Posts by Melody Smith
The Importance of Data Governance
Data governance forms the basis for company-wide data management and makes the efficient use of trustworthy data possible. The efficient management of data is an important task that requires centralized control mechanisms. This interesting information came to us from IT Wire in their article, “For the best digital transformation you need data governance, Teradata says.” Some…
Read MoreGaining Access to Data is Key
Information architecture (IA) is a science of organizing and structuring information or content, including text, photos and videos within a digital product. IA and artificial intelligence (AI) work hand in hand. The challenge is getting both people and data together on the same path. ZDNet brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “Artificial…
Read MoreImproving the Relationships
Relationships are a big thing in the world of artificial intelligence (AI) and its siblings. It is the foundation for producing the timely results that emerging technologies are popular for producing. This interesting news came to us from MIT in their article, “Artificial intelligence that understands object relationships.” When humans discern relationships it is calculated…
Read MoreFighting Fraud in a Pandemic
Unfortunately, criminals take advantage of the weak and especially during a time of crisis. Whether it is taking advantage of patients in healthcare settings to phishing information from deployed employees through fake interactions – they are always looking for ways to work the system. This was true during the pandemic as well. Reuters brought this…
Read MoreUsing Technology to Fight Burnout
Employee burnout is not limited to the healthcare field. After almost two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, workers are feeling the stress and anxiety of working and learning remotely, being separated from their families and taking safety measures to protect them and their loved ones from a global public health crisis. This interesting topic came…
Read MoreFinding and Trusting Your Data
A recent survey of healthcare executives revealed their lack of trust when it comes to data. This is especially ironic given they are fundamental to making clinical and business decisions. Fierce Healthcare brought this interesting news to our attention in their article, “Most healthcare executives don’t trust their organization’s data, survey finds.” Having confidence that…
Read MoreManaging Big Data
Real world big data are largely dynamic, interconnected and unstructured text. To transform such massive unstructured data into structured knowledge is a common, yet challenging goal. Penn State News brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Talk to explore power of taxonomy and embedding in text mining.” Equipped with domain-independent and domain-dependent…
Read MoreData in a Digital Transformation
No matter what digital transformation initiative your organization might be pursuing, the ability to make use of the right data is key to success. It doesn’t matter how many data scientists you might employ; unless they have access to correct data their analysis won’t provide the desired results. This information came to us from IMC…
Read MoreTechnology and Search
Predictive modeling is a process that uses data mining and probability to forecast outcomes. Each model is made up of a number of predictors, which are variables that are likely to influence future results. Once data has been collected for relevant predictors, a statistical model is formulated. As additional data becomes available, the statistical analysis model is validated or revised. Predictive…
Read MoreThe Reach of AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has and will continue to impact every facet of our lives and reality. It will have far-reaching economic, legal, political and regulatory implications that need to be addressed now so preparations are underway. This interesting topic came to us from Analytics Insight in their article, “The Relevance of Artificial Intelligence in Today’s…
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