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Mining for Meaning
Text mining is the analysis of data contained in natural language text. The application of text mining techniques to solve business problems is called text analytics. Text analytics have a broad description and set of responsibilities. It can add metadata to unstructured content, identify components, and convert information to structured form – to name a…
Read MoreMetadata’s Role in Big Data
The world seems focused on big data and the perceived power it has to accelerate business success. Ironically one of the biggest challenges in IT today is the underutilization of data. IOT Evolution World brought this information to us in their article, “Leveraging Metadata to Overcome the Challenges of Dark Data in the IoT Era.” Some refer…
Read MoreInformation Governance Provides Protection
Law firms have an even more difficult job than in years past when it comes to protecting themselves from cyber attacks and data breaches. They have to work with other professionals to ensure they are governing their information to maximize benefit and minimize risk. Lawyer’s Weekly brought this information to us in their article, “Information governance…
Read MoreRecords Management Every Day
Any organization that uses information and generates records must have a process for preserving them for future access. This includes federal, state and local governments, government agencies, schools, universities, libraries, the United Nations…the list continues. They are all institutions that need records management and which employ records management personnel. This interesting topic came to us from the…
Read MoreDigital’s Impact on Archives
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is at a point where soon they will be taking in more digital records than traditional formats. Federal Times brought this information to us in their article, “The future of preserving the past.” This comes with challenges in preserving digital records, especially those with ever-changing formats. Digital preservation is fairly new,…
Read MoreLibraries, Open Source, and eBooks – Oh My!
An open source server-software developer is working on a project at the New York Public Library (NYPL) that is intended to liberate every part of the electronic book lending system, and thus make reading library ebooks a whole lot better. This interesting news came to us from Boing Boing in their article, “How the New York Public…
Read MoreThe Future and Technology
Earlier this year at the Ireland eGovernment Summit, one self-proclaimed digital leader challenged the assumption that technology always results in society’s improvement. The Irish Independent brought this topic to our attention in their article, “Rise of the machines.” Emer Coleman used robots as an example. While the expectations of many was a future where dreaded, dull and repetitive…
Read MoreFinding Big Data
Big data has spawned a significant change for businesses. Creating an easily searchable database, whether it is onsite or cloud-based is part of a company’s success. When you consider that trillions of files of any size must be managed and protected without degradation in performance, it adds a humbling perspective. IT Pro Portal brought this news to our…
Read MoreGraph Databases Answers the Why Question
Graph databases are certainly all the rage currently. They have outgrown every other type of database in popularity since 2013. Developers, data scientists, and IT pros are beginning to explore the potential of graph databases to solve new classes of big data analytic and transaction challenges. This interesting news came to us from datanami in their article,…
Read MoreCyber Security Technology
Cybersecurity is a hot topic and it is likely to stay that way. According to a recent report, worldwide spending on security products and services will hit $1 trillion during the five-year period between 2017 and 2021. CRN brought this news to our attention in their article, “Analyst: Cybersecurity Spending To Hit $1 Trillion Over Next 5…
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