This chapter looks at a number of fads, developments and initiatives that are affecting the way that data is managed. The topics discussed are the use of application packages, the distribution of data and databases, data warehousing and data mining, object orientation, multimedia or unstructured data and, finally, web technology.

12 Industry Trends and their Effects on Data Management

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