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Right Technology for the Data
With structured and unstructured data multiplying by the moment, most technology companies are feeling the competitive pressures from all sides. Artificial intelligence technology is more and more being seen as the relief they need so badly. Fierce Finance IT brought this news to us in their article, “Will regulatory compliance drive artificial intelligence adoption?” Cognitive software,…
Read MoreVisualizing the Data
We know that data visualization is a powerful tool that can help both scientists and the public easily and quickly understand the scope and context of complex information. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is hosting an exhibition showing how data visualization helps us confront some of the world’s most significant challenges. The…
Read MoreWhat Time Is It?
This past weekend clocks moved forward one hour in the United States, with the exception of Hawaii and almost all of Arizona, and in most of Canada. The rest of the world changes at other intervals for varying reasons. This is called Daylight Saving Time (DST), which started in 1895 in Germany and Hungary. The practice…
Read MoreMetadata Training Opportunity
A pair of webinars offered by the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) and in partnership with the Agricultural Information Management Standards (AIMS) are planned to further DCMI’s goal of education and training in the design of languages of description and in best practices in the daily use of those languages. The first webinar is titled, “SKOS in…
Read MoreBig or Important?
Retailers have long been trying to identify tools and strategies for turning their big data into a profit center vs. an additional expense. KM World brought this interesting information to us in their article, “Retailers Harness Big Data and Big Content for Big Profits.“ Big data is a challenge for both storage and findability. Retailers are sitting…
Read MoreAnalytics Learning Opportunity
A free learning opportunity is scheduled for this week on March 9th at 2:00 p.m. EST. This webinar is sponsored by alteryx and is titled, “5 Key Self-Service Analytics and How to Get the Data.” We know organizations need the right data for effective decision making, but if aren’t able to perform self-service analytics, it…
Read MoreCall for Papers
The 10th International Conference on Metadata and Semantics Research (MTSR’16) is scheduled for November 22-25, 2016 in Rome, Italy. The call for papers has been issued for this event with a paper submission deadline of May 15, 2016. MTSR’16 celebrates the conference’s 10th anniversary with the theme of bridging the past, present and future of…
Read MoreLearning Opportunity in Metadata and Book Sales
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) is offering an in-person or webinar learning opportunity on Wednesday, March 16th at 1:00-4:00 p.m. (EST). The topic will be “Increasing Discoverability and Sales Through Metadata: Enhancing Reach of Scholarly Books.” This seminar will address questions like “How exactly do researchers find books these days?” and “What role do librarians…
Read MoreRunning Out of Room
Unnecessary data is a fact of life. The enterprise platform as well as personal computers are likely clogged with unnecessary data and the cloud is filling up fast. This interesting news came to us from BetaNews in their article, “Your business is likely storing useless data.” A recent survey of IT decision makers in companies with more…
Read MoreNew Concern for Data Security
Security is always an issue and the parameters change daily. The latest concern and risk involves ransomware. Int his new and scary scenario, hackers often destroy corporate data or encryp it for ransom instead of merely stealing it. Fortune magazine brought this topic to us in their article, “A Top Cybersecurity Firm Says Ransomware Attacks Are…
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