Teradata is widely recognized as a leader in enterprise database technology. Its database, which also goes by the same name, shares several of the same features as other competitor products. Some key features of Teradata include native integration with many open source solutions, such as R, RStudio, Jupyter, and SAS; time series support; built-in analytic functions for machine learning and AI; support for a wide range of data types, such as CSV, JSON, and text, and spatial/temporal data.

The analytics platform, also known as Aster Analytics, is available as a Community Edition from https://aster-community.teradata.com/community/download.

While, traditionally, Teradata was available as an appliance solution, as in both the database as well as the hardware were available as a single integrated unit, today, it is also possible to use Teradata in the cloud using Teradata Everywhere. The software can be deployed in a hybrid architecture (both on-premises as well as in the cloud), as well as in public cloud environments such as AWS and Microsoft Azure. Bundled services, subscription-based services, and as-a-service options are available. Teradata Intellicloud is a subscription-based cloud offering from Teradata that includes several products from the Teradata ecosystem in a managed environment.

Business use case: Teradata has been a popular enterprise database for several decades and has strong credibility with large organizations. In recent years, Teradata's proactive integration with open source systems such as R, Jupyter, and other products made it more appealing and arguably helped increase its visibility. Teradata appliances can be relatively expensive and, as with other commercial options, require proper POCs to assess suitability for use cases specific to the organization.