Teradata Express Edition
I don’t know for how long this has been available, but it is worth pointing out now: a free developer edition of Teradata, known as Teradata Express Edition. Teradata is the most scalable database on the market, making it a popular choice for massive data warehouses. The express edition is limited to 4GB of data and it is not for production use. However, I am a strong proponent of these express editions. They are a great way for IT professionals to have an in depth look at a technology without committing anything to the vendor’s sales team. For the vendor, having an express edition is great marketing, attracting companies, who they probably would not have reached anyways, to have a look at the product in their own environment and on their own time.
