ARRAY Data Type Scenario
Short teaser: Store matrices of single- or multi-dimensional data in a single field with array data types.Cover Image: SQL ARRAY/VARRAY Data TypeThis feature was introduced in Teradata Database...
View ArticlePeriod Data Type and Derived Period Column Scenario
Short teaser: Use Period data types and derived period columns to query and manipulate durations.Cover Image: Overview: Period Data Types and Derived Period ColumnsTeradata Database supports storage...
View ArticleDefense in Depth - Best Practices for Securing a Teradata Data Warehouse
Defense in depth is the practice of implementing multiple layers of security to protect business-critical information.This session will help security administrators and database administrators better...
View ArticleR14.10 Temporal Feature Deep Dive
When Teradata released its new temporal capabilities in 2010, it caused us all to start to thinking differently about the element of time in the Data Warehouse by providing powerful tools for managing...
View ArticleEasing Into Using the New AutoStats Feature
Everyone with a Teradata Database collects statistics. No way around it. Good query plans rely on it, and we’ve all gotten used to it.But starting in Teradata 14.10 there’s some big changes....
View ArticleC/C++ Coded User-Defined Function Scenario
Short teaser: Add your own functions to Teradata Database with UDFs.User-Defined FunctionsThis feature was introduced in Teradata Database V2R5.1.Description Teradata Database includes a wide variety...
View ArticleAMP Worker Tasks
This session will give you a close-up picture of what AMP worker tasks are and how they support user work.You'll learn what happens when you run out, and how to manage AMP worker task exhaustion and...
View ArticleTeradata Database 14.10 SQL Solutions for Real-World Temporal Problems
Data Warehouses are known for storing data over time, both historical point-in-time transactions as well as temporal data that is valid over a range of time...Storing this data is one thing, but...
View ArticleMigrating Your Oracle Database to a Teradata Data Warehouse
Your company is new to Teradata and wants to move Oracle managed user data into the new data warehouse. As a DBA, your assignment is to move this data into the Teradata system.On the surface, this...
View ArticleDetermining Precedence Among TASM Planned Environments
Most Teradata systems support different processing windows, each which has a somewhat different set of business priorities. From 8 AM to 12 noon the most important work may be the Dashboard...
View ArticleDBQL Scripts
Tags: dbqlscriptsmaintenanceChannel: databaseThe DBQL setup and maintenance documents provides scripts, as well as information on how to perform DBQL logging, maintenance, and upgrade, now including...
View ArticleTeradata Star-Schema Designs
This presentation explains how to physically implement a classic Star design with central fact table surrounded by several de-normalized dimension tables on Teradata.Key Points: Choosing the primary...
View ArticleHow Teradata Works – the Extended Version
For anyone new to Teradata, this session is to acquaint you with the Teradata technology.We will explore Teradata’s parallel environment; take a look inside a Node at Parsing Engines(PEs), the BYNET,...
View ArticleTeradata Express for VMware Player
Tags: vmwareexpressChannel: databaseFull user details required: Full user details requiredDownload Teradata Express for VMware, a free, fully-functional Teradata database, that can be up and running on...
View ArticleTeradata’s New Priority Scheduler for SLES 11
Join this in-depth presentation that covers the basics of the New Teradata Priority Scheduler available with Linux SLES 11 operating system. We’ll discuss operating system background that will help you...
View ArticleTeradata 101 The Strategy and Technology Basics
A database is a database, so if I know one , then I know them all, right? Not really...As with all technology, Teradata brings with it some fundamentally differences and it is better to understand...
View ArticleControlling the Mix: What's New in Teradata Active Syst Mgmt for Teradata...
Workload Management is a critical component of balancing application demands and ensuring consistent application performance.This session covers Teradata Active System Management (TASM) features...
View ArticleHow Resources are Shared in the SLES 11 Priority Scheduler
The SLES 11 priority scheduler implements priorities and assigns resources to workloads based on a tree structure. The priority administrator defines workloads in Viewpoint Workload Designer and...
View ArticleExplaining the EXPLAIN – New Functionality in 14.0 & 14.10
This presentation builds on Recorded Webcast # 49911 Explaining the EXPLAIN, which did just that (if you have not viewed, please do so before this class).Now, having completed that course, you should...
View ArticleIn-Memory the Intelligent Way with Teradata Intelligent Memory
Teradata Intelligent Memory keeps the most frequently used, or hottest, data in memory for in-memory performance without the need to purchase enough memory for all of your data.It is automated and...
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