United States : Four things SAP must consider before a Teradata acquisition.Byline: Mamta03 Speculation about the possibility of SAP acquiring Teradata seems to rumble on. Some see the persistence of the rumors For other uses, see Rumor (disambiguation). Rumors is a farcical play by Neil Simon. At its start, several affluent couples gather in the posh suburban residence of a couple for a dinner party celebrating their tenth anniversary. as proof that a deal is in the air, but it is worth remembering that rumor RUMOR. A general public report of certain things, without any certainty as to their truth. 2. In general, rumor cannot be received in evidence, but when the question is whether such rumor existed, and not its truth or falsehood, then evidence of it may be given. is recursive See recursion. recursive - recursion . Indeed, the very act of writing this article adds another hit to a Google search Google is owned by Google, Inc. whose mission statement is to "organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful". The largest search engine on the web, Google receives several hundred million queries each day through its various services. on the topic and keeps the story going. Of course, it's true that Teradata is in an unusual position. As we are all aware, the business intelligence (BI) market has gone through a phase of intense consolidation. Teradata is one of the few acquisition targets left. In addition, SAP and Teradata signed a technical partnership agreement in 2004 and have continued to work together increasingly closely. As I thought about this, however, I wondered about the factors that would influence me were I a potential buyer. So let's take a look at four things that SAP (or any potential buyer) really needs to know about Teradata before buying it. 1. Teradata has only just become independent Teradata started as a division of NCR (NCR Corporation, Dayton, OH, www.ncr.com) A technology company specializing in financial terminal transactions, retail systems and data warehousing. Until the late 1990s, NCR was heavily invested in the hardware side of the industry, known worldwide as a major manufacturer of computers ; it was only in August 2007 that NCR announced that Teradata was to become a fully independent company. Why would a division work so hard to spin off, only to have itself acquired by another company two years later? It would be far, far easier for NCR to have simply sold the division. For more on SAP and Teradata See how SAP has teamed with HP to enhance NetWeaver BW Learn how SAP helped bolster This article is about the pillow called a bolster. For other meanings of the word "bolster", see bolster (disambiguation). A bolster (etymology: Middle English, derived from Old English, and before that the Germanic word bulgstraz SAP NetWeaver BW through a partnership with Teradata 2. The customers are unusual Teradata has only about 1,200 customers worldwide, but they are drawn from the top 3,000 companies in the world. So the customers represent the best of breed -- the most successful telcos, the biggest banks, the most profitable oil companies and so on. These companies push the boundaries of BI, and Teradata pushes alongside them. The relationship between Teradata and its customers is extraordinary. Go to a Microsoft conference or an Oracle conference and you find zealots Zealots (zĕl`əts), Jewish faction traced back to the revolt of the Maccabees (2d cent. B.C.). The name was first recorded by the Jewish historian Josephus as a designation for the Jewish resistance fighters of the war of A.D. 66–73. who won't hear a bad word about the company and zealots who hate the company in some ratio (at a guess, perhaps 80/20). I have yet to meet any customer at a Teradata event who is a zealot of the second kind. Copyright : Euclid Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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