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Fast, Visual Data
A data dashboard is an information management tool that visually tracks, analyzes, and displays performance metrics and data points to monitor the health of a business. Data dashboard has been all the rage for quite some time. People want a quick snapshot of the current status of sales, stock, activity – whatever they are tracking. Is this a…
Read MoreApplying AI
The term artificial intelligence (AI) always conjures up visions from Hollywood and science fiction, but it also tickles that part of our brain that is worried not about what we can do, but what we should do. This interesting topic came to us from C4ISR NET in their article, “Intel community releases framework for ethically…
Read MoreArtificial Intelligence in Today’s Information Science
Marjorie M.K. Hlava and Heather Kotula, both of Access Innovations Inc., recently sat down for a conversation with Jill O’Neill, Director of Content, National Information Standards Organization (NISO). Their conversation hearkened back to a talk given at the 2016 National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) Annual Conference. Margie and Heather offered updates on where…
Read MoreMachine Learning and Cybersecurity
Machine learning is growing along with its ability to provide deep insights using big data. Information Week brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “4 Machine Learning Challenges for Threat Detection.” Many organizations are developing deliberate machine learning to see how their companies can benefit, and a popular focus is on cybersecurity.…
Read MoreThe Future of Scholarly Societies
Many scholarly societies, like many academic institutions, are facing challenging times. Some of that can be blamed on COVID-19, but not all of it. The Scholarly Kitchen brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “The Global Pandemic and Scholarly Societies.” Maintaining a membership in one’s disciplinary organization was once thought of as…
Read MoreNavigating Space Junk
Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere, even in space. Tech HQ brought this interesting news to our attention in their article, “Open source AI from IBM is heading into space.” Two newly launched open source AI projects will aim to solve technical challenges around cube satellite communication and issues around space junk, which is a significant…
Read MoreForging Relationships with Technology
In the world of artificial intelligence (AI), genuine relationships aren’t something you normally think of, considering we are talking about technology. This interesting topic came to us from Inman in their article, “Artificial intelligence powers genuine relationships.” Customer service and relationship building hit a brick wall when the COVID-19 pandemic hit earlier this year. How…
Read MoreStandards are Important for Security
For critical applications such as emergency planning and epidemiology, public safety responders may need access to sensitive data, but sharing that data with external analysts can compromise individual privacy. This topic came to us from Help Net Security in their article, “NIST crowdsourcing challenge aims to de-identify public data sets to protect individual privacy.” The…
Read MoreEvents and Marketing During a Crisis
Imagine you’re ready to launch your next marketing campaign and a pandemic starts spreading across the globe. Not the best of circumstances, but never fear. The Scholarly Kitchen brought this topic to our attention in their article, “Marketing Amidst a Pandemic.” Marketing is vital even in this unprecedented time we are living in. The approach…
Read MorePredictive Analytics Gets Attention
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed many things, slowed some, stopped some and given motivation to others to advance progression. Global Government Forum brought this topic to our attention in their article, “Cloud computing: the future of public sector analytics.” When it comes to digital transformation, the pandemic has shined the light on the need for…
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