metadata
Big Deal About Big Data
Data quality and data governance are ongoing concerns among global data technology vendors and enterprises. This means that privacy and security issues are no longer the headaches of large enterprises alone. DATAVERSITY brought this news to our attention in their article, “How are New Data Technologies Affecting Data Quality and Data Governance?” There have been many factors…
Read MoreMetadata in Court
Metadata is constantly proving itself valuable in a variety of situations. Most recently, it was used in a whistleblower lawsuit to land a win. This interesting information came to us from JD Supra in their article, “Metadata Plays Key Role in $10.8 Million Whistleblower Lawsuit Verdict: eDiscovery Case Law.” Earlier this month, federal jurors awarded…
Read MoreData Modeling Learning Opportunity
DATAVERSITY is bringing another learning opportunity in the form of a webinar called, “DataEd Online Presents: Data Modeling Strategies – Getting Your Data Ready for the Catwalk.” The webinar is scheduled for April 11, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. EST. The webinar is sponsored by Data Blueprint. It will be facilitated by Peter Aiken, Ph.D., Peter has…
Read MoreIn Proper Context
Nouns are important because they provide context to data. Nouns lay at the heart of all data-based planning and big data analytics. Collectively, nouns embody an extremely powerful concept called reference data. Data Informed brought this interesting topic to us in their article, “Data without Context is No Data At All.” Reference data comprises relatively…
Read MoreManaging Metadata Across Lines
California’s open data portal has progressed from an idea to an actual pilot. The state is now taking on what may be an even more ambitious project – the use of metadata to interpret its highly diverse data sets. This interesting information came to us from State Scoop in their article, “California to clean up messy open data…
Read MoreNew Opportunities for Access
Sapient Global Markets has announced that the Sapient Synapse platform is registered under Bloomberg’s Enterprise Solutions Partner Program for the inclusion of Bloomberg Ontology and Provenance data. This interesting information came to us from Bob’s Guide in their article, “Sapient Enhances Synapse Platform with Bloomberg Ontology and Provenance Data.” This means business and technology users have the ability to…
Read MoreFinding the Value in Standards
The value of standards is about more than just messages. As the standards community rises to the challenges of semantic data, reference data, and metadata, the potential value of standards to business and information architects continues to escalate. FinExtra brought this information to our attention in their article, “Standards are more than messages.” The Standards Forum is…
Read MoreSet It To Autopilot
Which method works better: end-user or automated tagging? There are proponents for both sides of this ongoing debate, and in the end, it just might be a personal preference. CMS Wire brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Let Isaac Newton Improve Your End User Data Classification.” Most agree that properly tagged content provides countless…
Read MoreMake the Most of Your Metadata
The Publishing & Scholarly Publishing (PSP) Books Committee of the Association of American Publishers (AAP) will be offering an educational opportunity live and via webinar titled, ‘Working with Partners to Improve the Impact & Reach of Your Metadata on Wednesday, March 29th from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Two major forms of metadata have become industry standard for…
Read MoreData, Data and More Data
The total amount of information stored by humanity doubles every two years. Let that sink in a little. This interesting information came from The Market Mogul in their article, “Harnessing The Power Of Big Data: Trends For 2017.” Big data, which is blocks of data that are too big to be processed through common software…
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