Teradata Crows; Risky Bets Are No Shows
February 19, 2011
Yowza. Point your browser at “Independent Analyst Firm Declares Teradata ‘the Most Scalable, Flexible, Cloud-Capable EDW Solution in Today’s Market”. I am not sure traditional databases or data warehouses are going to do the job for the type of big data we consider. If you are a Fortune 1000 company, you will want to buy a brand name. Teradata is the champ, according to an “independent analyst firm.” Okay, maybe. What is more interesting is that the nifty graphic showing the big dogs in big data has a couple of interesting categories; namely, Risky Bets and Contenders. Why does this interest me? There are no entries listed. I can name some new contenders. I can also name some risky bets. In fact, some of those contenders would, in my judgment, rank ahead of the big dogs in the mid tier consulting firm’s listing. Why are there any companies in the Risky Bets and Contenders? Let’s speculate.
- No one at the consulting firm knows anything about this sector so the notion of identifying Risky Bets and Contenders does not come up as a consideration.
- The smaller companies, the open source outfits, and the companies operating outside the US are “off the radar” because the likelihood of getting these outfits to become clients and consumers of the consulting firm’s reports is low. I too would chase those most likely to be prospects and skip the small fish.
- The whole set of categories is ill conceived. Why not lump everyone into the achievement culture ranking of “Great”, “Even Greater,” and “The Bestest Ever.”
No complaints about Teradata or even the companies that bring up the dull normal ranking of “Strong Performers.” I love this consulting stuff. It makes real news and gives anyone in the magic whatever cause to celebrate. But I still wonder why there are no Risky Bets.
Stephen E Arnold, February 19, 2011
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