The entire Teradata platform family leverages energy-efficient processors and cabinet design. The Teradata 5550 is three times more efficient per kilowatt-hour of electricity usage for the same data warehouse capability as compared to Teradata platforms of five years ago. In addition, the Teradata 5550 requires just 25 percent of the floor space needed for the same capability over older generations.

"With this family, customers can now apply the power of Teradata to address all of their analytical needs, at all levels of complexity and size. We are pleased to be able to help our customers achieve competitive advantage through the best business intelligence and analytics engine in the industry," said McDonald. "Teradata can make it easy to get started in data warehousing with a fully integrated Teradata 2500 at a low entry price point that's truly 'load and go.' If customers' needs are more complex or require real-time business intelligence, our proven enterprise-class Teradata 5550 is the best choice because it is the world's leading data warehouse. With our full family of Teradata platforms, we effectively compete with both the data mart appliance and the data warehouse vendors. We are the only vendor in the market to offer a family of platforms that meet various analytical requirements in the enterprise. You can expect the Teradata platform family to grow in the near future."

All of these products are currently available. Teradata's partners, including business intelligence, ETL, application providers, are certified with the new platforms.