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.
 
 
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                    TDWI analyst Philip Russom looks back at this year’s most important events and highlights five trends that will likely affect how you manage data in the coming year.
                    
			            - By Philip  Russom
 - December 21, 2018
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Traditional geographic data combined with new geocoding is giving business operations and analytics greater precision and innovation.
                    
			            - By Philip  Russom
 - October 31, 2018
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Machine learning is not just for predictive analytics. It can also be embedded within tools to automate data management development and optimize execution.
                    
			            - By Philip  Russom
 - July 30, 2018
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Are you in compliance yet? Read these frequently asked questions about GDPR to ensure your enterprise is on the right track.
                    
			            - By Philip  Russom
 - June 1, 2018
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Today's architectures achieve a level of complexity that is difficult to manage and afford -- but they can enable greater data diversity, analytics, and business innovation.
                    
			            - By Philip  Russom
 - April 23, 2018
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Users migrating data and applications to the cloud need richer cloud-based integration toolsets such as those in integration-platform-as-a-service (iPaaS).
                    
			            - By Philip  Russom
 - February 12, 2018