Posts by Melody Smith
Data as an Asset
Data-driven organizations make better decisions, acquire more customers and keep their customers longer. As a result, they drive more revenue and profits than businesses that make decisions based on speculation. Unfortunately, the inability to quickly find digital assets is a core problem that prevents many organizations from gaining a competitive advantage. Open Access Government brought this interesting…
Read MoreLooking to the Data
Everyone wants to know about the future – what to expect, how to act and most importantly, how to prepare. Predictive analytics is a specialized branch of data analytics that combines the power of data mining, data modeling, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to make probabilistic predictions of future events. Analytics Insight brought this interesting topic to us…
Read MoreLearning from Big Data
Organizations are managing the shift from big data volumes toward ingesting, storing and analyzing hyperscale data sets, which include trillions of data records. This interesting information came to our attention from People Matters in their article, “Why is data analytics so important for business success?“ It doesn’t take a survey to know that data is…
Read MoreEmerging Tech in the Cloud
The popularity of artificial intelligence (AI) and the expansion of cloud computing is leaving an impression in the information management world. Using AI in the cloud can improve cloud performance and efficiency while driving digital transformation in enterprises. The Scholarly Kitchen brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Guest Post — Leveraging…
Read MoreTaxonomies and Data Silos
Data sharing has become an increasingly important topic in the business world. Traditionally defined as a concept in the world of academic research, data sharing as a technology has become highly relevant for businesses of all sizes, whether they need to disseminate data across a large, global organization or need to augment internal data with broader…
Read MoreData Menagerie
Data fabric and data mesh are emerging data management concepts that are meant to address the organizational change and complexities of understanding, governing and working with enterprise data in a hybrid multi-cloud ecosystem. Analytics Insight brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “Data Mesh vs. Data Fabric: What is Making the Best of Metadata?“ Both…
Read MoreEmbracing the Digital
Digital twins are not artificial intelligence (AI)-created robots, though that could be the next science fiction movie plot. A digital twin is a virtual representation of an object or system that spans its lifecycle, is updated from real-time data, and uses simulation, machine learning and reasoning to help decision-making. This interesting topic came to us…
Read MoreGoverning the Data
As data volumes, varieties and velocities increase, securely storing, processing and governing your data becomes more challenging. This interesting topic came to our attention from CIO in their article, “Prevent your data lake from turning into data swamp.” The flexibility of schema in a data lake allows users from different operational silos of a business…
Read MoreWorking Together Against Cybercrime
A coalition of organizations are coming together to launch a central resource to support the information security needs of humanitarian organizations. This interesting news came to us from Devex in their article, “New partnership aims to help NGOs ramp up cybersecurity.” Most organizations aren’t fully prepared to fight cyberattacks. When it comes to non-profits and…
Read MoreBest Practices Webinar Series: The growing importance of video in scholarly publishing
Register today for the next episode in the Best Practices Webinar Series brought to us by Highwire. On October 4, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. ET, the topic being discussed is “The growing importance of video in scholarly publishing.” Videos are now being used in research content to a much greater extent and for a wider…
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