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Risks Can Make Data Toxic
Data privacy and integrity have become two important topics for those who are seeking brand safety. It is important to understand how toxic data can harm a brand and how to avoid it. The Drum brought this interesting information to us in their article, “What is toxic data and why should marketers care?“ With many…
Read MoreManaging Data Governance Effectively
The continuous push and pull of new regulations, projects and analytics investments create constant disruption for organizations. The volume of data created and managed is overwhelming. To address this, it feels like a refresher on data governance 101 is in order. This interesting topic came to us from ZD Net in their article, “Data governance for…
Read MoreSeek Professionals in your Technology Development
Emerging technologies is no longer a new term. Though the term appears to be self-explanatory, there are many lists being created and shared that are selecting the technologies that should be getting attention by businesses. To keep up with the rapid innovation and disruption happening across all industries and stay ahead of their competition, CIOs…
Read MoreDHUG Starts Tomorrow
Access Innovations, Inc. is pleased to host the 2021 Data Harmony Users Group (DHUG) meeting this week virtually. DHUG meetings are composed of a Features Update from Marjorie M. K. Hlava, President of Access Innovations, Inc., case studies presented by clients, and a Future Directions session by Marjorie and Jay Ven Eman, CEO of Access…
Read MoreAI Used to Identify Symptoms of Alzheimers
Artificial intelligence (AI) could soon help screen for Alzheimer’s disease by analyzing writing. The New York Times shred this news in their article, “Alzheimer’s Prediction May Be Found in Writing Tests.” Researchers have already trained various models to look for signs of cognitive impairments, including Alzheimer’s, by using different types of data, such as brain scans and clinical…
Read MoreDigital Literacy Gets a Boost
Scientific Learning Corporation has been acquired by an affiliate of Carnegie Learning, Inc., known for artificial intelligence (AI) for education and formative assessment. This interesting news came to us from Business Wire in their article, “Carnegie Learning Acquires Scientific Learning Corporation to Strengthen its Digital Literacy Offerings.” This combination has the potential to strengthen the…
Read MoreNational Security and Emerging Technologies
Emerging technologies have benefitted business and lives. However, there are some concerns regarding security that is getting some attention. This interesting topic came to us from Tech Stream in their article, “How the NSC can better tackle emerging technology threats.” Technology has always resulted in change, for the good and the bad. With regard to…
Read MoreTaxonomy in Human Traits
When you think of facial hair you don’t automatically think of a taxonomy, or at least I don’t. This interesting and slightly humorous topic came to us from Wired in their article, “Facial Hair Is Biologically Useless. So Why Do Humans Have It?“ Human traits can be categorized and classified just like any other topic.…
Read MoreLooking to the Future with Predictive Analytics
Using business analytics to identify trends and predict business outcomes is not new, but it is getting some new attention. This interesting topic came to us from Reseller News in their article, “The art of using data to predict business outcomes.” Business analytics are solutions used to build analysis models and simulations to create scenarios,…
Read MoreDigital in 2021
Many are pondering and studying how COVID-19 and the various shelter-in-place orders have impacted the United States economy as a whole, as well as certain parts of the economy, including the insurance industry. This interesting topic came to us from Digital Insurance in their article, “Optimism or pessimism for insurance tech post-COVID-19?“ The insurance industry as…
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