Posts by Melody Smith
AI in the Management of Data
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning not only provide new means for business users to gain quick insights, but also the possibility of improving and adding intelligence to their own operations. Venture Beat brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Database technology evolves to combine machine learning and data storage.” Traditional databases…
Read MoreUsing Taxonomies to Understand Climate Change Challenges
Climate change threatens people with food and water scarcity, increased flooding, extreme heat, more disease and economic loss. Human migration and conflict can be a result. These are just some of the effects of climate change, while exploitation and corruption drive social injustice around the world. The World Health Organization calls climate change the greatest threat…
Read MoreUsing Taxonomies in Human Resources
Taxonomies have become increasingly important to human resources as the profession has become more sophisticated in understanding the value of data and using data to make people decisions. This interesting topic came from the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) in their article, “Taxonomies’ Impact on Data Reliability and Use.” Taxonomies not only provide users…
Read MorePreparing the Data for Emerging Tech
Choosing the best data preparation tools for machine learning is a challenge. Fitting the needs of the organization makes choosing the right vendor and solution a complicated process that requires in-depth research and often comes down to more than just the solution and its technical capabilities. Solutions Review brought this information to our attention in…
Read MoreMaking Data Accessible
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 Analytics and AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a figment of the imagination of science fiction authors, the technology is now paving its way to establishing itself subtly or not so subtly in our everyday lives. Venture Beat brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “How to use data analytics to improve quality of life.”…
Read MoreThe Technology Impact of COVID-19
COVID-19 changed many things in our personal and business worlds. Some of them will remain forever changed. Venture Beat brought this information to our attention in their article, “Big Tech backlash gives rise to the independent cloud.” Among those sudden changes a growing dependence on cloud computing, accelerated by an unprecedented separation of businesses from…
Read MoreData Governance and Taxonomies
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. Data governance refers to the set of laws, policies, regulations, authorities and decision-making structures that guide how…
Read MoreSemantic Creativity
Creativity and science aren’t always linked together. However, creative ideas likely result from searching and combining semantic memory knowledge. The mechanisms acting on memory to yield creative ideas are still unclear. This interesting information came to us from Communications Biology in their article, “An investigation of the cognitive and neural correlates of semantic memory search…
Read MoreArtificial Intelligence and Customer Service
In today’s changing business landscape, the way goods and services are marketed is constantly evolving. This is why customer relationship management and artificial intelligence (AI) have a beneficial working relationship. This interesting topic came to us from Business Post in their article, “Artificial intelligence and CRM: the perfect match.” When it comes to streamlining a…
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