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metadata, and these are revisited from prior chapters for infrastructure consid-
eration. Special integration and delivery mechanisms are discussed, namely,
data federation and service orientation. Administrative sources of records and
historical issues should also be considered in terms of structural and storage
considerations. Lastly, the chapter covers the issues of buy versus build, with a
third alternative in the mix: extend an existing product.
9.2 Types of Business Metadata
One of the first decisions concerning infrastructure that you must make is what
sort of business metadata is important ...