Fighting Cybercrime in the Clouds
At first glance, cloud computing and cybersecurity might feel like polar opposites. The first requires storing your data off-site, and the second requires building virtual walls around it, protecting your data at all costs. Cloud computing means outsourcing, trusting a vendor to keep your data and transactions safe. Cybersecurity means keeping it all close, trusting on-site staff,…
Read MoreMachine Learning and Predictive Modeling
Machine learning is a method of data analysis that automates analytical model building. It is a branch of artificial intelligence (AI) based on the idea that systems can learn from data, identify patterns and make decisions with minimal human intervention. This very interesting topic came to us from HPC Wire in their article, “Could Machine Learning…
Read MoreWebinar Today: Taxonomy Beyond Search
It’s not too late to register for the webinar titled, “Taxonomy Beyond Search: How a good taxonomy can facilitate valuable business insights”. It starts today, November 4, 2020, at 12-1p.m. (EST). This webinar is part of the series offered from Kasdorf & Assoc. and Access Innovations, “MEANING MATTERS: Practical Applications of Semantic Technology.” This edition…
Read MoreMachine and Supervised Learning Explained
Machine learning is common across most industries these days. What is new is supervised learning. Analytics Insight brought this interesting information to us in their article, “5 Things Business Leaders Must Know About Machine Learning.” Supervised learning refers to a class of systems and algorithms that determine a predictive model using data points with known outcomes.…
Read MoreNLP, Research and Pharmaceutical Development
Natural language processing (NLP) tools are being applied to the movements of protein molecules. This interesting news came to us from Phys.org in their article, “Researchers use artificial intelligence language tools to decode molecular movements.” University of Maryland scientists created an abstract language that describes the multiple shapes a protein molecule can take and how…
Read MoreData for Political Elections
Election Day is here again. Debates, advertisements, phone banking and now we find out the results of all that effort. Regardless of where you fall on the political spectrum, you can be sure that data science was key to the campaigns and approaches. This interesting topic came to us from Towards Data Science in their…
Read MoreInformational Analysis Tells Stories
Data has stories to tell. Those stories, when told right, have the potential to yield significant benefits in informational analysis. This interesting topic came to us from Tech Republic in their article, “Why plot-driven data storytelling is important and how to create it.” It is important to learn how to get the stories out of…
Read MorePreserving History
There are millions of historical documents that make up our heritage and that have been locked away behind bureaucratic structures and in largely inaccessible storage formats. Preservation is important, but access is as well. New digital technology is finally providing an easy, efficient and publicly accessible way to store and share this history. When it…
Read MoreKM World Connect 2020 Registration
The annual KMWorld conference is going virtual this year with KMWorld Connect on Nov. 16-19, 2020. Registration is open. This came to us from KM World in their article, “Registration is OPEN for KMWorld Connect 2020.” Like all organizations, these strange new times are posing never before seen challenges with regard to conferences and education. This virtual…
Read MoreUnderstanding Data Science
Data science feels like a generic term used by people who really don’t know what it is and assumes it is a group of geeks playing with numbers. However, data science continues to evolve as one of the most promising and in-demand career paths for skilled professionals. This interesting topic came to us from Tech Radar…
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