The Big Data Challenge to Legacy Data Management Companies by STEVE LOHR


By STEVE LOHR

The challenge of big data software tools to traditional data software companies is not that the new technology will be a direct replacement for the old. But big-data software like Hadoop is a formidable threat to the economics of incumbents. A look at Teradata, a leader in data warehouse software, and its announcements this week, shows the challenge and how an incumbent is responding.

Published: April 7, 2014 at 12:00AM

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