Posts by Melody Smith

Data is a critical enterprise asset that underpins operations, drives decision-making, makes personalized end-to-end service delivery possible, unlocks competitive advantage and so much more. Unfortunately, all this data represents a rich prize for cyber criminals looking to steal, hijack or hold data to ransom. This interesting news came to us from Benzinga in their article,…

It’s not too late to register for this week’s educational opportunity. The Future of Scholarly Publishing: Three Trends to Be Ready For is Thursday, September 15th at 11am (ET). This webinar will look at the future of scholarly publishing. Industry leaders will tell us what they see as the top three changes that we all…

All organizations need to plan how they use data so that it is handled consistently throughout the business to support business outcomes. This is where data governance plays an important role. This interesting topic came to us from TechRepublic in their article, “How data governance works and how it can benefit your organization.” Data governance is…

Business is more digital than ever, and small to medium-sized businesses are finding new ways to optimize their operations with artificial intelligence (AI) tools. Businesses can manage and improve products, automate services and be proactive with customer data. This interesting topic came to us from Inc. in their article, “What Do Small Business Owners Need…

Data and analytics technology is a benefit to all industries, even higher education. Data and analytics technology solutions and practices can position institutions for success. Campus Technology brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “6 Technologies and Practices Impacting the Future of Data and Analytics in Higher Ed.“ The higher ed IT…

When it comes to machine learning algorithms, your predictions are only as good as your data. And if you aren’t using the right data, you aren’t setting your models up for success. This interesting topic came to us from KD Nuggets in their article, “The Difference Between Training and Testing Data in Machine Learning.” When…

Financial services companies are using emerging technologies in a wide range of settings. From customer service chatbots to automation of loans and insurance underwriting, disruptive digital technologies are changing the way finance operates. Express Computer brought this topic to our attention in their article, “Art and Science of algorithms: Of data lakes and fabrics and the power of…

Artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies continue to show their worth in healthcare applications. Wearable technologies have largely been data reporting, not interpretation. This new shift in medical applications is about to change that. This interesting information came to us from The Conversation in their article, “Listening to asthma and COPD: An AI-powered wearable could monitor respiratory health.”…