Posts by Melody Smith
Data About Data
Metadata has become a common term, thanks to the National Security Agency (NSA) scandals. But in the end, metadata is described as “basic information about data.” This means it often accompanies other data in an interpretative role.
Read MoreHow much do you value your data?
In the world of finance, the term asset has a particular meaning. Though you can’t always put a dollar figure on data, few would argue that an organization’s data is not an asset. Just try to imagine not having the data or access to it, and how important it is just got real.
Read MoreSmoothing the Way
Cambridge Semantics has released Anzo Smart Data Integration (ASDI) software to help enterprises rapidly understand and integrate information assets. This new software is designed to reduce integration timeframes and costs by a factor of 10.
Read MoreEver-Expanding Data
In an effort to reduce storage costs, the AIS Group is piloting a call recording application to ensure compliance with insurance regulations.
Read MoreInline Tagging – What’s to Know?
Data Harmony released their Inline Tagging Web service extension recently – let’s talk about inline tagging software and information environments well-suited to benefit.
Read MoreThe Time of Data
Informatica has announced its Intelligent Data Platform that is designed to provide ”the right data at the right time.”
Read MoreBuilding Up The Data
EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) add top humanities and social sciences journals to their searchable database.
Read MoreFinding the Right Words
Analytics aren’t new, but now that the healthcare informatics industry is involved, the next challenge is figuring out how to display the information in ways that are useful. Data visualization tools have made it somewhat easier to glean intelligence from volumes of information in the hopes of improving health programs, clinical healthcare delivery, and public health policy. Who doesn’t love an artisy infographic?
Read MoreMetadata Tagging Improves Collaboration
Behavioral health has historically been an exception to the electronic sharing of data due to federal privacy rules regarding potentially sensitive information.
Read MoreAll the Rage
A white paper on real time credit risk monitoring and assessing global events for risk signals around the clock has just been released. The author, RAGE, deploys a multi-dimensional approach for generating a Real Time Credit Risk signal – a combination of semantic analysis techniques using a unique semantic analysis engine, statistical models, fundamental analysis of companies and the environment they operate in.
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