Technology
Faith in the Internet of Things
Europe’s biggest software maker SAP is planning to invest heavily in products that help companies to connect everything from washing machines to cars to the Internet. Reuters brought this news to us in their article, “SAP to invest 2 billion euros in Internet of Things by end 2020.” The German company estimates there is a 250…
Read MoreSemantic Learning Opportunities
The Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) is offering two interesting learning opportunities this week. How to Design & Build Semantic Applications with Linked Data on June 14, 2017, 10:00 – 11:15 a.m. EDT. This webinar will demonstrate how to design and build rich end-user search and discovery applications using linked data. The Linked Open…
Read MoreFinding Data in the Air
The idea of drones delivering packages, groceries, or even pizza seems too far out there for the average consumer; something you see on the news as “soon to come” but never really materializes. This interesting information came to us from The Merkle in their article, “Drone Data – The Digital Oil Rush.” What is easily overlooked is…
Read MoreUniquely RDF
Resource description framework or RDF is a graph data model. Its value lies in the things it can do uniquely, like describing resources in the W3C’s Semantic Web activity. RDF’s simple data model and ability to model disparate, abstract concepts has led to its increasing use in knowledge management applications unrelated to Semantic Web activity. ZD Net…
Read MoreWhat It Means To Be Connected
In 2014, Gartner predicted that the Internet of Things (IoT) will thoroughly disrupt the data center. IoT devices generate torrents of data. It is predicated to reach approximately 8.4 billion devices this year. DATAVERSITY brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “How Data Centers Have Evolved to Support the Internet of Things.” So where does…
Read MoreChange Doesn’t Come Easy
A recent study analyzing digital transformation in the publishing industry found that 25 percent of publishers see themselves as “lagging” versus the rest of the industry in their current transformation efforts, while only 25 percent feel they are “leading.” Talking New Media brought this information to our attention in their article, “Study on digital transformation in…
Read MoreThe Shiny New City
Smart cities are popping up everywhere these days. Free city-wide Wi-Fi is a popular attraction, but there are some challenges to it as well. Deployments of smart cities will need to become smarter if they want to deliver on the promise of a connected society and provide true value. This interesting information came to us from…
Read MoreThe Popularity of Artificial Intelligence
Google’s major developer conference is preparing to kick off and there seems to be a lot of buzz around artificial intelligence (AI). Many want to know what Google will be offering that involves machine learning and AI. Computer World brought this interesting information to us in their article, “At Google I/O, enterprises may get A.I. they…
Read MoreProtecting Your Passwords
When life embraced the Internet a few decades ago, passwords were a necessary evil. We chose our pet’s name or birth date or some easy to remember piece of information to grant us access to our destination. However, times have changed and the ease for hackers to decode your passwords continues to increase. This interesting…
Read MoreResearch Data Analyst Career Opportunity
To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, digital archiving, etc., we are sharing with our readers any career opportunities that we find. 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…
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