AI University
More than 100 engineers from about a dozen big privately held companies that Google’s Alphabet invests in gathered at a three-day machine learning boot camp thrown by CapitalG. This interesting news came to us from CNBC in their article, “Inside the training camp where Google shares its A.I. secrets with companies Alphabet invested in.” CapitalG started the…
Read MoreFindability in the Digital World
Preserving data for future findability is at the core of a Chief Information Officer’s (CIO) responsibilities. In the world of state governments, this can sometimes be lost in the mire of red tape and funding. This interesting topic came to us from State Tech magazine in their article, “How State CIOs Should Preserve Digital Records.”…
Read MoreDigital Operations in Publishing 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 MoreDifferent Data, Different Needs
Unstructured data is information in many different forms that doesn’t fit conventional data models and therefore typically isn’t a good fit for a mainstream relational database. It’s the black sheep of data. Datanami brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “5 Critical Steps for Identifying the Value in Your Unstructured Information.” Thanks to the…
Read MoreIAC 2019 Conference Early Bird Pricing Ends This Week
The Information Architecture Conference (IAC) 2019 is coming up soon. This year will be a 20 year celebration of the event for practitioners and academics who confront the systemic challenge of creating and managing digital user interfaces and rich information environments. If you haven’t already registered for this event, it is scheduled for March 15-17,…
Read MoreMaking Connections
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a collection of multiple technologies that enable machines to sense, comprehend, and act. This is done either on their own or to augment human activities. The AI market continues to burst at the seams. In 2017, the global software system market size for AI was $2.65 billion. By the end of…
Read MoreDigital Asset Librarian 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 MoreFighting Crime with Data
Data sharing and transparency across networks is important to equip IT teams against potential cyber security threats. However, ensuring that organizations develop a proper nerve center for the various tools to work together is also key. State Scoop brought this information to our attention in their article, “Tips to improve cybersecurity with a data-analytics nerve…
Read MoreMetadata and Taxonomies – Same or?
For those not in the information science business, confusion happens around the difference between metadata and a taxonomy. For those in the information science business, this may seem unlikely. To make it as simple as possible – metadata is data about data. Think of metadata as information about an asset beyond the basic filename. Any…
Read MoreOntologies and Standards
Standards. Expectations to live up to or guidebooks to live by? In the world of technology, the answer is yes – to both. Forbes brought this topic to our attention in their article, “The Trouble with Standards.” If you spend enough time working with standards, ontologies, reference data or information modeling, you will find yourself…
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