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Data Integrity Is Always Important
The integrity of data has never been more important. If you can’t trust the data in a pandemic, crisis has taken on an entirely new meaning. Data Center Dynamics brought this subject to our attention in their article, “Improving data integrity in the wake of the Excel controversy.” Poor handling of data can have a…
Read MoreData Governance in 2021
Data governance is the process of managing the availability, usability, integrity and security of the data in enterprise systems, based on internal data standards and policies that also control data usage. Effective data governance ensures that data is consistent and trustworthy and doesn’t get misused. This interesting information came to us from Law.com in their article, “The Pandemic Swamped Your Information Governance Plan. This Is How…
Read MoreEmerging Technology Used in Fighting Fires
Technology in the fire service covers far more than computers and software. From personal protective equipment to fire pumps to radio communication systems, firefighting technology advances all work together to improve firefighter safety and effectiveness. How does emerging technology fit in? This interesting news came to us from The Bulletin out of Oregon in their article, “Can…
Read MoreUsing Data Analytics and Emerging Tech Together
Artificial intelligence (AI) and its family member, machine learning, are proving to be great partners with predictive analytics. Together, they allow companies and organizations to get the most out of their data. Tech Target brought us this interesting article, “Machine learning and predictive analytics work better together.” AI is a collection of technologies that excel…
Read MoreAI in Media
Fake news, algorithms designed to manipulate content, social media robots influencing opinions – these are all things we have heard about for years and increasingly so since January 6th. One emerging technology that is new to the list is artificial intelligence (AI) and because of this, some organizations are hesitant to move forward with any…
Read MoreData Governance Career Path
Done correctly, data governance can transform the way an organization manages and capitalizes on its data. However, because it spans a variety of people, processes, policies, and technologies data governance can be a daunting effort. The term data governance can have a variety of definitions. But once you start exploring, every explanation of the term…
Read MorePeer Review in Rap Music?
Peer review is designed to assess the validity, quality and often the originality of articles for publication. Its ultimate purpose is to maintain the integrity of science by filtering out invalid or poor quality articles. How does a rap song or hip hop fit into peer review? The Conversation brought this very interesting and different…
Read MoreCyber Concerns Increase
Information security, cyber attacks, data breaches and other security concerns have been heightened during the pandemic with many working from home, schooling from home and anxious over the world health crisis around them. On top of that, now those in the world of academic publishing need to be concerned about an international phishing organization working…
Read MoreAI Controlling Traffic
Car accidents all too often lead to fatalities. Even during the pandemic-driven restrictions on movement, they continued around the world. However, if you look in Spain alone, there were over 12,000 accidents in Madrid in 2020, leading to 31 fatalities. In Barcelona, there were more than 5,700 collisions, causing 14 deaths. EurekAlert! brought this interesting…
Read MoreChallenges of the Cloud
Migrating to the cloud is not new and it has been proven to be effective in this digital world. Regardless of the industry or the volume of data, cloud computing is a key milestone in the digital transformation journey. This interesting news came to us from Tech Wire Asia in their article, “A quick cloud computing…
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