The new system consists of a three-node Teradata 5550 platform in addition to a hot standby node running on Linux for the Group Data Warehouse (GDW) production system as well as a minor upgrade to their existing four-node Teradata 5400 platform prior to redeployment as a disaster recovery (DR) system. The solution also includes a GDW maturity assessment and roadmap consulting engagement to ensure the bank continues to lead the field in enterprise data warehousing. This data warehouse upgrade gives St.George Bank increased speed, performance and capacity, which allows the bank to easily manage both planned growth and new business opportunities.

In considering this upgrade, St.George Bank undertook an extensive evaluation process, including a review of alternative data warehouse and appliance vendors, but in the end chose to upgrade with Teradata. "This significant win for Teradata cements the company's position as a global leading enterprise data warehouse vendor. The evaluation process pitted Teradata's technology against the competition and we came out as the best choice for enabling St.George to advance its already cutting edge data warehouse into the future," commented Noel Pettitt, vice president, South Pacific Area, Teradata.

"St.George is the first to implement this hardware and software in South Asia, and we are pleased that the new Teradata data warehouse has exceeded our expectations for speed and performance. It prepares us for the next phase of growth and the next generation of data warehousing. The implementation, put together by our combined St.George and Teradata technical team continues to be very successful," said Jean-Claude El-Sabbagh, head of Enterprise Business Intelligence, St.George Bank.