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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                    It takes far more than data to have a credible data-driven application that's compelling to a wide range of business users.
                    
			            - By Philip  Russom, Ph.D.
 - April 21, 2015
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The answer is: It depends.  ETL and ELT jobs vary a lot. Hadoop is suitable for some but not others.
                    
			            - By Philip  Russom, Ph.D.
 - February 24, 2015
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    It depends on what you think a data warehouse is and what your organization is trying to do with it.
                    
			            - By Philip  Russom, Ph.D.
 - January 27, 2015
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Getting the greatest business value from streaming data requires new approaches to real-time operations and analytics.
                    
			            - By Philip  Russom, Ph.D.
 - December 9, 2014
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Agility comes from self-service data access, rapid dataset prototyping, and data stewardship.
                    
			            - By Philip  Russom, Ph.D.
 - September 23, 2014
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    How should a manufacturer get started with big data?  TDWI's Philip Russom offers suggestions for getting off on the right foot.
                    
			            - By Philip  Russom, Ph.D.
 - August 26, 2014