The Semantic Journey

There has been a revolution of technologies. Emerging technologies like deep learning and machine learning have resulted in tools capable of advancements never before seen.  In the digital world, semantic technologies and procedures automate the classification of digital content and enable the assignment of content to specific topic areas. Semantic methods find a practical application where the optimal management of a constantly growing…

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Navigating Search

Search is always changing. In these days of semantic enrichment, machine-assisted indexing, natural language processing (NLP) and artificial intelligence (AI), it has never been more complicated and simultaneously, never more effective. Boolean search is a structured search process that allows the user to insert words or phrases such as and, or, not to limit, broaden and…

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Digital Transformation Needs Governance

Data governance refers to the set of laws, policies, regulations, authorities and decision-making structures that guide how enterprises collect, share and use data to inform decisions. Failure to strengthen balanced data governance not only leads to harms and infringement of rights, but curtails innovation, restricts economic transformation and undermines using data to its greatest potential…

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ASIS&T Looking at Resiliency this Fall

The theme for the 85th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) is Crisis, Transition, Resilience: Re-Imagining an Information-Resilient Society. The forum is scheduled for October 29 – November 1, 2022 and is intended to assist in conceptualizing, developing and implementing solutions for a future information environment that not only reacts to crises, but also helps…

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Data Harmony by Access Innovations, Inc. Included in KMWorld’s Trend Setting Products for 2022

Access Innovations, Inc., provider of Data Harmony software solutions, is proud to announce they have been chosen for inclusion on KMWorld’s Trend- Setting Products for 2022. This marks the eighth year Data Harmony has been recognized as a Trend-Setting Product. According to the KMWorld website, “These are the products of forward-thinking vendors that are leading…

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The Intent of Search

Many things have changed since 2010 when search engine optimization (SEO) was more concerned with getting as many backlinks as you could and including as many keywords as possible. The focus has shifted to understanding intent and behavior, and the context – semantics – behind them. Machine learning or semantic technology is the basis for most commercial artificial…

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The Intersection of Big Data and Blockchain

Today data is being generated in large quantities from every place imaginable – from smartphones to health bands, social activity and even smart clothes. In 2020, every human being generated on average 1.7mb data per second. Due to the fact that cryptocurrencies and other real-world applications of blockchain technology are becoming more and more mainstream, the amount…

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Making the Most Out of Master Data Management

As more attention is being given to master data management (MDM), also known as a golden record, it is important to remember it arose out of the necessity for businesses to improve the consistency and quality of their key data assets, such as product data, asset data, customer data, location data, etc. Master data is a key…

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