Posts by Melody Smith
Strong Data Management
Evolphin Software has launched the next generation of its enterprise-class software solution, Zoom 5.0, which was built from the ground up on Evolphin’s patent-pending RevDB (NoSQL) database architecture – optimized to handle massive structured and unstructured digital content.
Read MoreThe Meaning of the Words
Though the word synonym means a word with the same or similar meaning as another word, the choice of a word can drastically alter the meaning and the interpretation of any communication.
Read MoreSmart Data
Big data was all the rage in the last few years, but now, it is just data. Big indicated something new, a larger amount of data than ever before. But now the increase is normal. It is still big but the expected size. Information technology leaders are now looking at how to get the most out of the investments they’ve made in the technology to handle such data
Read MorePassive Searching for KM Taxonomy Resources
“The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.” (Michael Althsuler)
In past blogs we’ve already looked at several ways to actively search the open web for taxonomy, thesaurus, and ontology resources. Today we’ll consider a few tools that enable passive – “set it and forget it” – searching. In these passive search methods, the searching doesn’t require the user’s continuous and direct attention. This search strategy allows you to turn your attention elsewhere while the tool trawls the web for content that is of interest to you. Let’s consider…
Read MoreFreedom of Data
Nine technological giants recently sent a letter to the United States Senate imploring the body to pass the USA Freedom Act. Giants such as Google, Microsoft, and Apple are speaking out against the massive data collection by the NSA and other agencies.
Read MoreEnhanced Content
Traditional records management has failed to meet the challenges of the digital era. Records management has to reach beyond the paper and move into the realm of true information governance. While records management has created a secure, centralized repository for documents with an audit trail, tracking and workflows, it still lacks the ease and efficiency of comprehensive search.
Read MoreHandling Metadata
Between the metadata scandal with the National Security Agency (NSA) and the latest computer virus, phishing scam, or cyber warfare theory, online data is in more and more danger. Organizations are weary and consumers are fearful. This pervasive distrust can result in startling financial ruins.
Read MoreHarnessing the Power of Semantics
Legal entity identifiers are a form of semantic data. The lack of legal entity identifiers is partly at fault for the failure of investment banking firms in 2008 and after. The vital data was lacking when crucial business decisions needed to be made by organizations. Accessing risk exposure was compromised and the fallout was harsh.
Read MoreUsing the Right Tools
Among the many metadata management tools on the market today, configuration management databases (CMDBs) and service-oriented architecture (SOA) repositories are some of the most familiar. These tools seek to automate the collection and dissemination of policy-related metadata in hopes of automating policy enforcement. This is an important part of the automated governance critical to achieving business agility.
Read MoreThe Perfect Gift
Have you started your Christmas shopping yet? The book, Cultural Heritage Ethics: Between Theory and Practice, would be very relevant to the development of cultural and historical taxonomies and thesauri. The way the terms are chosen and organized can have a strong effect on people’s perception of cultures and historical events. So for the history buff or word geek on your shopping list, this might just be what you, or they, need.
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