Question 1

What is Vantage Trial?

Accepted Answer

Vantage Trial provides users 30 days of free access to Teradata Vantage in the cloud.

Vantage Trial provides a taste of what customers get with their paid subscriptions to Vantage delivered as-a-service. While Teradata reserves the right to change the program, Vantage Trial Users currently get 2 TB of Customer Data Space (CDS) to use for 30 days and easy access to the following:

Vantage 2.2: Teradata’s flagship software with Native Object Store (read and write) integration for performing Data Lake analytics; includes Vantage Analytics Library.
Editor: A web-based editor for SQL developers to run queries, create scripts, and upload/save data.
Analyst: Intuitive tool for Business Analysts and Citizen Data Scientists to perform advanced analytics without code.
Console: An operational dashboard for Cloud Administrators to monitor and manage Vantage, including the ability to scale up/down and out/in.
JupyterHub: Open source tool for executing Python, R, and SQL code on Vantage, enabling developers to create, execute, and share documents that contain live code, equations, visualizations, and narrative text.

Watch this short Vantage Trial Overview video to learn more.

Question 2

What type of workloads can I run?

Accepted Answer

Users can run the following workload types:

Ad hoc queries
Tactical queries
Data Lake Analytics using Native Object Store
- In-place data analytics
- Loading data into Teradata Vantage
- Joining data between a Data Lake and Vantage

Question 3

How do I get access to the Vantage Free Trial?

Accepted Answer

Simply fill out the website form with your contact information and your Teradata account team will be notified. If approved, you will be sent an email with instructions on how to get started. If you are offered a free trial, the following terms and conditions will apply. In addition, please note, Teradata reviews all free trials requests and reserves the right to deny or cancel the free trial at any time and for any reason.

Question 4

How many Users can be on my Vantage Trial account?

Accepted Answer

Currently there can be a maximum of 10 Users per Vantage Trial system. We recommend adding Users as soon as the Trial starts so they can leverage the full 30-day trial period, which begins with the first User.

Question 5

Do I need an AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud account to start my Vantage Trial?

Accepted Answer

No. An AWS, Azure, and/or Google Cloud account is not needed to use Vantage Trial. However, to access any non-Trial-supplied object storage data in Amazon S3, Azure Blob, ADLS Gen2, or Google Cloud Storage via Vantage Trial, Users will need to have those permissions from the bucket/container owners to do so.

Question 6

Do I need any software to use Vantage Trial?

Accepted Answer

No. Users do not need to download any software or provide permissions, unless they intend to access object storage data.

Question 7

Do I need to enter any credit card information?

Accepted Answer

No. Credit card or other payment information is not required nor requested. Do not provide credit card or payment information to anyone claiming to represent Teradata or Vantage Trial.

Question 8

Where is the Vantage Free Trial available?

Accepted Answer

The Vantage free Trial is currently available in the following Amazon Web Services (AWS) regions:

AP (Seoul)
AP (Singapore)
AP (Sydney)
AP (Tokyo)
Canada (Central)
EU (Frankfurt)
EU (Ireland)
EU (London)
US East (N. Virginia)
US East (Ohio)
US West (N. California)
US West (Oregon)

Availability of Vantage Trial from additional clouds and regions is planned.

Question 9

How do I start my trial?

Accepted Answer

Click ‘Start Trial’ in the activation email you receive. You will be prompted to set your password. After setting your password, log in with the username created for you (check your activation email) and your recently set password.

Question 10

Will my usage be tracked?

Accepted Answer

Teradata collects Service Data (User login metrics, system usage metrics, and query metrics) about usage of Vantage Trial. Service data does not include User data stored in tables or schemas. Teradata is not given the right to identify which User is the source of service data without written permission from the customer.

Question 11

Will there be sample use cases for me to get started?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Vantage Trial is bundled with many sample use cases and data sets.

Question 12

Can I load or connect to my own data?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Although Vantage Trial prohibits the uploading of personal identifying information onto the system and Users should not load confidential information into the system, Vantage Trial Users may import their own CSV files (up to 200 MB per file) directly into Vantage Trial and create tables consistent with the terms and conditions of the Trial. Teradata assumes no responsibility for data uploaded into Vantage Trial. The total storage space available per account shared among all Users of an account-specific trial system is 2 TB of Customer Data Space (CDS). Additionally, Users can explore and query CSV, JSON, and Parquet datasets in Amazon S3, Azure Blob, ADLS Gen2, or Google Cloud Storage with Native Object Store.

Question 13

May I query or join data from my on-premises Teradata system?

Accepted Answer

No. Querying or joining with data in on-premises Teradata systems is not yet supported in Vantage Trial.

Question 14

Will Teradata back up my data?

Accepted Answer

No. User data will be persisted on the Trial system for 30 days. After 30 days, Teradata will securely erase User data from the Trial environment.

Question 15

Will my colleagues be able to see my data?

Accepted Answer

By default, each User has access only to their own data. Teradata uses best practices to enable data isolation and security. If a User wishes to provide access to their data, they can do so by executing a GRANT SELECT SQL query. Additionally, Teradata provides a shared space for Vantage Trial Users to access common data, if any.

Question 16

Will I be able to save queries or results?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Users can save their scripts in Editor and download their results as a file.

Question 17

Can I export my data?

Accepted Answer

Yes. You can download your results or data as a file (CSV or JSON format supported) via the Editor.

Question 18

What happens if I scale my system or turn it off?

Accepted Answer

Users can perform elasticity operations such as Scale Up/Down or Scale Out/In. When performing scaling operations, the underlying system configuration changes, resulting in either greater or fewer compute resources independent of storage. When the system is Stopped, compute resources are stopped, but User data persists on the system.

Question 19

What happens at the end of 30 days?

Accepted Answer

Each Vantage Trial system expires at the end of 30 days, at which time the Vantage Trial account is disabled and the User’s data is securely erased. Users will receive a reminder email when the end of the trial period is approaching and when the trial period ends. Users can track the number of days remaining on their Vantage Trial on the App Launcher page or in the Console.

Question 20

How does the Vantage Trial compare to a production system?

Accepted Answer

Vantage Trial systems run on smaller, less powerful infrastructure that is purpose-built for Users to experience some of Vantage production system capabilities with some of their own data. Vantage Trial systems are not intended to test scale or query performance as they are not the same environments provided for paid subscriptions to Vantage delivered as-a-service.

Question 21

Can I purchase my Vantage Trial system?

Accepted Answer

No, Vantage Trial systems are not available for purchase, but your Teradata account team would be happy to talk with you about the many alternatives for using Vantage in the cloud.

Question 22

Can I extend the trial period or increase the number of Users?

Accepted Answer

Please contact your Teradata account team to request an extension of your Vantage Trial system. For a trial that requires larger numbers of Users or much longer durations, please also contact your Teradata account team.

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