Posts by Melody Smith
Data Depositories Explained
A last minute educational opportunity for this week comes from DATAVERSITY and is titled, “The Heart of Data Modeling Presents: Who’s Pissing in Your Data Lake.” The new data terms of Data Lake, Data Reservoir, and Data Swamp can be confusing. The types of data anomalies that organizations can run into when they use external data could…
Read MoreHarsh Realities
Publishers have come to a realization – kicking and screaming – that they must participate in metadata. It is important to develop standards and improve the accuracy of inputting the data to reach companies outside of their traditional customer base. The Bookseller brought this news to us in their article, “Publishers need to focus on metadata.”…
Read MoreConsistency in Digitizing
A recent survey conducted by ALM to uncover trends in legal records scanning revealed some interesting practices. Business Wire brought this news to us in their article, “Omtool Survey Reveals That 69% of Law Firms Are Actively Digitizing Client Records But Only 35% Have Tackled Records Room Scanning.” The good news? The survey’s findings showed that 69%…
Read MoreSearching for Solutions
Expert System has been named a Google for Work Search Technology Premier Partner. The integration of Cogito in Google Search Appliance (GSA) is being given much of the credit. The scalable hardware and software solution combines Google search expertise with features that support enterprise business requirements. This information came from Business Wire in their article, “Expert System…
Read MoreFinding the Data
Text processing crosses many genres, fields and occupations. The need for data mining knows no borders. Maana recently announced a new patent on its semantic search technology that takes data mining into the future. Forbes brought this interesting information to us in their article, “Maana Reinvents Data Mining For The Digital Age.” Data mining is an established data…
Read MoreTraditional Reading Options Win Out
A recent study showed 92% of college students would rather do their reading the old-fashioned way, you know, with paper. This interesting piece of information came to us from the Los Angeles Times in their article, “92% of college students prefer print books to e-books, study finds.” The finding comes from American University linguistics professor Naomi S. Baron, author…
Read MoreMark Your Calendars Now
With February falling past the half point, April is not that far away. So make your plans now for the 20th annual Enterprise Data World (EDW) Conference . This conference is recognized as the most comprehensive educational conference on data management in the world. The event is scheduled for Sunday, April 17, 2016 – Friday, April 22, 2016…
Read MoreFinding Knowledge
Knowledge in medical research is quite possibly the most valuable part. As medical research becomes more and more specialized and the scientific community’s understanding of the human body has increased, it has become an information explosion. EurekAlert brought this interesting information to us in their article, “A cure for medical researchers’ big data headache.” However, it has…
Read MoreName of the Game
For the average reader, details like hyphens may seem irrelevant to the content and overall message. But those in the taxonomy field understand all too well how important details can be in classifying data and retrieving it easily. Making content findable is the name of the game. This interesting information came from jboyd.net the post, “Aves—A…
Read MoreExpanding the Clouds
Oracle has expanded its cloud services portfolio in a number of ways recently. One of those is the Oracle Integration Cloud Service – an integration platform that helps users make connections between on-premises and software as a service (SaaS) applications, and then monitor those connections through visual dashboards and other tools. Tech Target brought this news to…
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