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Digital’s Role in Strategy
OpenText has been named a leader in digital asset management (DAM) for customer experience in a Forrester report that highlighted OpenText Media Management’s strengths around metadata, taxonomy and business process workflow. Yahoo Finance brought this news to us in their article, “New report names OpenText as a Leader in Digital Asset Management for Customer Experience.” The Forrester Wave…
Read MoreGender in Science
The biannual Women in Technology Leadership Round Table was recently held at UC Berkeley and one of the main topics of discussion was the report, Women In Tech: Addressing the Root Causes of Attrition. DATAVERSITY brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “Women in Technology: More Diversity Needed in Computer Science Studies.” Virginia Smith and…
Read MoreDegree in Information Management Now Offered
Since we are on the topic of technology careers today, it seems appropriate to share the news that the University of Illinois School of Information Sciences is launching a new master’s degree program, the master of science in information management. This interesting information came to us from the Illinois Business Daily in their article, “Illinois…
Read MoreThe Value of Data
There is a difference in talking and communicating, just like there is a difference in data and information. Data is raw and unprocessed and has limited usefulness. Information is data with relevance and purpose. IT Pro Portal brought this topic to our attention in their article, “What is effective Information Management?” Information management is a field of expertise,…
Read MoreData Virtualization Architect Wanted
To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, ontology, etc., 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 how the fields are…
Read MoreFree Webinar Addresses the Chief Data Officer Role
DATAVERSITY is bringing an interesting webinar opportunity to you. The “A Chief Data Officer Interview” webinar is scheduled for Thursday, September 1st at 2:00 p.m. (EDT). This free webinar explores why organizations hire Chief Data Officers (CDO) and how the CDO role is still evolving. They will examine some of the critical success factors and challenges of the…
Read MoreStreamlining Analysis
The goal of semantic analysis is to decipher the intent or meaning behind a narrative. With the power of machine learning, this often involves analyzing millions of combinations of word stems and grammatical structures. The good news is sometimes a simpler approach is better. KM World brought this interesting information to us in their article, “The…
Read MoreUsing Machine Learning in Content Discovery
Content discovery is evolving at a quick pace. This transition could result in content catalogs that are easier to navigate, content descriptions that are more accurate and valuable, search that is more granular and recommendations that are more useful. This interesting news came to us from Videonet in their article, “How metadata unlocks the future of…
Read MoreUnderstanding Your Data
Data understanding is the knowledge you have about data and the needs the data will satisfy. There is no tool or artifact for data understanding. It is expressed in business glossaries, data dictionaries, models and other forms of metadata or other places where information about the data is stored. CIO brought this news to us in…
Read MoreLooking for Standards in Government IT
Recently a group consisting of agency chief information officers (CIOs), Office of Management and Budget staffers and other federal IT experts released their report and recommendations for better IT funding and management. Their report asserts that a full embrace of “technology business management” (TBM) could save agencies $5.8 billion over five years. This information came to…
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