Teradata was granted a patent for automated cloud database performance offers.

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    "uspto_assignee": "Teradata US, Inc.",
    "patent_abstract": "In a cloud database system, a system and method for analyzing query workloads on installed customer systems and generating tiered offers promoting higher query execution speeds in the form of better response times for a selected portion of queries in exchange for a higher price. Upon selecting an offer, the cloud database system is automatically configured to include additional compute resources as required to execute future instances of the selected queries to take advantage of the performance improvements provided with the selected offer.",
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