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The Dangers of IoT
As more and more connected devices become commonplace in homes and offices worldwide, consumers and enterprises tend to overlook the serious digital and physical damage that cybersecurity failures in these devices can potentially wreak. This interesting topic came to us from Tech Republic in their article, “Why won’t enterprises take IoT security seriously?” Devices considered Internet…
Read MoreMultimedia Changes Affect Technology
Communications, television and digital entertainment are facing challenges not unlike those in the world of publishing. Ratings declines, advertising weakness and financial support quickly diminishing have eroded the foundation of the industry over the past several years. Traditional television businesses have struggled to remodel themselves for an era when viewers watch whatever they want, whenever…
Read MoreEnterprise Analytics Online Opportunity
Save the date for the Enterprise Analytics Online event on October 18th, 2017 between 8:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. (PT). This free online event brings together data experts to discuss the most effective strategies in managing and implementing a powerful analytics program. The program is full of gems from the trade. The first workshop is “Distinguishing…
Read MoreLearn How JSTOR Uses Their Subject Thesaurus
Join Sharon Garewal, Senior Metadata Librarian, for a 30-minute introduction to JSTOR’s subject thesaurus and how they’re using it to improve discovery for researchers. The JSTOR Thesaurus was created in partnership with Access Innovations, Inc. of New Mexico in order to improve their ability to organize and discover content. Launched in 2013, the thesaurus comprises several source thesauri and controlled vocabularies and currently includes more…
Read MoreChanges in Media Data
Traditional broadcasters are increasingly faced with changes and transitions. The biggest challenge yet may be how big data is driving transformational change. IBC brought this interesting information to us in their article, “Data: the key to successful broadcasting and content delivery.” Data is key to the media broadcasting industry’s efforts to develop sophisticated audience engagement and…
Read MoreData Harmony 3.12 is a 2017 KMWorld Trend-Setting Product
Access Innovations, Inc., a leader in digital data organization, is proud to announce its inclusion on KMWorld’s annual Trend-Setting Product list. Access Innovations, Inc. is featured for its sixth year, after debuting on the list in 2005. “Our 2017 KMWorld Trend-Setting Products result from innovation and imagination, as well as from evolution,” says Sandra Haimila,…
Read MoreWolf in Sheep’s Clothing
I don’t know about you but I hesitate to click on anything these days for fear of it being a trap set by hackers to steal my personal information. I realize that sounds paranoid but the traps are very comprehensive and, frankly, well constructed to convince me it is a legitimate request for information. The…
Read MoreA Family of Technology
Machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI), semantic technology and natural language processing (NLP) often get confused with one another and that is understandable as they are in the same “family”. Predictive Analytics World brought this news to us in their article, “Ten Things Everyone Should Know About Machine Learning.” The author of the article provides a…
Read MoreThe Rise of Social Media Sourcing News
In some not-so-surprising news, two-thirds (67%) of Americans report that they get at least some of their news on social media – with two in ten doing so often. This interesting information came to us from the Pew Research Center in their article, “News Use Across Social Media Platforms 2017.” This data is as of August…
Read MoreDIY Natural Language Processing
For many, natural language processing (NLP) seems futuristic or from the world of science fiction. What most don’t realize, though, is that NLP is already part of their everyday lives. DATAVERSITY brought this topic to our attention in their article, “Natural Language Processing: The What, Why, and How.” Siri, the intelligent personal assistant that is part…
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