Teradata Adds Virtual Storage

October 16, 2008: Teradata has rolled out the latest version of its automated virtual storage database, saying Teradata 13.0 enables companies to make better use of data to support enterprise-wide strategic intelligence.

The company says that it has designed a new class of data extract, load and transform tools for Teradata 13.0, which provide a substantial performance improvement over the previous set and enable faster data loading into the data warehouse.

It says that version 13.0 is packed with 75 new features for active data warehousing, providing an overall performance improvement up to 30 percent, while Teradata Virtual Storage automatically and intelligently manages data storage and retrieval.

It does this by placing the most frequently used “hot” data on the fastest storage and the least used “cold” data on the slowest storage without user or administrator intervention. As the data’s usage changes over its lifetime, it also automatically moves it to the most appropriate storage location.

“Teradata is the first to market with automated virtual storage capability enabling our customers to access data when needed and at a lower cost, because data no longer needs to be moved or placed in different storage mediums outside the data warehouse—it can all be kept in the data warehouse for better business decision-making,” said Scott Gnau, chief development officer at Teradata.

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