The Flow of Data
Data continues to grow and the variety and velocity progresses just as rapidly. Because of this businesses face two urgent challenges: how to uncover actionable insights within this data, and how to protect it. This interesting information came to us from Information Week in their article, “Big Data Governance – Metadata Is the Key.” Both of…
Read MoreArchives and Standards
December 31, 2019 is the date, initially set in 2016, when agencies must manage all permanent records electronically with a goal of sending them to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in an electronic format. Are we ready? The Federal News Network brought this to our attention in their article, “NARA building in, not bolting…
Read MoreBig Data and the Cloud
The big data world is under a shiny spotlight because of the flurry of activity with cloud access and Hadoop technology implementation. In an increasingly cloud-friendly business landscape, more and more global businesses are moving to the cloud. DATAVERSITY brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “Data Governance and Serverless Computing.” The…
Read MoreMeasuring Organizational Intelligence
Intelligence can be measured individually and organizationally. Just as we now measure the intelligence of people by using I.Q., the study of organizational intelligence measures the intellectual capacity of entire organizations. Since I.Q. has been found to account for roughly 50 percent of the differences in human success, it wouldn’t be a stretch to believe…
Read MoreThe Role of Semantics and Ontologies
The relationship between technology and standards is key to pushing standards toward an industry-wide adoption. This interesting topic came to us from Waters Technology in their article, “Semantics Takes Tech to Tango.” Blockchain is an example of a technology that depends on the advancement of semantics and ontologies. Here we are, 2,000 years after the Greeks…
Read MoreData Breaches Are On the Rise
In yet another headline reporting yet another data breach, Quora has announced that it has been attacked by hackers. NPR brought this news to us in their article, “100 Million Quora Users Affected By ‘Malicious’ Data Breach.” Quora, the question-and-answer website, reported that a malicious third party may have lifted the account information of some 100 million…
Read MoreApproachable Data Governance
Data governance is the overall management of the availability, usability, integrity and security of data used in an enterprise. A sound data governance program is important to execute those procedures and avoid data misuse. Silicon ANGLE brought this interesting topic to us in their article, “Data governance does more than thwart GDPR police — a lot more.” Dread of data…
Read MoreRegularly Information Management Gauging Interest
Regulatory compliance is the goal that organizations aspire to achieve in their efforts to ensure that they are aware of and take steps to comply with relevant laws, policies, and regulations. Due to the increasing number of regulations and need for operational transparency, organizations are increasingly adopting the use of consolidated and harmonized sets of compliance controls…
Read MoreSci-Hub Blocked in Russia
Sci-Hub is the infamous pirate site that bypasses paywalls to illicitly host millions of pay-to-read scientific papers. The creator, Alexandra Elbakyan, sees the research repository is her solution to the rampant paywalls and copyright restrictions that keep valuable research out of the public domain. Now, Sci-Hub is being blocked in Russia after a court in…
Read MoreMaking Findability More Comprehensive
Since the 1960s academic libraries have been using their own standards for the communication of metadata about resources in their catalogs. Determined to take advantage of the semantic web, Stanford Libraries is working with the libraries of Cornell, Harvard and the University of Iowa to continue the development of a “linked data” metadata environment. This interesting topic came to us from Campus Technology…
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