Posts by Melody Smith
The Power of Data Management
Data management plays a crucial role in the financial world, where vast amounts of data are generated, processed, and analyzed daily. The financial sector deals with a wide range of data, including customer information, transaction records, market data, economic indicators, and regulatory data. Information Week brought this interesting news to our attention in their article,…
Read MoreFinding the Data
Enriching metadata with better tags and descriptions makes it easier for anyone to search and find quicker and more easily. Recent advances in IT and artificial intelligence (AI) offer remarkable opportunities for the automatic enrichment of cultural heritage metadata with minimal resources. However, involving humans in this work remains important. This interesting topic came to…
Read MoreLearning from the Past
When it comes to data analytics, most organizations have historically focused primarily on descriptive and diagnostic capabilities. Descriptive analytics explains what is happening in an IT system and uses analysis levers including trending, mining patterns, and detecting changes and anomalies. This interesting news came to us from BetaNews in their article, “Advances in predictive analytics expand…
Read MoreHierarchy of Classification
The security concept of classified vs declassified data is somewhat clear, and there is yet a broader type of commerce-oriented data classification for businesses that contributes to the success of data analytics pipelines. Tech Target brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Data analytics pipeline best practices: Data classification.” There is a…
Read MoreTechnology, Emerging and Otherwise
Digital assets can be thought to include any digital representation of value which is recorded on a cryptographically secured, distributed ledger or any similar technology, and not merely digital media but convertible virtual currency, cryptocurrency, stablecoins, and so forth. This interesting information came to us from Reuters in their article, “The role of tracing in…
Read MoreAI and the Environment
If we’re going to rely on more renewable energy sources, utilities will need better ways of predicting how much energy is needed, in real time and over the long term. There has been much discussion and debate in the scientific community regarding the efficacy and suitability of machine learning techniques to help improve our understanding of local…
Read MoreSustainability and Technology
Everything has an expiration date. We move ahead as a civilization while leaving behind everything that doesn’t evolve, with efficiency sifting out what remains. New technologies, including mobile applications, wireless sensor networks, and online computer/video gaming show great promise for advancing citizen science. This interesting topic came to us from Fast Company in their article,…
Read MorePublishing and Open Access
Open access in publishing makes it possible for more scholars, policy makers, practitioners, clinicians, and the general public to be able to view, cite, and share work. Their research could have a direct application towards current practices, methodologies, and policies. To keep up with the ever-growing amount of literature, researchers have to specialize more and…
Read MoreUnderstanding Machine Learning
Machine learning is a field related to artificial intelligence (AI) that focuses on the development of algorithms and models enabling computers to learn from and make predictions and decisions based on data, without having been explicitly programmed to perform specific tasks. This interesting topic came to us from The Scholarly Kitchen in their article, “The…
Read MoreManaging the Data
Among the latest trendy terms, data mesh is making its way to the top, but what is it? This interesting topic came to us from TechTarget in their article, “Benefits of data mesh might not be worth the cost.” A data mesh is a decentralized data architecture that organizes data by a specific business domain providing…
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