Teradata Corporation announced that Louis Landry has been promoted to the position of CTO. In this role, Landry will leverage more than two decades of experience in software architecture and engineering leadership to drive the company’s technological vision and innovation strategy.
Landry has been with Teradata for more than 10 years, most recently as head of the company’s Technology and Innovation Office, where he led advanced research and development for Teradata. He has focused on leveraging Teradata’s core strengths to address emerging market disruptions, in particular the shift towards open and connected data platforms and the revolution in artificial intelligence, including generative AI. Under his leadership, his team contributed to groundbreaking new capabilities, such as Teradata ask.ai, and oversaw the development of entire new offerings, such as the compute engine project that evolved into Teradata AI Unlimited, Teradata’s first on-demand compute engine.
“The data and analytics industry is in the midst of redefining the enterprise data platform for the AI era and I can think of no better choice than Louis to ensure our technological roadmap meets the current and future needs of our customers and prospects,” said Steve McMillan, President and CEO of Teradata. “I’m delighted to have Louis leading the way as we continue to build out Teradata’s future as a hybrid AI platform. His deep understanding of the market landscape, including the new technologies in data and analytics, will enable us to better leverage innovation as a key enabler of accelerated growth.”
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“As AI transforms business, Teradata’s trusted data, performance, and efficiency at scale provide exactly the foundation enterprises need,” said Landry. “I’m thrilled to help drive continued advancements for our open and connected platform, bringing the next generation of AI-driven value to our customers in the environment of their choice.”
SOURCE: BusinessWire