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

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

Teradata (NYSE: TDC), the main information and analytics firm, at this time launched progressive database license flexibility throughout hybrid cloud deployments, enabled by 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 prospects now have the flexibleness to decide on, shift, develop, and restructure their hybrid cloud setting 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 function portability — a shift away from cloud lock-in or siloed on-premises deployments.

Till now, hybrid cloud distributors have supplied advanced, inconsistent licensing fashions throughout deployment choices that make it troublesome for patrons to pick out 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 information administration resolution for analytics in each efficiency parameter, and at this time we are able to additionally say it comes with the perfect worth proposition,” mentioned 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 information fashions, functions, and growth efforts may be migrated or transferred unchanged throughout any ecosystem.

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

 

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

With a purpose to present simplicity and portability throughout deployment choices, Teradata licensing relies on a constant metric. This metric is exclusive in that it takes into consideration not solely the variety of CPU cores accessible, but in addition how a lot information is fed to the CPU. This advantages prospects by adjusting the licensing value in line with the efficiency potential of the system on which they’re working. By utilizing the metric calculation, Teradata can provide equal license portability throughout on-premises, public, personal, and Teradata IntelliCloud configurations.

“By pairing the best high quality hybrid cloud options accessible with probably the most handy utilization mannequin, Teradata is creating a mix of choices for its prospects that tackle the realities of quickly evolving analytics capabilities and the emergence of recent enterprise necessities and fashions,” mentioned Jim Curtis, Senior Analyst, Information Platforms and Analytics, 451 Analysis. “That is actually an instance of fast-forward considering; 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 patrons to funds and predict spending patterns.

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

The 4 license tiers are:

• Developer — This free tier is designed particularly for patrons which might be growing new functions in a non-production setting. 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 information warehouses. It’s accessible within the cloud and on-premises. 
• Superior — The Superior tier helps high-concurrency, mixed-workload manufacturing environments. It consists of 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 allows the simple motion of workloads throughout tiers. All tiers additionally include high-value database options bundled into the license to make it simple for patrons 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 value.

Teradata’s new license mannequin is offered now.

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