Analyst firm cites Teradata as data warehouse leader

Miami Twp.-based Teradata Corp. has been named as a leader in the enterprise data warehouse (EDW) industry by an independent analyst firm, company officials announced Thursday.

Teradata received the highest scores among all vendors in the “current offering” and “strategy” categories in a new report by Forrester Research Inc.

“Teradata offers the most comprehensive and scalable EDW platform,” the report said. An EDW is a database used for reporting and data analysis.

Company officials said they were pleased to be recognized as an industry leader and innovator.

“I believe that the new Forrester report confirms our strategy of rapid innovation,” said Scott Gnau, Teradata Labs president, in a statement. “In the year ahead, we will continue to accelerate our delivery of the most sophisticated technology and solutions in the business.”

Teradata has about 400 employees locally and more than 10,000 employees in 42 countries.

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