Tesco Tries Netezza But Stands by Teradata

LONDON — Tesco here last week emphasized its commitment to using data warehousing technology from Teradata, Miamisburg, Ohio, while acknowledging that it has deployed some analytical users on a small system from Netezza, Marlborough, Mass. The Netezza deployment reflects “our ongoing program to evaluate different technologies and architectures,” said Marcel Borlin, Tesco’s program manager, in a statement. “This implementation does not reflect any dissatisfaction with Teradata. Tesco continues to add new applications to the Teradata EDW [enterprise data warehouse].” Tesco uses the Teradata system to support management information and analytical services in the 13 countries where Tesco operates. Tesco has been operating Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market stores in the U.S. for nearly a year.

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