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A data warehouse is a system used for reporting and data analysis. It is considered a core component of business intelligence. Unfortunately in many cases, these efforts are getting disrupted, stalled or stopped altogether. DATAVERSITY brought this interesting information to us in their article, “Four Ways to Kill a Data Warehouse.” There are my suppositions as to…
Read MoreAddressing Semantic Modeling Challenges
Constellation was recently presented with the first ever Project Haystack Award for adoption of Project Haystack methodology. This interesting information came to us from PRWeb in their article, “Project Haystack Award Recognizes Constellation for Adoption of Haystack Semantic Modeling and Tagging of Device and Equipment Data.” The award was presented in front of a packed…
Read MoreMetadata’s Value Continues to Grow
Metadata is everywhere; it is part of almost everything you do online whether it is searching, shopping or listening to music. But what is it? DataInformed brought this news to us in their article, “What Is Metadata? A Simple Guide to What Everyone Should Know.” Metadata is data that describes other data. In information technology, the prefix meta…
Read MoreBusiness Intelligence Specialist Opportunity
To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, ontology, and other information management areas, we are sharing career opportunities that we find with our readers. 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…
Read MoreNext Step in Security
Security is important, especially considering the ongoing fight against cyber crime. However, passwords and thumbprint identification often bring with them more challenges than protection. Each one of us has forgotten a password and inevitably been locked out of an app or program because we guessed too many times. We need an ID method that is simple and…
Read MoreFindability in Images
Automated image recognition capabilities leveraging Google Cloud Vision were recently released by NetX, bringing new efficiency to digital asset management (DAM) workflows. YAHOO! Finance brought this interesting news to our attention in their article, “NetX Digital Asset Management Announces Image Recognition AI via Google Vision.” NetX can automatically understand the content of an image and associate relevant…
Read MoreManaging Digital and Beyond
It won’t be long until the federal government will have completed a major step of one of its biggest information management initiatives, the Managing Government Records Directive (M-12-18). GCN brought this news to us in their article, “Information management extends beyond digital records.” The directive seeks to establish a modern framework for the management of government…
Read MoreThe Power of Words
Say what you will about the 45th President of the United States, but one thing he has accomplished is a new surge in reference material usage. Dictionaries and thesauri are getting more new visitors each day than they have in decades. This interesting information came to us from The Meridian Star and Dana Milbank’s syndicated…
Read MoreProtecting Your Space
In an effort to limit piracy and infringement on content, Google and other search companies are close to striking a voluntary agreement with entertainment companies to tackle the appearance of infringing content links in search results. This interesting information came to us from Torrent Freak in their article, “Search Engines & Copyright Holders Ready Voluntary Anti-Piracy…
Read MoreNew Partnership Utilizes Natural Language Processing to Identify Data
Sinequa and Thomson Reuters have announced a partnership to integrate Thomson Reuters’ Intelligent Tagging (TRIT) with Sinequa’s Cognitive Search & Analytics platform. This news came to us in their press release titled, “Sinequa Partners with Thomson Reuters to Bring Cognitive Search and Analytics to New Level for Financial Services.” This joint solution is using natural language processing and…
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