Before WESCO implemented an enterprise data warehouse from Teradata, its decentralized data management systems – which included underpowered Informix and Oracle data warehouses – severely limited data analysis, local decision making, corporate visibility and oversight. With Teradata, WESCO reports:

• Localized sales increases of up to 70%
• Company growth of nearly 18% per quarter
• Sales analysis is down to 75 minutes from 28 hours
• Invoice detail loading has been reduced from 12 hours to 35 minutes
• Month-end data load cycle takes less than two days rather than the previous six
• Backup times reduced by 70%
• Supplier analysis now includes all 24,000 instead of just the top 150