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Teamwork and IoT
More and more companies are working hard to capitalize on the benefits of the industrial Internet of Things (IoT). With promises like better business intelligence, process improvement, and intelligent asset management, it is easy to understand why. This interesting information came to us from Smart Industry in their article, “5 ways to get IT & operations…
Read MoreSemantic Web Challenge Winner Announced
Elsevier recently announced that IBM Socrates by Michael Glass, Nandanda Mihindukulasooriya, Oktie Hassanzadeh, and Alfio Gliozzo of IBM Research AI is the winner of the 2017 Semantic Web Challenge (SWC). This information came to us from PR Newswire in their article, “Elsevier Announces the Winner of the 2017 Semantic Web Challenge.” SWC is the longest-running competition in the area of technology. In 2017,…
Read MoreManaging Unstructured Data
Organizations rely on digitized unstructured data for insights in terms of business decisions. In this world of information overload, around 80% of data collected is unstructured, assembled from emails, social media feeds and user devices. CIO Review brought this information to our attention in their article, “Analyzing Unstructured Data.” Analyzing unstructured data can be challenging. If…
Read MoreBudget in 2017 for the 2018 DHUG
Are you nearing the end of the year and have money left in the budget for training, travel, etc.? Let those funds work for you and register today for the 2018 Data Harmony Users Group (DHUG) meeting on February 6-7, 2018 in Albuquerque. The agenda for the 13th annual Data Harmony Users Group (DHUG) meeting is posted and…
Read MoreIntegrating Data
Big data disruption has resulted in the need to rapidly integrate and exchange data of all types among disparate systems, applications and infrastructure. This requires a new approach. KM World brought this news to our attention in their article, “Disrupting the data landscape again with linked open data.” As the focus shifts from internal, proprietary…
Read MoreManaging Knowledge Amidst Change
What is a digital workplace? There are as many definitions of the digital workplace as there are organizations. The digital workplace is meant to be a virtual equivalent to the physical workplace. This requires disciplined planning and management but can play a huge role in an employee’s productivity, engagement in work and workplace culture, and mental/physical well-being. KM…
Read MoreConference Addresses Fake News
The Professional/Scholarly Publishing (PSP) Division of AAP is offering its 2018 PSP Pre-Conference, “Fake News — Fake Scholarship: Improving Accuracy and Transparency in Professional and Scholarly Publishing” on Wednesday, February 7, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Washington, D.C. It is not too early to mark your calendars and plan to attend. The…
Read MoreChief Information Architect Opportunity
We seek to be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, semantic technology, ontology, etc. Sharing career opportunities that we find with our readers is just one way. Even if you are not in the market for a career move, it is always good to stay on top of what is available and how…
Read MoreData Governance Webinar
Data governance is key to an organization’s ability to ensure high quality data exists throughout the complete lifecycle. It is often referred to as the people, processes, and policies around data and information. Learn more about data governance in this free webinar titled, “Data Modeling, Data Governance & Data Quality.” The webinar is sponsored by alteryx and…
Read MoreMeaningful Metrics
Creating meaningful metrics can be like going down a rabbit hole. There is always more data to measure and report. But it is important to remember that you don’t have to measure everything; you just have to choose what’s important and meaningful to the stakeholders and the program. DATAVERSITY brought this news to us in their…
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