Posts by Melody Smith
Taxonomic Technology in a New Market
This past week, Access Innovations has been hosting the annual Data Harmony Users Group (DHUG) meeting, which has included a variety of presentations. We presented a case study titled “Proven Technology in a New Market: the Data Harmony Suite of Products — A Game Changer in the Medical Claims Compliance Space.”
Read MoreMending the Relationships
LinkTek Corporation has released their LinkFixer Advanced software to help information management professionals avoid data loss during data migration.
Read MoreLove of Many Kinds
It is Valentine’s Day so you can’t be too surprised that I found a taxonomy all about love. I was surprised at how many there were but this one jumped out at me if for no other reason than the archaic walk down memory lane when I opened the full paper and found uber mimeographed typewritten paper. I could smell the ink as though I was still in the junior high office turning the barrel of blue ink over and over again, knowing I wouldn’t get that stain off my hands for days and not giving a flying fig.
Read MoreA Plan is in Order
Varonis Systems has launched the Varonis Data Governance Suite 5.9, which incorporates a variety of new features to better enable organizations to manage, protect, and safely collaborate with unstructured data.
Read MoreThe Impact of Semantics on Search
The semantic web is changing. This isn’t new news. However, it seems to be making a bigger impact with its own brand of change.
Read MoreTechnology Openings
We are always excited to share career opportunities in the world of taxonomy, indexing, and even semantic technology, with our readers. Even if you aren’t in the market for a career move, it is always good to stay on top of what is available and how the fields are evolving.
Read MoreExploring the Data
Big data has challenged organizations in the storage and access arena, and beyond. When it comes to analyzing, reporting, and managing data on spreadsheets, big data can overwhelm the capabilities of products like Excel.
Read MoreSearching Outside the Box
SearchYourCloud provides a single search interface to find documents stored on a desktop or several cloud-based services. Now they have broadened their reach to include Box in their latest version of client software. The goal is to make it more of a search once – find many kind of experience.
Read MoreInformation and Data Governance/Management – Adding Ideas From Complementary Disciplines
After critical business information has been identified at a high level and a focal has been assigned, best practices from complementary disciplines can be incorporated. Identify the main subjects for a business specific controlled vocabulary. Each company or organization develops its own language for talking about what it does. Like all languages, organizational languages are based on a common way of seeing and thinking. A technology or farm machinery company may use alphanumeric designations to identify thousands of products. An entertainment firm may use cryptic acronyms in discussing thousands of events or programs. An agricultural organization may talk about plans and events as they relate to “the harvest.” Even within one company, the language varies between departments. A finance department is likely to have a language that is different from the language used in research or operations departments.
Read MoreAnd We’re Off!
Today is the first day of a week full of training, information sharing, and networking at Access Innovation’s 10th Annual Data Harmony Users Group (DHUG) meeting. A full-day overview of the Data Harmony software suite takes place today to provide a solid foundation for deeper understanding of the core meeting sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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