Enterprises that already subscribe to Teradata VantageCloud Lake will be able to download Python and R packages from the Anaconda Repository at no additional cost. Credit: Shutterstock Teradata is partnering with Anaconda to add packages of popular programming languages Python and R to its multi-cloud analytics platform offering, VantageCloud Lake. The partnership will see Teradata integrate the packages from Anaconda’s repository into its self-service data analytics offering, ClearScape Analytics, which comes packaged inside VantageCloud Lake. The integration will allow enterprises to deploy and operationalize artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning tasks faster, the company said, adding that enterprises that already subscribe to VantageCloud Lake will be able to download Python and R packages from Anaconda’s repository at no additional cost. The Anaconda partnership will help data professionals already working on Teradata’s offering to simplify the provisioning and management of supporting frameworks and libraries currently being uses, said Bradley Shimmin, chief analyst at Omdia. “The provisioning of supporting frameworks and managing interdependencies between packages is a messy business and Anaconda can simplify that,” Shimmin explained. Teradata’s move to partner with Anaconda is a matter of the company following the market trend of similar vendors pivoting hard towards multi-model analytic insight platforms (data warehouses or data lakehouses) that enable enterprises to build AI outcomes right on top of the data without moving that data, Shimmin said. “It just makes sense in terms of improving performance, lowering cost, and decreasing complexity,” he said, adding that such offerings from vendors are still maturing, especially when it comes to adding tools needed to perform data science tasks without needing to switch to an external platform, such as SageMaker or DataRobot. Teradata already had support for Python and R Teradata already had support for Python and R through ClearScape Analytics, according to Constellation Research’s principal analyst Doug Henschen. “The reason behind the Anaconda partnership could be the repository provider’s super-extensive library and very broad adoption,” Henschen said. In contrast to Henschen, Omdia’s Shimmin said that Anaconda’s repository itself faces stiff competition and “most data professionals opt for classics, such as pyenv, to do their pip (preferred installer programme) installs, or incorporate relatively new tools, such as Poetry, to do the same thing.” Teradata is the not the only company adopting Python. Rival Snowflake has partnered with Anaconda to integrate Python into Snowpark. Anaconda itself has partnerships with the likes of IBM’s RedHat and Cloudera for its programming language packages. The packages for Python are available immediately, and the packages for R will be released before the end of the year, Teradata said. Related content analysis Beyond the usual suspects: 5 fresh data science tools to try today The mid-month report includes quick tips for easier Python installation, a new VS Code-like IDE just for Python and R users, and five newer data science tools you won't want to miss. By Serdar Yegulalp Jul 12, 2024 2 mins Python Programming Languages Software Development analysis Generative AI won’t fix cloud migration You’ve probably heard how generative AI will solve all cloud migration problems. It’s not that simple. Generative AI could actually make it harder and more costly. By David Linthicum Jul 12, 2024 5 mins Generative AI Artificial Intelligence Cloud Computing news HR professionals trust AI recommendations HireVue survey finds 73% of HR professionals trust AI to make candidate recommendations, while 75% of workers are opposed to AI making hiring decisions. By Paul Krill Jul 11, 2024 3 mins Technology Industry Careers how-to Safety off: Programming in Rust with `unsafe` What does it mean to write unsafe code in Rust, and what can you do (and not do) with the 'unsafe' keyword? The facts may surprise you. By Serdar Yegulalp Jul 11, 2024 8 mins Rust Programming Languages Software Development Resources Videos