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Building Relationships with Ontologies
The idea of an ontology is that it represents complex relationships among the objects or concepts themselves. The intent of an ontology is to provide a way to connect objects. In computer science and information science, an ontology encompasses a representation, formal naming and definition of the categories, properties and relations between the concepts, data and entities that substantiate one, many,…
Read MoreData Storage: Warehouses and Lakes
A data warehouse is a type of data management system that is designed to enable and support business intelligence activities, especially analytics. Data warehouses are intended to perform queries and analysis and often contain large amounts of historical data. The data within a data warehouse is usually derived from a wide range of sources such as application log files…
Read MoreHappy New Year!
Access Innovations wishes you and yours a safe, healthy, and prosperous new year!
Read MoreDigital Environments and Emerging Technologies
Emerging technologies are a huge part of the present and significant role for the future. Artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality, augmented reality, 5G and blockchain have all evolved and found their niche applications. Each technology is maturing while overcoming challenges. The technologies’ timeline of progress will likely converge over the next several years. In that…
Read MoreHappy Holidays!
From all of us to all of you, heartfelt wishes for a safe, happy and healthy holiday.
Read MoreSearch and Find
The terms “findability” and “discoverability” may seem to refer to similar things. However, these concepts are very different, and both are key outcomes that should be considered in any comprehensive knowledge management strategy. Content without access is relatively worthless. Enterprise search is how an organization helps people seek the information they need, in any format,…
Read MoreUsing Visual Analytics to Get the Most Out of Your Data
According to research, a vast majority (94%) of large enterprises say data visualization and analytics are critical to their business growth and digital transformation. However, another study estimates business intelligence and analytics adoption hovers around 30% of all employees and given that staff are making decisions daily in response to customers’ needs, it is a missed opportunity not…
Read MoreEffective Search and Findability
Content without access is relatively worthless. Enterprise search is how an organization helps people seek the information they need, in any format, from anywhere inside their company. This includes databases, document management systems or even information on paper. It’s about getting the right information at the right time. At first glance, the terms “findability” and “discoverability” may…
Read MoreTechnology and Search
Predictive modeling is a process that uses data mining and probability to forecast outcomes. Each model is made up of a number of predictors, which are variables that are likely to influence future results. Once data has been collected for relevant predictors, a statistical model is formulated. As additional data becomes available, the statistical analysis model is validated or revised. Predictive…
Read MoreThanksgiving Word Games
In the United States it is Thanksgiving. That means gratitude, family and food. The iconic dish is roasted turkey and it is accompanied by all the side dishes (which personally, I find to be the real stars of the show). Even in holiday food there are classifications. And to tickle my tendency towards the odd…
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