New Application for Machine Learning
The shipping of packages has exploded over the past few years and this time of year drives that point home. Supply Chain Dive brought this topic to our attention in their article, “Fast, easy item classification? It’s possible with machine learning and automation.” More than 87 billion packages were sent globally last year in the…
Read MoreAccess to Data is Key
Analytics is only as good as the data that drives it. A majority of analytics projects are jeopardized due to poor data and poor access to the right data. This interesting topic came to us from Digital Insurance in their article, “Poor data access putting many analytics projects at risk.” A recent survey of more than…
Read MoreMaintaining Data Integrity
There has been an explosion of data as more and more devices are producing more and more data at home and at in the workplace. The drawbacks to this is a loss of business intelligence (BI). A resulting lack of decision integrity, because of the complex data that informed business decisions can no longer be trusted.…
Read MoreMetadata, Ontologies and Taxonomies
Ontologies, the study about the existence of things, use a shared vocabulary to describe components of a particular discipline and the relationships among these components. When it comes to computer science and the information sciences in general, an ontology describes a representation of something. This interesting topic came to us from Toolbox in their article, “Does metadata…
Read MoreProtecting the Data
Data is always pointed to as the biggest asset an organization possesses. What measures do we take to protect that asset when the office is closed? This interesting topic came to us from Outsell’s blogpost, “Where is Your Data When You Sleep at Night?” Data breaches have been on the rise for several years. Just…
Read MoreData Scientist Might Be New Hot Career
Careers in the technology world have been hot for several years now, but looking forward those hot jobs are focusing on a certain aspect of technology. Digital Insurance brought this interesting information to us in their article, “Top jobs for the next decade are behavioral scientist, data analyst.” The next decade could see growing demand…
Read MoreLooking Forward
Who wouldn’t want to predict the future if they could? Besides the financial benefits that could be realized, for those of us who hate surprises it would be helpful to prepare and plan ahead. In the world of information science, there is a crystal ball. It is called predictive modeling. A commonly used statistical technique to…
Read MoreAvoiding Data Breaches
No one wants to hear about data breaches, but it is even more unwelcome news around the holidays. This latest report of confidential data being exposed came to us from CNet in their article, “1.2 billion records exposed in unsecured database.” Security researchers have identified an unprotected Elasticsearch server that exposed 1.2 billion records of…
Read MoreLearning of a Different Name
Machine learning has been a common term for over a decade now. More and more we are seeing deep learning being used, and often interchangeably. This isn’t exactly correct. This interesting topic came to us from CTO Vision in their article, “Deep learning vs. machine learning: Understand the differences.” Machine learning and deep learning are both…
Read MoreCloud Computing and Economics
It is the end of the year and budgets for next year are in the preparation phase. It is never a surprise when IT budgets are the first to take a hit. With a recession looming on the horizon, that likelihood is even more present. This interesting information came to our attention from Data Quest in…
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