Microsoft Azure enables you to run a self-managed Aster system directly in the Azure public cloud. As a self-provisioned environment, Teradata Aster Analytics on Azure supports 2 to 32 worker nodes per cluster. Teradata Aster offers the flexibility to choose different disk sizes for the product in the Azure Marketplace. Storage options include 1TB, 4TB, and 8TB per node. Azure Marketplace (https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com) is an online store that helps you find, buy, and immediately start using Teradata Aster software and services.
Running Teradata Aster Analytics on Azure is similar to running an Aster cluster in your on-site data center. To a database administrator, there are no differences between the two environments. There are, however, a number of Azure-specific considerations related to configuring software, migrating data, security, data backup, and system management that are explained in this guide.
Azure offers a virtual computing environment where you can deploy Aster virtual machine images. A virtual machine image is a template you use to launch a virtual server in the Azure public cloud. Teradata Aster provides pre-configured virtual machine images for Teradata Aster Analytics on Azure in the Azure Marketplace to get you up and running immediately.
For a list of acronyms used in this documentation, see Acronyms.