benefits
Teradata Database delivers benefits that
provide a single view of your business,
a view that lets you make better, faster
decisions and realize top- and bottom-line
growth. In fact, it will help you:
Extend decision support capabilities
> Mixed workload performance (ability to keep data current and
handle strategic, tactical, and operational queries).
> Ease of manageability.
> Simplified mainframe integration.
> Complete support infrastructure.
> Reference accounts.
> Lowest total cost of ownership.
to users faster and processes more work in security and privacy that complies with all

Teradata Database can enable more the same time frame. consumer and regulatory legislation. And

sophisticated Business Intelligence (BI) our enhanced accessibility for external

Ease enterprise integration
analysis by optimizing increasingly complex sources, targets, and processes enables
Our enterprise extensions allow Teradata
analytics and simplifying their development. multiple language data warehouses for
Database to fit better with your enterprise
That increased performance gets answers global corporations.
infrastructure. We also offer enhanced
Extend the capabilities of Teradata
Database
“Besides providing new information that wasn’t visible Each industry, business, and application
before, putting together the reports has allowed is unique. Many incorporate unique types
considerable time savings. Prior to the data ware- of data and analytic functions. Within
house, some of our reports took up to 40 hours to put Teradata Database’s high-performance
together. Now these reports are ready in literally a and scalable parallel architecture, you can
few minutes. ” extend the native capabilities with user-
defined types, user-defined functions, and
– David Cortese, Vice President and Division CIO,
Sony Pictures’ Home Entertainment division stored procedures. Store any type of data
your business uses and analyze it with all

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Specifications
Database Capacity Mainframe Integration > Teradata Archive/Recovery Utility
> 4 petabytes (PB) > IBM (or compatible) mainframe > Teradata Dynamic Workload Manager
> 1,024 nodes Language Preprocessors > Teradata Analyst Pack

Data Model > PL/1, C, COBOL - Teradata Visual Explain

> Relational - Teradata System Emulation Tool

Tools and Utilities
> ANSI SQL Compatible - Teradata Index Wizard
> Teradata Manager (database system
> Full Query Parallelism - Teradata Statistics Wizard
administrator)
> Balanced Performance > Teradata Utility Pack
> Teradata Administration Workstation
> Teradata Warehouse Miner Stats
Architectures Supported > Teradata Parallel Transporter (unified
> Teradata Warehouse Miner
> Symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) load utility for continuous, single, or
> Teradata Profiler (data quality)
> Massively Parallel Processing (MPP) multi-table loads from a variety of
> Teradata Analytic Data Set Generator
Operating Systems Supported sources with script or programmatic
controls) Application Programming Interfaces
> UNIX®
> Teradata TPump (continuous load) > ODBC Driver for Teradata
> Microsoft® Windows®
> Teradata Replication Services > Teradata JDBC Driver
> Linux
(real-time capture and delivery of > OLE-DB Access Module for Teradata
Client Platforms Supported > Teradata CLI
changed data)
> Windows > TS/API
> Teradata FastLoad (data loading)
> IBM VM, MVS, z/OS, and z/VM > .NET Data Provider for Teradata
> Teradata MultiLoad (multiple table
> UNIX SVR4 MP-RAS™ and most other
loading)
UNIX platforms
> Teradata FastExport (data extraction)
> Linux

of the scalability and ease of management
you expect from Teradata Database.
Increase performance for operational
workloads
Teradata Database lets you acquire data
faster than ever for more effective, timely
decisions. We’ll show you how to extend the
operational use of your data warehouse to
more easily support front-line applications
and decision makers.
Streamline mixed workload management > Monitors adherence to your service
Optimize your data warehouse efficiency level goals.
and improve business responsiveness
For More Information
with streamlined management of mixed
To learn more about how Teradata
workloads that:
Database can help you build a better data
> Automatically defines workloads based
warehouse – and a better business – call
on business needs.
your Teradata representative or visit
> Establishes service level goals for Teradata.com.
multiple workload types.
> Develops prioritization strategies
according to business rules.

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