RESTON, Va., Jan. 11 /PRNewswire/ --Claraview, a division of Teradata Corporation (NYSE: TDC), a strategy and technology consultancy focused exclusively on business intelligence (BI), today announced the expansion of its business intelligence (BI) service offerings with the addition of BI Maturity Assessment services. Claraview's expanded service offering allows companies to examine and evaluate the state of their BI and data warehouse (DW) maturity and take the necessary actions to achieve higher levels of maturity for improved information quality and more beneficial decision-making.

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Claraview's new BI Maturity Assessment will provide a comprehensive, in-depth analysis of an organization's BI and DW environment conducted on-site by BI industry experts. This assessment will benefit organizations whose objectives are to move towards an enterprise-class business intelligence and data warehousing capability.

Claraview's BI Maturity Assessment includes the following services:

    --  Robust Assessment - conducting of strategic interviews, examination of
        current corporate profile, analysis of current state of BI and DW
        environment(s) and recommended future state, gap and risk analysis, and
        provision of an actionable next-phase implementation roadmap
    --  Comprehensive Report - across four major categories (User, Organization,
        Technical and Data) documents eighteen maturity dimensions including
        Autonomy and Accessibility, Training, Support, Functional Roles,
        Leadership, Funding and Prioritization, Project Standards, Analytic
        Capability, Integration Technology, Coverage, Architecture, Quality and
        Perception, and Governance & Stewardship, covering over 130 specific
        aspects of the BI and DW environment
    --  Organizational Improvements - recommends alignment of BI and DW
        initiatives with business requirements to meet organizational objectives

In addition, an online version of the BI Maturity Assessment is available at no cost which provides a quick evaluation of an organization's maturity against BI best practices, and a comparative performance benchmark of how the organization compares against others within the BI community. The online self-assessment results are based on the quality of user input and serve as a limited but useful view of BI maturity. The full BI Maturity Assessment engagement provides deep detail with extended discussion, recommendations and opportunities.

To take the Online Self-Assessment, please visit www.claraview.com/BIMaturity.

"In order to gain a competitive advantage in the marketplace, organizations must examine their BI and DW environments and capitalize on available opportunities," said Claraview Partner Dan Ross, head of its commercial practice. "Our newly developed BI Maturity Assessment services will position organizations to make improvements based on industry standards and best practices in BI and DW, helping to drive more informed and advantageous decision-making capabilities throughout the enterprise."

About Claraview

Claraview, a division of Teradata Corporation, is a strategy and technology consultancy focused exclusively on the delivery of business intelligence solutions. Claraview consultants have proven experience and the technical and industry expertise that can help retail organizations achieve new levels of operational excellence. Learn more about Claraview at www.claraview.com.

About Teradata

Teradata Corporation (NYSE: TDC) is the world's largest company solely focused on raising intelligence and achieving enterprise agility through its database software, enterprise data warehousing, data warehouse appliances, consulting, and enterprise analytics. Visit Teradata on the web at www.teradata.com.

Teradata is a trademark or registered trademark of Teradata Corporation in the United States and other countries.

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