Apr 3, 2017 | Teradata Universe Convention, Good, France

Simplified license tiers with bundled options, subscription-based licenses, and license portability assist hybrid cloud shortly adapt to evolving enterprise wants

Teradata (NYSE: TDC), the main knowledge and analytics firm, at this time launched modern database license flexibility throughout hybrid cloud deployments, enabled via a constant and simplified licensing mannequin. Teradata’s new licensing mannequin delivers:

• Portability for deployment flexibility 
• Subscription-based licenses
• Simplified tiers with bundled options

With moveable database licenses, Teradata clients now have the flexibleness to decide on, shift, broaden, and restructure their hybrid cloud surroundings by shifting licenses between deployment choices as their enterprise wants change. This new software program licensing mannequin is the primary within the hybrid cloud market to characteristic portability — a shift away from cloud lock-in or siloed on-premises deployments.

Till now, hybrid cloud distributors have provided complicated, inconsistent licensing fashions throughout deployment choices that make it tough for purchasers to pick an answer that matches all wants. Teradata is altering the sport with licensing flexibility and portability to make sure simplicity and consistency in assist of agile, fast-growing companies.

“The Teradata Database continues to be acknowledged because the main knowledge administration answer for analytics in each efficiency parameter, and at this time we will additionally say it comes with the easiest worth proposition,” stated John Dinning, Govt Vice President and Chief Enterprise Officer, Teradata. “Not solely is the database license moveable throughout the hybrid cloud choices, however so are workloads, enabled by a typical code base in all deployments. This flexibility is a primary in our trade and signifies that knowledge fashions, functions, and improvement efforts might be migrated or transferred unchanged throughout any ecosystem.

“For instance, an organization might first develop their analytic answer on a Teradata IntelliFlex™ on-premises system after which seamlessly port the answer over to Teradata IntelliCloud™ . This may enable corporations extra choices to develop and deploy the Teradata Database with out having to fret about scaling their answer as their enterprise and analytic wants develop.”

 

Teradata IntelliCloud™ is the next-generation safe managed cloud providing that gives knowledge and analytic software program as a service. It’s out there with new deployment decisions together with Teradata IntelliFlex™, the corporate’s flagship enterprise knowledge warehouse platform that Teradata will deploy and handle in its personal knowledge facilities, and international public cloud infrastructure from Amazon Net Providers (AWS) and later, from Microsoft Azure.

In an effort to present simplicity and portability throughout deployment choices, Teradata licensing is predicated on a constant metric. This metric is exclusive in that it takes into consideration not solely the variety of CPU cores out there, but in addition how a lot knowledge is fed to the CPU. This advantages clients by adjusting the licensing price in response to the efficiency potential of the system on which they’re working. Through the use of the metric calculation, Teradata can supply equal license portability throughout on-premises, public, personal, and Teradata IntelliCloud configurations.

“By pairing the best high quality hybrid cloud options out there with probably the most handy utilization mannequin, Teradata is creating a mix of choices for its clients that deal with the realities of quickly evolving analytics capabilities and the emergence of recent enterprise necessities and fashions,” stated Jim Curtis, Senior Analyst, Information Platforms and Analytics, 451 Analysis. “That is really an instance of fast-forward pondering; a win-win for Teradata in addition to for aggressive corporations that thrive and compete on enterprise agility.”

Subscription-based licenses ship on buyer requests for decrease up-front prices in addition to clean and constant OPEX spending, making it simpler for purchasers to funds and predict spending patterns.

These new subscription-based licenses are available 4 simplified tiers designed to fulfill buyer necessities starting from a free tier for database improvement to high-concurrency mixed-workload analytical methods, with new bundled options.

The 4 license tiers are:

• Developer — This free tier is designed particularly for purchasers which can be creating new functions in a non-production surroundings. The Developer tier is offered in software-only variations on public cloud or as VMware to run on non-Teradata {hardware}.
• Base — This plan is designed for low concurrency, entry-level knowledge warehouses. It’s out there within the cloud and on-premises. 
• Superior — The Superior tier helps high-concurrency, mixed-workload manufacturing environments. It contains highly effective Teradata Built-in Workload Administration and Teradata Clever Reminiscence options. This selection is offered within the cloud and on-premises. 
• Enterprise — This top-tier plan features a extra strong set of workload administration options with Teradata Lively System Administration and Teradata Clever Reminiscence. The Enterprise tier is offered within the cloud and on-premises.

All of the tiers include the identical model of Teradata database software program. This permits the straightforward motion of workloads throughout tiers. All tiers additionally include high-value database options bundled into the license to make it simple for purchasers to include cutting-edge applied sciences and construct subtle analytical environments. These options assist Columnar, Temporal, Safe Zones, and Row-Degree Safety capabilities. Clients can leverage these options for improved efficiency, enhanced time-based analytics, extra strong safety and auditability at no extra price.

Teradata’s new license mannequin is offered now.

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