New Teradata video explains ‘big data’

Teradata, which calls itself the world’s largest company focused on business data warehousing, is announcing a new video meant to help businesses understand how to come to grips with “big data.”

“Big data” are stores of data so large, ordinary software tools can’t manage them. Miami Twp.-based Teradata, in a press release, says data volumes are surging by the exabyte every day.

In new videos, Scott Gnau, president of Teradata Labs, and Mayank Bawa, vice president of development, Teradata Aster, explain the importance of big data.

“We’re getting lots of interest from the market about how companies can extend their data warehouses from the enterprise data they now have — into the new world of multi-structured data from new sources to get a better understanding of the business,” Gnau said in the company’s release.

Earlier this year, Teradata announced that it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire Aster Data Systems Inc., a company focused on finding useful information in big data, which can include both structured database information and unstructured data, such as videos, social media material and more.

To see the video, go to www.Teradata.com.

Miami Twp.-based Teradata has about 450 local employees.