Zero-installation, zero-maintenance, zero-cost portal for database-related educational use

In keeping with the special anniversary theme of ITI 2008 conference ldquoComputer at the Universityrdquo, this paper describes the Teradata University Network (TUN). TUN is a web-based educational resource that uses a zero cost - zero installation - zero maintenance model to provide tools, datasets, and other materials for teaching both traditional and emerging database-related topics at universities world-wide. In addition to an overview of the TUN content and features, the paper describes the benefits of using TUN both for educators and their students.