Author: Teradata

Feed: Teradata Blog. Large scale data and analytics for global organizations can be complex enough in their design, implementation and operationalization, let alone adding in the unfamiliarity of cloud-based deployment options. There are many questions: How do you decide between public, private, or managed cloud? What about the ease of accessing the data; how are you going to get your data into your chosen cloud platform? What cloud-based ecosystem solution will you choose or design to virtualize and run your analytic use cases? Who will design this, and what are the cost implications? What are the security risks and implications of ... Read More

Feed: Teradata Blog. A few months ago, one of my colleagues asked me “Do we have a Word document on what we think Banking will look like in ten years?” My reply at the time was “No, we don’t, but I’m sure we could have if you felt one would be useful.”So after several pauses for thought, we now have one – well, a PDF, to be strictly correct, but nonetheless we’ve pulled together some thoughts on what we see as the key themes for financial services over the coming years.As an aside about the wonderful world of the internet, ... Read More

Feed: Teradata Blog. Why do so many organizations struggle to improve customer experience in a measurable and sustainable way?   The benefits of improving customer satisfaction are well understood and Forrester, among others, has quantified the revenue that improved customer satisfaction can deliver. With its importance in creating customer satisfaction and bottom-line results, why do so many organizations struggle to improve customer experience in a measurable and sustainable way? Based on the large companies I’ve worked with in this space, the traditional lenses of people, process and technology can provide key insights into one specific barrier—organizational structure--and show effective ways ... Read More

Feed: Teradata Blog. By now, there’s not much dispute that advanced analytics capabilities can be a game changer in terms of gaining deeper, actionable insights into your business. However, in my conversations with colleagues and clients alike, I often hear stories of analytics implementations that don’t live up to their potential, and that, in some cases, have gone horribly awry. If your analytics infrastructure isn’t delivering value by providing you with the answers you seek, maybe it’s time to re-assess and ask why. There are a few common reasons why analytics doesn’t live up to its potential. It’s never really ... Read More

Feed: Teradata Blog. Too Much Information is a phrase that one doesn’t hear very often in the business world. Ask any CMO and they will tell you that data-driven marketing is essential to delivering the best possible customer experience.  In today’s big data environment, data is often seen as a competitive differentiator. So, does too much information ever become a problem? A recent Forbes report, sponsored by Teradata, explored the challenges facing marketers today including disparate data sources and the steps needed to derive richer insights from data. Today’s online and offline worlds can deliver a richness of data that never ... Read More

Feed: Teradata Blog. As we continue our shift in Strategy and Focus it is important that we evolve our communications platforms and forums.  We must reflect our new approach of being Business Outcome-Led, Technology Enabled. We are evolving our major customer conference to align with our strategy and reflects on the challenges our customers face today. I am pleased to announce several exciting enhancements to our leading global event. As the momentum towards digital transformation increases, redefining the way companies build new business models, create operational efficiencies, and ultimately generate growth, we believe data analytics is the foundation for this digital ... Read More

Feed: Teradata Blog. Do you think it’s more feasible to build a new database entirely from scratch, or optimize the gold-standard analytics database—with over 700 patents already baked in—to run in public cloud infrastructures? The latest marketing hype from Snowflake is, “we are built for the cloud”. Their narrative is heavy on cloud and light on analytics. Snowflake’s basic SQL functionality limits them to providing basic reporting and descriptive analytics. Most of the benefits they tout from their “cloudiness” are based on fundamental public cloud economies of scale available to all vendors, not on any secret sauce from them. Teradata ... Read More

Feed: Teradata Blog. Information systems are useless if they don’t deliver business value by driving better decision-making. There are countless articles out there on how to deliver value, and most of them have merit. But most of them also think inside the IT box. What if we think outside the box and look at processes that are outside—and even totally unrelated to IT—to learn lessons on how to build systems that deliver on their promise and facilitate better decision making? I have several friends who are physicians. A couple of them work in the Emergency Department (ED) at a large urban ... Read More

Feed: Teradata Blog. Okay, I’ll go ahead and say it: Public cloud infrastructures are more secure, and the security is more cost-effective, than the majority of on-premises data centers.   That should get the blood flowing.   With the word “public” in its name, cloud computing starts off with a bit of a reputation problem when it comes to security. Let me give you three reasons why the cloud is more secure than you think.1. Public cloud providers have armies of security personnel. They have to. Cloud companies have security as a part of their core business. If you’re not a ... Read More

Feed: Teradata Blog. So, you just landed a job as a Chief Data Officer at a large enterprise. Congratulations. You’ve got a lot of work to do.   After you’ve taken care of the preliminaries, like getting familiar with the vocabulary, the organizational structure, the key players, and the significant data stores and systems, you’ll want to begin adding value in support of your objectives as soon as possible. To that end, here is a simple to-do list template along with a few items filled in to get you started.   Objective #1: Ensure that planned business initiatives will have ... Read More