Data for Data
Organizations constantly try to get their arms around an ever-increasing amount of data in their networks and in doing so, some are turning to metadata to more effectively manage their big data.
Finding the Proverbial Needle
By Melody Smith|September 8th, 2014|indexing, metadata, News, search|Comments Off on Finding the Proverbial Needle
New technologies are responsible for the electronic storage of information. Interestingly enough, though, 90% of businesses are still storing documents in paper format, according to a study by JSE-listed storage management provider Metrofile.
What the Future Holds
By Melody Smith|September 5th, 2014|metadata, News|Comments Off on What the Future Holds
Russia invading the Ukraine, Israel’s assault on occupied Gaza, extreme weather flare-ups, airplane catastrophes—these are just some of the geopolitical and natural events that threaten the stability of the world system. With the chaos in the world of late, what lessons are there to learn to survive in the future? And I am not necessarily referring to the apocalyptic zombie future.
Bringing Order to Browsing
By Melody Smith|September 2nd, 2014|indexing, metadata, News, Taxonomy|Comments Off on Bringing Order to Browsing
When I discovered this I admit, I was excited and overwhelmed simultaneously. I love books. I love reading. My stack of "plan to reads" are quickly becoming taller than myself. But I confess, sometimes I get overwhelmed in a book store and then browsing online...oy!
Metadata Has Limitless Potential
By Melody Smith|August 28th, 2014|metadata, News|Comments Off on Metadata Has Limitless Potential
Concept Searching released an article, Don’t Enhance SharePoint – Transform it through Metadata, in KMWorld recently. In the article, they point out that metadata is the source of business challenges impacting search, records management, security, and text analytics, among others.
Protecting the Assets
By Melody Smith|August 27th, 2014|metadata, News|Comments Off on Protecting the Assets
Evolphin Software has launched the next generation of its enterprise-class software solution, Zoom 5.0, which was built from the ground up on Evolphin’s patent-pending RevDB (NoSQL) database architecture – optimized to handle massive structured and unstructured digital content.
Big Data as a Tool for Historians
By Melody Smith|August 26th, 2014|metadata, News|Comments Off on Big Data as a Tool for Historians
Big data has accumulated quite the reputation. Many possibly exaggerated claims have been made about its potential. Nothing short of saving lives and the universe, of course. But can it rewrite history?
Using Data to the Maximum
By Melody Smith|August 26th, 2014|metadata, News|Comments Off on Using Data to the Maximum
A new partnership of the French IT services group Bull and search and analytics company Sinequa is positioned to provide an appliance based on Bull’s Bullion X86 server and Sinequa’s real-time Big Data search and analysis software platform.
The Power of Data
By Melody Smith|August 20th, 2014|metadata, News|Comments Off on The Power of Data
Former head of the National Security Agency (NSA) General Michael Hayden shared that information collected by the NSA about phone calls and other communications that does not include content can still tell the government all they need to know for strategic decisions.
The Strategy Behind Records Management
By Melody Smith|August 19th, 2014|indexing, metadata, News|Comments Off on The Strategy Behind Records Management
If experience teaches us anything, then Jill Singer’s recommended recipe for a successful federal records management process is worth the read. Her 27 years of federal service should make her recommendations worthwhile for any records management process, not just federal service project records management.