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Digital Shakespeare?
Digital content is everywhere. According to a recent survey, sixty-two percent of school districts have digital content and curriculum strategy, and more than half of those strategies include using open educational resources (OER). Just recently Adam Matthew and London’s Shakespeare’s Globe announced their collaboration on a digital project: Shakespeare’s Globe: Performances and Practices, which includes the…
Read MorePlans to Fight Cyberattacks Released
The White House recently released a new directive clarifying the government’s role in the event of a cyberattack. This interesting information came to us from The Hill in their article, “White House breaks down cyberattack response roles.” The directive outlines which federal agency will take the lead in different areas of response efforts in the event of…
Read MoreMachine Learning is a Popular Commodity
Apple has recently purchased the machine-learning startup, Turi. Fortune magazine brought this interesting news to us in their article, “Apple Buys a Machine-Learning Startup For a Reported $200 Million.” Computers that can be trained to learn new things and make cognitive decisions and even predictions are attracting lots of attention. Turi’s tagline is “Create intelligence.” This makes sense…
Read MoreKeeping the Eye on the Prize
It is pretty simple. Companies think information management is about automating knowledge worker processes, predictive analytics or big data, but they are wrong. CMS Wire brought this news to us in their article, “Stop Complicating Information Management.” It comes down to helping users find their data and removing anything that makes that process difficult. Even though this…
Read MoreData Management from the Top
Changes are coming to how the government handles emails and digital content. Mandates from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) require agencies to manage email records in an accessible electronic format by the end of this year and manage all permanent records in an electronic format by December 31, 2019. GCN brought this news to…
Read MoreLearn More About Metadata
The DATAVERSITY Training Center is offering a Metadata Management Learning Plan – a collection of six courses designed to build your fundamental knowledge on metadata. The instructor is Donna Burbank, an expert in information management with over 20 years of experience in data management, metadata management, and enterprise architecture. She currently is Managing Director of Global…
Read MoreWeird is Good
If you have been reading this blog very long, you know I like sharing unusual and “weird” taxonomies. I like it for the humor but also to remind us that taxonomies really are everywhere. Apparently I am not alone. At this fall’s Taxonomy Boot Camp, the opening keynote session really spoke to me. “In Search…
Read MoreIt is an Uphill Battle
Change is not for the lighthearted. Just ask anyone in the publishing business. Today change is occurring faster than it ever has before. Technology’s pace of change continues to increase, yet humans are much slower to adapt. It is difficult to change our habits and that is what makes adapting to technological change so difficult. This…
Read MoreThe Machine Learning Future
Machine learning is quickly becoming a common term in the enterprise software ecosystem. Its benefits include ease of adoption, deployment, and market maturity with strong business benefits. The other side of the coin includes the threat to some core elements of the human experience such as natural processes, human labor, or traditional workflows. DATAVERSITY brought this…
Read MoreWhat Does the Data Say?
TopQuadrant has released a new version of its platform with configurable dashboards that will allow all stakeholders to track progress of data governance initiatives. KM World brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “TopQuadrant Upgrades Dashboarding Capabilities with Launch of Enhanced Platform.” TopBraid Suite is a collection of web-based solutions aimed at simplifying the development…
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