Telenor Pakistan recently expanded its use of Teradata’s Unified Data Architecture. The company now can perform deep analytics in real time and maximize return on investment. This decision validates Teradata’s thought leadership and economic viability. Read on to learn more about Telenor’s decision to use Teradata technology.
Teradata’s contribution to developing human capital
As a pioneer of cloud computing solutions, Teradata Pakistan is committed to developing human capital in the country. The company has recently appointed Saundra Davis as Vice President of Human Resources. She has extensive experience in human resources, having previously worked for NCR as a Vice President of Corporate Infrastructure and Human Resources for the Teradata Division. Harrington joined NCR in 1985, and has since held positions of increasing responsibility in sales, marketing, and product management.
She brings extensive experience in human resource management, having worked in a variety of organisations. She was previously the HR Director of MWH, a global professional services firm, which was later acquired by Stantec. There, she led the HR agenda for the region, focusing on developing organisational capability, driving performance culture and enabling employee engagement. Prior to joining Teradata, More was the HR Head for Mentor Graphics India, where she provided leadership to the organization and supported the company’s growth.
Teradata’s executive team believes that the hard-working, brilliant human capital of Pakistan is an asset for the company. As a result, the company has invested in building its global development capability in Pakistan. The company is also actively involved in various IT interventions in Pakistan, including providing consultancy services to organizations on information-based decision making.
Teradata’s gross margin grew in 2005 from 52.8% in 2004 to 54.2% in 2005, mainly due to improved operational performance and productivity of customer support services. The company continues to invest in developing its professional services division. It expects productivity to increase in future periods.
Teradata has a significant presence in Pakistan with staff numbers well over 500. The company has numerous clients in the country, including major banks and beverage companies. The company declined to disclose the exact revenue it receives in Pakistan, but its global revenues were $2.3 billion in 2011.
NCR’s Board of Directors has preliminarily approved a plan to separate the company into two publicly traded companies. The separation will allow Teradata management to focus on its core business and pursue its development agenda. The new companies will have the autonomy to design corporate policies and strategies based on their respective business characteristics.
Teradata’s Unified Data Architecture
The Unified Data Architecture is a critical part of Teradata’s Big Data analytics solution for Telenor Pakistan. It provides real-time insights into business processes, allowing Telenor to optimize its return on investment. Telenor’s decision to implement the Unified Data Architecture is an important validation of Teradata’s thought leadership and economic viability.
Teradata’s Unified Data Architecture provides organizations with a unified 360-degree view of data to turn seemingly invisible opportunities into actionable insights. By organizing and leveraging the data, this system powers organizational opportunities and helps businesses make smart business decisions based on deep insights. The Unified Data Architecture has become an essential piece of a business’s digital transformation strategy, as consumers are increasingly shifting their spending power from goods to experiences.
Teradata’s Unified Data Architecture (UDA) combines data from virtually any source. Its architecture provides data integration and management capabilities for mission-critical applications, and it offers high-availability and scalability for data warehouses. Using Teradata’s Unified Data Architecture, customers can integrate data from multiple sources, including Hadoop.
The Teradata Unified Data Architecture allows organizations to manage massive amounts of complex data. In addition to the Unified Data Architecture, the company has announced two workload-specific appliances that deliver up to four times more performance than other data warehouse appliances. These appliances combine the power of Teradata Database with multi-core Intel processors, enterprise-class disk drives, and a storage subsystem. They come with a ready-to-use software environment and can handle 7 to 82 terabytes of uncompressed data per cabinet.
Teradata’s Unified Data Architecture also integrates Hadoop and other big data technologies. Hadoop and Teradata are complementary. Hadoop moves compute to data, while Teradata puts EDW on top of the logical heap. In addition, Hadoop and Teradata are both built on the same platform, but have different approaches to data management.
Telenor Pakistan is a rapidly growing mobile operator in the country. It has more than 30 million subscribers and a 25 percent market share. With Teradata’s Unified Data Architecture, Telenor Pakistan is able to effectively respond to customer needs based on the information available.
Mr Khuram Rahat
Mr Khuram Rahat is a well-known personality in the IT industry and the man behind the success of Teradata Pakistan. He has proven Pakistan’s talent around the world and is working hard to ensure the continued success of Teradata Pakistan. As the CEO of Teradata Pakistan, he is responsible for the strategic direction and management of the company. Before joining Teradata, Mr Rahat was associated with the NCR Corporation, a leading information technology company in Pakistan.
Mr Rahat is a renowned IT leader and has more than three decades of experience in the field of management. He has represented organisations such as the OCCI and the American Business Council on government bodies and forums. In addition, he is known for his thorough knowledge of leading edge Big Data technologies and has acted as a consultant to many organizations.
Teradata’s first data warehouse project in Pakistan
Teradata Corporation, an American company that provides analytic data solutions, has invested in Pakistan. The move was spurred by Chief Technology Officer Stephen Brobst, who argued that the country was a better market than India, where the company had been active for years. Teradata Pakistan’s first client was the government, which enlisted the company to help the National Database and Registration Authority build a data repository.
Teradata is partnering with Telenor Pakistan to expand its Integrated Data Warehouse, allowing it to meet the company’s rapid business growth and meet the growing demand for deeper analytics-driven intelligence. The company uses Teradata’s DW products to consolidate multiple data sources and make it available for analysis. This allows Telenor to gain deep business insights in real time, allowing the company to better serve its customers and maximize ROI.
Teradata has a significant presence in Pakistan, with more than 500 employees and clients in major banking institutions, telecom companies, beverage companies, and more. While the company does not disclose actual revenues for Pakistan, it has reported over $2 billion in worldwide revenue in 2011. Teradata has already completed tens of implementations in Pakistan.
Teradata has launched its Financial Management solution, which provides a complete data warehouse solution that includes hardware, software, and professional consulting services. This solution enables organizations to extend decision-making across all functions of their business. It also helps to improve operational decisions. The company also established a Teradata University Network, which includes nearly 170 universities in 27 countries.
By separating from NCR, Teradata can focus on its own business while recruiting and retaining employees. The company will also have its own CEO. This may attract more attention from the media and further promote the Teradata brand. If the decision is approved, the new entity will be able to continue to provide data warehouse services to its customers.
Teradata announced its fourth-quarter financial results for 2012, including record revenue and new customers. In addition to its revenue growth, the company announced the global launch of Teradata Database 14, which includes more than sixty built-in analytic functions that empower companies to build a robust and comprehensive data warehouse.
