Further, while Hadoop is inherently a batch-oriented data processing system, Aster will return answers to queries immediately, Argyros says.

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In my recent piece about Teradata Aster, I noted their assertion that new Aster tools could reduce the need for data scientists by 80 percent, using one to set up a function and then turn the operations over to business analysts.

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Teradata Aster has more than 25 clients using more than a petabyte of data.

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