Ransomware Gets New Attention
Data hackers are continually looking for ways of working around the protective barriers placed to keep them out of secure and valuable information. When it comes to ransomware, they often go back to the tried-and-true method of simply demanding ransoms be paid in cryptocurrencies, rather than trying to covertly mine them. This information came to…
Read MoreBeantown Goes Smart
The lifeblood of business is data. The same applies to cities, especially smart cities. Boston’s new data warehouse platform, launched internally through the city’s analytics team, will set the city up for success as future emerging technologies are implemented. This interesting news came to our attention by State Scoop in their article, “Boston’s new centralized…
Read MoreData, Data, Data
Data governance is the overall management of the availability, usability, integrity, and security of data used in an enterprise. A sound data governance program includes a governing body or council, a defined set of procedures, and a plan to execute those procedures. For most organizations, a single data warehouse is not a reality. Big data sources, increasing…
Read MoreData Analyst Career Opportunity
To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, semantic technology, ontology, etc., we are sharing career opportunities that we find with our readers. 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 fields are evolving.…
Read MoreThe Power of Metadata
Saving the world with metadata is a huge claim, but not necessarily an unreasonable one. This interesting topic came to us from The Scholarly Kitchen in their article, “Better Metadata Could Help Save The World.” With big topics like climate change, hunger, poverty, disease, and so much more, research data has never been more important.…
Read MoreSwimming in the Data Lake
Data lakes are storage repositories that hold a vast amount of raw data in its native format until it is needed. Data lakes have become very popular as organizations look for ways to store all their data. But how has the quality of data fared in those lakes? This interesting information came to us from Datanami in their…
Read MoreIoT is Changing Things
The internet of things (IoT) is a system of interrelated computing devices, digital machines or objects that are provided with unique identifiers and the ability to transfer data over a network without requiring human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction. Information Management brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Governing the onslaught of connected devices –…
Read MoreBlockchain Working with AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain have independently made an impact on organizations around globe. So what could these two exciting developments achieve when mixed together? Nature World News brought this information to us in their article, “Benefits of AI & Blockchain Technology Together.” One of the most interesting things AI and blockchain technology are capable…
Read MoreALPSP Annual Conference and Awards Open for Registration
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) 12th Annual Conference and Awards 2019 is scheduled for September 11th – 13th in Old Windsor, United Kingdom. This conference typically attracts an audience of over 300 people from all sectors and levels of the scholarly communications industry. The three-day event provides a relaxed and friendly environment…
Read MoreReal-Time Analytics and Strategy
Companies want immediate results and are looking to perform analytics on data as soon as it comes into systems and applications, in order to gain insights more quickly. Information Management brought this information to us in their article, “Real-time analytics seen as key for successful data management strategies.” Real-time analytics plays into this desire for…
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