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Taxonomy in Technology
Technology is almost always a good investment for government agencies, especially if they are looking to justify information technology (IT) modernization. This interesting information came to us from GCN in their article, “How to talk about IT modernization.” A four-stage taxonomy has been developed to help stakeholders understand the full scope of digital transformation efforts. The…
Read MoreOpen Access Images Get Great Reception
The New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art is pursing a new Open Access policy that would result in the release of high-resolution imagery of all its public-domain works, which is over 375,000 in total. The new initiative has had a major impact on sites such as Wikimedia and Creative Commons, and recently the Met announced a partnership with Google’s data analytics…
Read MoreThe Choice of Words
Words and language in general have always been of interest to me. Dictionaries, thesauri, and as I grew older, the AP Stylebook usually resided on my desk. Now we tend to rely more on the Internet and technology in general for these references. For instance, I receive a “word of the day” in my email.…
Read MoreThe Chicken or the Egg?
The presence of big data has forced many organizations to determine new solutions. Those solutions include data warehouses and data lakes. What is the difference between the two? DATAVERSITY brought this information to us in their article, “Data Warehouse vs. Data Lake Technology: Different Approaches to Managing Data.” Not all business data requirements fit into the…
Read MoreCan Metadata Detect Moods?
A new study analyzes social media posts to look for clues of mental illness. Analyzing photos pixel-by-pixel for color, metadata, and face detection, it then uses its observations to predict which users had depression and which didn’t. This interesting information came to us from Motherboard in their article, “People with Depression Tend to Post Darker…
Read MoreDigital Assimilation
Digital used to be considered new and inventive. In many situations it is now the norm and expected. The Bookseller brought us this interesting information in their article, “To digital or not to digital: which way will publishing jobs jump?” New platforms and trends are emerging all the time, and consumers are interacting with brands…
Read MoreAcademic Publishers Bring Lawsuit
Earlier this summer, three of the country’s largest college textbook publishers filed a lawsuit against Follett Corp. charging the company with selling counterfeit textbooks. Publishers Weekly brought this news to our attention in their article, “Publishers Charge Follett with Selling Counterfeit Texts.” The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New…
Read MoreData Analyzed
Predictive analytics continues to evolve and offers new possibilities for predicting future events by studying past performance. With big data enabling data scientists to review massive amounts of data, the result can only be a higher degree of accuracy in future predictions. DATAVERSITY brought this news to us in their article, “Limitations of Predictive Analytics: Lessons for…
Read MoreDefining Relationships
Communication can be complicated. When you combine machine-assisted technology, the problems can multiply. DATAVERSITY brought this interesting information to us in their article, “‘Talk to me, Data!’ – Getting Data Models Right.” Data modeling is the analysis of data objects and their relationships to other data objects. Data modeling is often the first step in database design and object-oriented programming as the…
Read MoreData in the Business Plan
Most organizations have a problem getting started with data monetization. When it comes to digitally transforming their business models, what roles do metadata and artificial intelligence technologies play? Silicon Angle brought this news to us in their article, “Can metadata and AI write a company’s disruptive business plan?” Data monetization is the process of generating revenue from…
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