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Metadata and Taxonomies – Same or?
For those not in the information science business, confusion happens around the difference between metadata and a taxonomy. For those in the information science business, this may seem unlikely. To make it as simple as possible – metadata is data about data. Think of metadata as information about an asset beyond the basic filename. Any…
Read MoreAccess Innovations and Health Affairs, Improving Health and Knowledge
Access Innovations, Inc., provider of Data Harmony software solutions, is proud to announce our work with Health Affairs. Health Affairs contracted with Access Innovations to develop a comprehensive thesaurus of health policy related terminology in order to categorize all Health Affairs’ content by topics and geolocation. This allows Health Affairs (and its readers) easy access…
Read MorePredicting Behavior
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. It’s…
Read MoreThe Data Harmony Users Group 2019 Meeting is Open for Registration
Registration is open for the annual Data Harmony Users Group (DHUG) meeting. Access Innovations, Inc., provider of Data Harmony software solutions, is proud to announce the meeting will be held February 26 and 27, 2019 at the Hotel Andaluz in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The meeting is open to current and prospective clients as well as…
Read MoreCognitive Computing in 2019
Computers have always been faster and more efficient than humans at consuming, calculating and computing data. Artificial intelligence (AI) is a prime example of that and a significant player in the global economy. Yet, computers do have their limitations. They are machines and lack native precision when attempting to recognize and interpret language, objects or images…
Read MoreMachine Technology Explained
Artificial intelligence (AI) has advanced by leaps and bounds and continues to do so. Even though machine learning is part of the same emerging technology family, it is starting to hit the wall of its abilities. But never fear, a new technology is waiting in the wings. Machine learning systems can learn by themselves from…
Read MoreStaying on Track with Performance Metrics
Performance metrics are frequently used for employees in their annual reviews to establish mutual expectations and performance evaluations. But what about organizations? Who sets those expectations? And more importantly, how are the performances measured? A business metric is a quantifiable measure that is used to track and assess the status of a specific business process. Every…
Read MoreThe Impact of the Digital Life
Emerging technologies are developed every day. They bring new and varied benefits for organizations and humans. However, they also continue to present significant risks and opportunities for humanitarian action. Environmental pollution, ecological systems disturbances, depletion of natural resources and climatic changes resulting from global warming are technologically influenced. Technology is significant in development and increased productivity to satisfy human…
Read MoreMeasuring Organizational Intelligence
Intelligence can be measured individually and organizationally. Just as we now measure the intelligence of people by using I.Q., the study of organizational intelligence measures the intellectual capacity of entire organizations. Since I.Q. has been found to account for roughly 50 percent of the differences in human success, it wouldn’t be a stretch to believe…
Read MoreSemantic Fingerprinting Reduces Barriers
Within artificial intelligence (AI) there are a number of different technologies and they lie at different points in the curve of adoption with virtual assistants and robo-advisors being the most common. Semantic technologies have a world of discovery lying ahead. Although it is widely used as the underlying technology for most deep learning systems, there…
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