Taxodiary – metadata

The Many Approaches to Data

By Melody Smith|November 28th, 2013|metadata, News|Comments Off on The Many Approaches to Data

Varonis Systems has released information regarding a new integration with Hitachi NAS Platform (HNAS) and Hitachi Unified Storage (HUS). The integration utilizes Varonis DatAdvantage for visibility, intelligence, and control over the information stored within Hitachi HNAS and HUS systems. This interesting information was found on Sys-Con Media in their article, “Varonis DatAdvantage Integration With Hitachi NAS and Unified Storage Platforms Delivers Unparalleled Visibility and Intelligence Into Data Stores.”

Facing the Challenge of Big Data

By Melody Smith|November 21st, 2013|metadata, News, storage|Comments Off on Facing the Challenge of Big Data

Big data has become those scary words few organizations want to hear, let alone discuss. However, many information professionals would like the opportunity to take on this challenge. The negotiation between the top and middle management seems to hold much progress at a standstill. Most CIOs have trouble working with big data themselves and they have little, or nothing, to offer to business users. CMSWire brought this situation to our attention in their article, “Cloudera Unveils Big Data Search, No Special Training Required.”

Using Metadata in a New Role

By Melody Smith|November 20th, 2013|metadata, News|Comments Off on Using Metadata in a New Role

Dataset creation and transformation is an important step in reporting clinical trial data. Unfortunately, it can also be a challenging process. The goal is […]

Keeping The Access

By Melody Smith|November 20th, 2013|metadata, News, search|Comments Off on Keeping The Access

Concept Searching has entered into a partnership agreement with Enterprise Knowledge bring together Concept Searching’s technology expertise in semantic metadata generation, auto-classification, and taxonomy management, and Enterprise Knowledge’s experience providing strategic taxonomy design solutions that assist both commercial and federal organizations capture, manage, and maximize the value of content assets.

Lists Large and Small: Let Me Count the Ways

By Melody Smith|November 18th, 2013|Access Insights, Featured, metadata, Taxonomy, Term lists|1 Comment

We taxonomists love lists. For us, they are raw materials, the stuff we love to get our hands on to start organizing. I recently came across a couple of lists with crossover appeal and relevance beyond simple conceptual organization. Both address why we do this stuff and how we help turn information into actionable knowledge.

Addressing the Data

By Melody Smith|November 15th, 2013|metadata, News|Comments Off on Addressing the Data

There are challenges to using metadata to leverage big data. There are limitations of analytics. With these obstacles, how does your organization stay agile?

New Patents for Metadata Management

By Melody Smith|November 11th, 2013|metadata, News|Comments Off on New Patents for Metadata Management

The U.S. Patent and Trademarks Office recently notified APTARE that it has been granted a patent to create a “Catalog that Stores File System Metadata in an Optimized Manner.”

Data of Massive Instructions

By Melody Smith|November 8th, 2013|metadata, News|Comments Off on Data of Massive Instructions

Two billion is a large number, regardless of whether you are referring to dollars or granules of sand. WorldCat has reported the addition of its two billionth holding. This impressive and somewhat daunting piece of news was found on OCLC in their post, “WorldCat database reaches 2 billion holdings.”

Treating Big Data Appropriately

By Melody Smith|November 1st, 2013|metadata, News|Comments Off on Treating Big Data Appropriately

Big data has been made a complex issue by attaching scientific and mathematical hassles to it, according to Tyler Bryson, General Manager – Marketing and Operations, Microsoft SMSG India. Organizations already have a lot of data that needs to be put in the right place to be analyzed in the right manner. Microsoft believes in using simple tools to make data useful and available to all.

Have Metadata, Will Time Travel

By Melody Smith|October 29th, 2013|metadata, News|1 Comment

Metadata continues to get a bad rap for its participation in the NSA situation and other covert operations. We continue to try and lift up the benefits of metadata here, specifically how it acts as breadcrumbs to find your data fast and completely, when indexed against a strong, standards-based taxonomy. And we will continue to do so.