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TDWI Upside - Where Data Means Business

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.

  


All articles by Philip Russom


Data Management: 2016’s Hot Trends and What to Watch in 2017

The leading 2016 trends included Hadoop adoption, data lakes, and data warehouse modernization. In 2017 we'll see new activity around the SQL-ization of Hadoop, orchestrated data hubs, and managing IoT sensor data.

As with All Data, Big Data Needs Governance

Big data presents significant business opportunities when leveraged properly. When poorly governed or managed, big data presents significant business and technology risks.

Benefits of the Hadoop-Based Data Lake

In some emerging best practices, a free-form data lake implemented on Hadoop complements a structured relational data warehouse.

Self-Service Data Access: The Foundation for Emerging Analytics

New practices such as self-service data prep, exploration, and discovery don't work well (or at all) without new ways of making data more accessible.

Succeed at Your First Contact with Big Data and Hadoop

To overcome barriers and get started with big data and Hadoop, you need the right business case, the right training, and a good starting point.

The Data Lake: What It Is, What It's For, Where It's Going

Evolving approaches to analytics and data management are driving users toward the data lake as a new way of managing certain data.

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