Contributor: Philip Russom
        
 Philip Russom, Ph.D., is  director of TDWI Research for data management and oversees many of TDWI’s  research-oriented publications, services, and events. Before joining TDWI in  2005, Russom was an industry analyst covering BI at Forrester Research, Giga  Information Group, and Hurwitz Group. He also ran his own business as an  independent industry analyst and BI consultant and was a contributing editor  with leading IT magazines. Before that, Russom worked in technical and  marketing positions for various database vendors.
Philip Russom, Ph.D., is  director of TDWI Research for data management and oversees many of TDWI’s  research-oriented publications, services, and events. Before joining TDWI in  2005, Russom was an industry analyst covering BI at Forrester Research, Giga  Information Group, and Hurwitz Group. He also ran his own business as an  independent industry analyst and BI consultant and was a contributing editor  with leading IT magazines. Before that, Russom worked in technical and  marketing positions for various database vendors.
 
  
 
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                    In this issue of TDWI FlashPoint, Patty Haines explains why business metadata is a valuable asset, Philip Russom shares the requirements for business-to-business (B2B) data exchange, and Jill Dyché details how data governance is different at every company.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    
                    
		            
                
                    
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                    An excerpt from "CustomerData Integration: Managing Information as an Organizational Asset" by TDWI Research senior manager Philip Russom reveals the results of a survey on customer data integration, or CDI.
                    
		            
                
                    
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                    Trends and developments driving redefinition of data warehouse appliance.
                    
			            - By Philip  Russom, Ph.D., Jill  Dyché, Evan  Levy, CBIP
- June 5, 2008