Archive for May 2018
Open Source Seeks Simplicity
Although open source licensing’s popularity has skyrocketed in the past two decades, in truth, open source was the original model for software licensing, with proprietary licensing coming later. However, open-source licensing can get be confusing and a bit complicated, to say the least. ZDNet brought this information to our attention in their article, “GitHub makes open-source…
Read MoreData Breaches Should Not Be Common
There are no longer any surprises when it comes to the latest data breach announcements hitting the headlines. Is the commonality of this event not only softening our surprise, but also softening our resolve to fight cyberattacks? Krebs on Security brought this news to our attention in their article, “Panerabread.com Leaks Millions of Customer Records.”…
Read MoreWhat to Expect from SharePoint 2019
SharePoint 2019 is on the horizon and there are many expectations around Microsoft’s promises for the future. CMS Wire brought this interesting information to us in their article, “ICYMI: Sharepoint 2019 Hopes, Machine Learning Needs and More.” Microsoft has already told us that when the product is released in the last half of 2018 it will…
Read MoreCapturing Ancient Medical Knowledge with Taxonomies
A collaboration between a Chinese university and Elsevier is undertaking the momentous task of cataloguing traditional Chinese medical knowledge as global clinical practice increasingly seeks to combine conventional and Eastern techniques. Healthcare IT News brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Elsevier to collaborate in cataloguing traditional Chinese medicine as global interest…
Read MoreManaging the Data Management
Data management bring with it a certain level of struggle that typically only those working in IT understand. Between limited resources and changing and often outdated infrastructures, protocols, regulations, and demanding clients – there is no seemingly no end to the workload and hurdles. This interesting topic came to us from DATAVERSITY in their article, “The…
Read MorePeer Review in Practice
Establishing transparency for each author’s role in a research study is one of the recommendations that recently appeared in a report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). This interesting information came to us from The Official PLOS Blog in their article, “PLOS Collaborates on Recommendations to Improve Transparency for Author Contributions.” A group led by Marcia…
Read MoreWill You Remember?
When I say memories, your mind probably goes to childhood, marriages, births, vacations, etc. Fond or maybe traumatic events that have imprinted themselves into our minds for better or for worse. Today is Memorial Day in the United States. A federal holiday for remembering the people who died while serving in the country’s armed forces.…
Read MoreA Fox in the Hen House
If the trends tell us anything, data breaches are all but inevitable at every company, no matter how small they may actually be. It seems the only choice for companies at this point is to be prepared for what’s coming – or what is already there. Housing Wire brought this interesting information to our attention…
Read MoreLegislation on Data Privacy Impacts AI
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a regulation in European Union (EU) law on data protection and privacy for all individuals within the European Union and the European Economic Area (EEA). It also addresses the export of personal data outside the EU and EEA. Primarily it aims to give control to citizens and residents over their personal data and to simplify the regulatory environment for international…
Read MorePeer Review Under Review
Discussions around peer review and whether it is subjective or objective continues to takes place. The author reminds us that at the end of the day peer reviews are opinions. He, along with a video clip of mathematician and author, Cathy O’Neill, suggests that opinions are in play with algorithms as well. This interesting topic…
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