Leading data’s latest revolution

Teradata chief technology officer Steve Brobst wears a flowery shirt and exudes West Coast calm. But his worldview is more Silicon Valley than Haight Ashbury, the San Francisco neighbourhood where hippies once tried to change the world.

Brobst, too, is helping to drive a revolution and speaks about big data analytics with the conviction of a man who believes wholeheartedly in the cause.

New York-listed Teradata, which has its European head office in ...