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The Power of Semantics in the Future
Semantic terminology used to be considered the new thing in technology vocabulary. However, there appears to be a decrease in usage. This interesting information came to us from DATAVERSITY in their article, “2017 Trends for Semantic Web and Semantic Technologies.” There’s no denying the importance of the technologies, standards, concepts, and collaborations that define the Semantic…
Read MoreHealthcare Data in the Cloud
The cloud is positioned to be a key player in healthcare. This in spite of serious concerns about data and HIPAA rules. Forbes brought this interesting information to us in their article, “For Healthcare, Cloud Computing Comes In Measured Doses. A survey from Level 3 and HIMMS Analytics revealed a growing adoption of the cloud for a…
Read MorePersonal Data Collection
Monitoring and tracking of data is taking place on a global scale and a very personal one. With sleep trackers, activity monitors, heart monitors and many other data-logging devices, each one of us is a walking log of numbers. This information came to us from PSFK in their article, “Attractive Metadata Could Be The Golden Ticket To…
Read MoreThe Importance of Memory
There is a lot of conversation in society around memory, both out of concern with medical conditions like dementia and Alzheimer’s and the more common jokes about old age and forgetfulness. In our home, we joke frequently about who forgets more frequently. It might be on a grocery list, a repair schedule or something as…
Read MoreDigital Data
New doesn’t last long anymore. Technology and innovation happen so fast that what was new today will indeed be old tomorrow. Publishers Weekly brought this news to us in their article, “Reflections on Metadata.” However, in the digital word, the ability to repurpose content or make it more discoverable or findable has never been more potent.…
Read MoreStorage in the Cloud
Clippn is known for video curation and stock footage monetization. They recently made their enterprise-level archive revitalization services available. Broadcasting & Cable brought this news to us in their article,”Clippn Revitalizes Enterprise-Level Media Archives with New Cloud-Based Service.” Clippn’s cloud-based platform streamlines the process of ingestion, curation, transcoding and adding metadata to raw assets and clips, adding…
Read MorePublishing Challenges
The widespread use of Sci-Hub for research papers has fueled one of the most important academic debates in recent times. This interesting information came to us from the London School of Economics and Political Science and their blog post, “The current system of knowledge dissemination isn’t working and Sci-Hub is merely a symptom of the problem.” Sci-Hub…
Read More#Hashtag
Think about the many ways in which we can search the web. First, there are various browsers to choose from: Chrome, FireFox, or Internet Explorer, for example. Then, you have search engine such as Google, Yahoo, and Bing. Then, after you choose those, you can search using Booleans or keywords. The rise in social media,…
Read MoreEnterprise Data Governance Online Event
2016 is coming to a close so it is time to start filling your calendar for 2017, before someone else does it for you. Now is a good time to save the date for the 2nd annual Enterprise Data Governance Online Event (EDGO). January 25th, 2017 at 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (PST) should be on your…
Read MoreData Modeling Features Added
Alfresco Software recently announced they brought extensive data modeling features to its flagship Alfresco Activiti™ 1.5 BPM platform. This interesting information came to us from Yahoo News in their article, “Alfresco Introduces Powerful Data Modeling in Its Flagship Business Process Management System.” The new Alfresco Activiti 1.5 gives users one-click access to any connected database, and the…
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