As any experienced Teradata DBA will tell you, some tables in the Teradata dictionary (DBC) need housekeeping. But some customer ...

Why Teradata DBAs Should Prioritize Housekeeping the DBC AccessRights Table

Introduction to Teradata Partial Redistribution and Partial DuplicationManaging data skew is a critical aspect of optimizing Teradata performance. While table-level ...

Mastering Teradata Performance Optimization: Introduction to Partial Redistribution and Duplication

Skewed Teradata Joins – The Initial Situation Consider the scenario where one table includes various currencies while the other comprises ...

Optimizing Teradata Joins with Skewed Data: Strategies and Solutions

Introduction As a tuner, most slow queries can be traced back to two primary causes. The initial cause is the ...

Teradata Skewing: Causes, Detection, and Solutions

Teradata professionals inevitably encounter the detrimental effects of data skew on query performance. Yet, I believe only a handful of ...

The Impact of Skewing on Teradata demonstrated