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The Flexibility of AI
Most organizations don’t have the time, expertise or resources to custom build artificial intelligence (AI), regardless of important and helpful they may believe it to be to their success. How will companies will be able to differentiate themselves in the industry if they are limited to using only canned AI? Forbes brought this interesting information…
Read MoreMachine Learning Used to Optimize Data
Bloomberg is harnessing the power of an emerging technology to develop new products and services. This interesting news came to us from Diginomica in their article, “How Bloomberg uses machine learning to create a competitive advantage.” Using machine-learning technology to utilize its vast data sets of financial information to its utmost, their results are new and…
Read MoreManaging Data in All Sizes
Managing data can be a challenge for any size of organization. At the rate that data is generated these days, it will only become a larger problem. Inside Big Data brought this topic to our attention in their article, “Overwhelmed by Data? Here’s How to Get Control of It.” In 2017 there were nearly 9 billion…
Read MoreThe Relationship of IoT and Blockchain
The Internet of Things (IoT) is creating new opportunities and providing a competitive advantage for businesses in both current and new markets. Recent computer industry developments set the stage for demonstrations of how blockchain can help to turn IoT networks into trusted environments. Information Week brought this interesting news to our attention in their article, “Using Blockchain…
Read MoreFacebook Cleans House
Facebook has reported that they removed hundreds of Russia-initiated accounts, which it judged to be involved in coordinated inauthentic behavior on its platforms, including some linked to state-owned news agency Sputnik. Reuters brought this interesting news to our attention in their article, “Facebook blocks accounts linked to Russian state-owned Sputnik.” This comes after much outrage and…
Read MoreTaxonomy Educational Opportunities at SLA 2019
The Special Libraries Association (SLA) Taxonomy Division is pleased to present several educational sessions at the SLA 2019 Annual Conference in Cleveland, Ohio this summer. Addressing taxonomies from many different angles, workshop titles like Big Data and Controlled Vocabularies, Ensuring Semantic Interoperability and Creating Interoperable Taxonomies, Keeping Your Taxonomy Fresh and Relevant, Taxonomy Governance IRL, and Taxonomy Tools and…
Read MorePredicting Behavior
Predictive modeling is a process that uses data mining and probability to forecast outcomes. Each model is made up of a number of predictors, which are variables that are likely to influence future results. Once data has been collected for relevant predictors, a statistical model is formulated. As additional data becomes available, the statistical analysis model is validated or revised. It’s…
Read MoreLearning of a Different Style
There has been a revolution of technologies. Emerging technologies like deep learning and machine learning have resulted in tools capable of advancements never before seen. Forbes brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “Why Machine Learning Needs Semantics Not Just Statistics.” Machine learning is a method of data analysis that automates analytical model…
Read MoreSLA 2019 Registration is Open
The Special Libraries Association (SLA) 2019 Annual Conference is in Cleveland on June 14-18, 2019. This event delivers 100-plus education sessions, a comprehensive exhibit and information hall, networking opportunities and more. The SLA Annual Conference is unique in that it connects special librarians and information professionals to explore the latest challenges and trends in knowledge…
Read MoreOpen and Freely Available
Open data is the idea that some data should be freely available to everyone to use and republish as they wish, without restrictions from copyright, patents or other mechanisms of control. The philosophy behind open data has been long established, but the term itself is fairly new and gaining popularity with the rise of the Internet. This…
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