AI in Media
Fake news, algorithms designed to manipulate content, social media robots influencing opinions – these are all things we have heard about for years and increasingly so since January 6th. One emerging technology that is new to the list is artificial intelligence (AI) and because of this, some organizations are hesitant to move forward with any…
Read MoreData Governance Career Path
Done correctly, data governance can transform the way an organization manages and capitalizes on its data. However, because it spans a variety of people, processes, policies, and technologies data governance can be a daunting effort. The term data governance can have a variety of definitions. But once you start exploring, every explanation of the term…
Read MorePeer Review in Rap Music?
Peer review is designed to assess the validity, quality and often the originality of articles for publication. Its ultimate purpose is to maintain the integrity of science by filtering out invalid or poor quality articles. How does a rap song or hip hop fit into peer review? The Conversation brought this very interesting and different…
Read MoreCyber Concerns Increase
Information security, cyber attacks, data breaches and other security concerns have been heightened during the pandemic with many working from home, schooling from home and anxious over the world health crisis around them. On top of that, now those in the world of academic publishing need to be concerned about an international phishing organization working…
Read MoreAI Controlling Traffic
Car accidents all too often lead to fatalities. Even during the pandemic-driven restrictions on movement, they continued around the world. However, if you look in Spain alone, there were over 12,000 accidents in Madrid in 2020, leading to 31 fatalities. In Barcelona, there were more than 5,700 collisions, causing 14 deaths. EurekAlert! brought this interesting…
Read MoreChallenges of the Cloud
Migrating to the cloud is not new and it has been proven to be effective in this digital world. Regardless of the industry or the volume of data, cloud computing is a key milestone in the digital transformation journey. This interesting news came to us from Tech Wire Asia in their article, “A quick cloud computing…
Read MoreResearch Data Controls
No matter whether data is research, financial or administrative data, there are reasonable levels of control that can and should be placed regarding access. Unfortunately, the risk of infringing on privacy is growing by the day given the increased frequency and detail of data collection. This has led to the need for laws to secure…
Read MoreGetting the Most Out of Data Analytics
More and more technology organizations are developing products for designing, implementing and deploying big data analytics models. Venture Beat brought this interesting topic to us in their article, “AI and big data analytics startup Noogata nets $12M.” Big data analytics helps businesses and organizations make better decisions by revealing information that would have otherwise been…
Read MoreOpen Source in Space
The landing of the Perseverance rover on Mars was not just a victory for science, but also for open source software. ZD Net brought this exciting news to us in their article, “To infinity and beyond: Linux and open-source goes to Mars.” In its bid to use software that was “safe and proven”, NASA turned to Linux and…
Read MoreNavigating Data Migration
Data migration is likely one of the more boring tasks of a system implementation. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t important. A successful migration requires preparation and planning to meet business needs and maintain the integrity of the data. This interesting topic came to our attention from Pharm Tech in their article, “How To Execute…
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