software engineer

senior software engineer

director

account executive

senior devops engineer

Teradata

I had two stints with Teradata. My first started in 2010. At that time, the Teradata database and hardware were the gold standard for data warehouses at large corporations. Optimism was high within the company and I felt passionate about the company's solutions. As new technologies arose over the next 4-5 years, Teradata was slow to change and eventually got left behind in several areas they once dominated. When I left in 2015, a total company reorganization had begun and the pain was being felt throughout the company. 

When I was asked to return in early 2018, I was told that the total re-org just about complete and that Teradata had moved from a hardware/software data warehousing company to an enterprise analytics software focused on subscription services. The entire C-Suite had been replaced and there appeared to be a new optimism at the company.

Within eight months of re-joining, I was informed that my position had been eliminated and was given the options of applying for another position at Teradata or taking a severance package. This was totally unexpected and, as it turned out, was part of yet another massive re-org with is still taking place. 

Teradata's recent stock price run up despite having missed revenue projections for several quarters tells me that either Teradata has done a good sales job on Wall Street regarding their new subscription services revenue eventually replacing previous large Teradata capital purchases by the Fortune 500 or the company is being positioned for sale.

This was truly one of the best companies I've ever worked for. Their core technology is still superior to their competitors in many ways. the question is whether Teradata will be able to leverage these advantages in new and innovative ways to prevent their large customers from migrating to the latest 'hot' technologies or if Teradata's innovations eventually get swallowed up by one of their competitors.

Worked here as a field engineer for over five years.  While the job started out very busy, keeping me active, this quickly dwindled down to nothing.  Customers began abandoning the company, and the company itself began moving systems out of the state, taking me from supporting about 28 systems, comprised of about 13 different customers, at the start of when I was hired, down to 5 systems, across 3 different customers, when I was finally laid off.  Part of the reason for losing customers was that I serviced on-premise systems, and the company moved to a stance of pushing more cloud-based systems, which leaves us in the field without purpose.  While I addressed my concerns with two different managers over the years, regarding the fear of being put out of a job, as I'd been through this before, I was always assured my job was safe, because we needed to meet SLAs for the customer we still had left in the state, and I was the only employee in the state; however, at the end of my tenure, my position was eliminated anyway.  The company went through several reorganizations and restructures, with CEO and management/upper management turnover, as well as layoffs in the field, and toward the end, we were assured they were not looking at further layoffs to field engineers.  However, in the end, I received a WebEx meeting invite from upper management for later that day, in which I was told my position was eliminated, and that I would not work past that day.  The company did pay 10 weeks of severance pay, which took a month, and several emails/calls to HR, to receive, but I feel like they could have been more open about more layoffs in the field to come, rather than telling us they weren't looking to do so for so long.

As an engineer, I'm happy with the role I'm in. Make no mistake about that.

The fringe benefits are nice: fully stocked kitchen, free food, free soda fountain, and beer in the fridge a couple days a month. As long as you're not doing anything dumb, everything is cool.  

I'm expected to put in a full 40, but time in the office is very flexible, as long as you can justify your time and effort. (Again, just don't do anything dumb, and work life balance is good.)

Management is probably the most technically minded team I've ever worked for. 

One thing they don't handle well is full remote, though. And that's not entirely a bad thing- people are expected to work in their teams, and face to face is best. 

My only real concerns are:
          Focus on older tech, and shyness towards new.
          As an engineer or dev, mobility within the company is unheard of, except for people leaving. High churn.
          Annual bonus and merit raises are still a pittance, despite the improved economy.

This environment is best descibed very comfortable. If you want comfort and stability in your job, this is a great place. This isn't the most "fun" place I've worked, nor the most boring. It is one of the least stressed positions I've ever had.

•	Experience with different system nodes (Teradata 5400, 5500, Intel Romely servers & Dell PowerEdge 2800, 2900 R710 and R720).
•	Replace CPU’s, RAM, motherboards, power supplies, infiniband network cards and hard drives from server systems.
•	Assist with installation of new clients and build Cisco (FEX) Fabric Extender Technology racks.
•	Set up IP addresses and remove protocols from the network using Bluecat Software.
•	Disassemble of computer equipment for recycle including power disconnection, un-cabling, DNS configuration, un-racking and tag removal.
•	Participate in ESP ticketing system and actively contribute maintaining accurate/current system records.
•	Effectively work through the ticket queue while tracking tasks and proactively identifying improvements. 
•	Disassembly/ reconfiguration of system nodes as required for reuse or lab rearrangement including power connection, network cabling and network configuration in DNS.
•	Perform computer work including UPS battery replacement, battery testing, UPS control module replacement, hard drive testing and cable labeling.
•	Un-box and shelve received equipment, and generally keeping labs free of used parts
•	Move of lab equipment within a campus of multiple data centers

Teradata Corporation is a proven leader in its field of data warehousing, with very effective personnel staffed throughout from entry level up through the executive suite. In my part of the organization (sales and marketing), there is a heavy reliance on a national / international network of far-flung resources, many who work remotely from their homes.

As such, the culture is based around multiple daily conference calls and heavy use of email. It makes for a great work-life balance, and yet our productivity as a company proves that people remain focused on executing their responsibilities with focus and rigor.

The hardest part of life at Teradata for me, however, has been the company's very flat structure and limited opportunities for career advancement and growth. Compensation is relatively competitive, though, which serves as a partial offset.

Teradata was one of the most professionally rewarding environments of my career and provided strong exposure to enterprise-scale operations, technology, and cross-functional collaboration. A typical day involved balancing strategic initiatives, operational leadership, stakeholder management, and platform or content-system optimization across global teams.

I learned a tremendous amount about enterprise governance, organizational alignment, content operations, and managing complex initiatives in highly matrixed environments. The company had many intelligent, collaborative people who were willing to share knowledge and work together to solve difficult problems.

The most enjoyable part of the role was the opportunity to build scalable systems and processes while partnering with teams across Marketing, Sales, Operations, and Technology. The most challenging part was navigating large organizational structures and balancing competing priorities across multiple business stakeholders.


Teradata has a storied history of developing incredible software and hardware products to solve very complex problems in analytics. However, due to a complete lack of top down leadership vision and ability to execute, the company has lost its way and is struggling with a fundamental issue of product market fit in today's market. 

Teradata is about 5 years too late to the Cloud business, and even today is extremely slow in reacting to customer needs and market dynamics. When compared to alternative options in the market, the product innovation in Teradata has suffered from both a lack of vision and a lack of ability to execute with quality on time. 

The company has an enviable list of customers who is not likely move away from Teradata in the immediate future. However, it is not only struggling to capture new customers, it is slowly eroding its existing base of customers every day. 

I worked for Teradata for over 10 years, and until 2.5 years ago, the company was the best to work for. Promotions were ours to be had, colleagues supported each other, we worked hard and played hard and it was where you assumed you'd retire. Then our existing CEO was fired, and an interim CEO came in and began an annual 'lay off cycle', it created a low morale and stressed work environment. No matter how hard you work, a lay off was looming. The product we were told to market is good, not great. The politics within Marketing, though they are hard working, is toxic and isn't the helpful team it once was. If you are looking to 'start' your career, then Teradata is fine, but if you're looking to 'continue or grow' your career long-term, you may want to consider another Information Technology corporation.

Most of the employees at Teradata did not have the appropriate computer educations to be working for this company.  It seemed as if they hired MBAs and tried to turn them into Technical Consultants or Watchdogs;  Upper management seemed OK, middle management was unprofessional to say the least and in my opinion a great reason for the downfall of this company.  There was ZERO logical reason for this downfall other than recruiting people with appropriate educational backgrounds and getting rid of DEAD WOOD long ago.

It was an honor to work for this company.  Unfortunately, the place is ridden with unqualified employees who know nothing about computers and do not have any genuine interest in Teradatas products.  Managers were more like just money/recruiter people.

I really enjoyed my work at Teradata. Teradata gives you a lot of freedom.  It is a great place if you want to get a lot of new experiences because they will throw you right in.  You have to be able to be scrappy and learn things quickly.  You have an opportunity to work with a lot of different clients and there is a lot of autonomy as far as how you manage your relationship and work with the client.  

I only left because the work started to dry up and I was going into a year where I was not going to make my billable hours target.  There is not a lot of upside with meeting the target unfortunately, but I am someone who really enjoys solving problems and learning and I couldn't sit on the bench for 12 months.

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