A Man With A Vision
Everyone has heard the news by now. Stan Lee, the Marvel Comics patriarch who was responsible for a new era of superhero storytelling has died. CNN brought this news to us in their article, “Stan Lee, Marvel Comics visionary, dead at 95.” This is not an article about a comic book creator. Yes, as the top…
Read MoreFighting Back at Ransomware with Classification
The problems of ransomware are way too familiar. This malicious software seeks to encrypt user data and demand a ransom in return for the decryption key. Defensive measures are being developed to work against the crypto-malware. This interesting topic came to us from The State of Security blog, in their post, “Unearthing Ransomware Characteristics Using…
Read More2019 Outsell DataMoney Conference
There is knowledge to gain and lessons to be learned when you gather, analyze and use your data. It is often a struggle to understand how new technology innovations can be best applied to accelerate and grow your information, intelligence, and analytics business. Data is available at enormous scale, driven by billions of interconnected interactions…
Read MoreCall for Papers for SSP 2019
The Society for Scholarly Publishing’s (SSP’s) 41st Annual Meeting is scheduled for May 29-31, 2019 in San Diego, CA. Now is your chance to help mold the program by submitting your ideas for sessions. The meeting’s theme – “Shaping the New Status Quo: Global Perspectives in Scholarly Publishing” – will reflect on the world of publishing. Tracks…
Read MoreDigital Data Access
The Guinness World Records (GWR) isn’t the first place you would think of that would be struggling with a data storage challenge. ZDNet brought this interesting information to us in their article, “Cloud computing is the key to digital transformation at Guinness World Records.” People from anywhere on the globe can apply online for a…
Read MoreArchiving History with Intent
The New York Times is digitizing millions of historical photos dating back to 1896. The Times hopes that by digitizing and archiving its photo library, it can eventually move some of that material into its licensed library of syndicated material. This interesting news came to us from AXIOS in their article, “NYT digitizes millions of photos…
Read MoreRecord Keeping Focus Keeps Changing Down Under
Australia has been working on revolutionizing their digital record keeping practices for more than three years. Recently they announced another shift in direction. Image and Data Manager brought this topic to us in their article, “Finance takes a new path to digital recordkeeping nirvana.” Finance is asking for vendors to submit to a co-design process…
Read MoreBetter Technology for Access
Microsoft is going all in on artificial intelligence (AI) with a $25 million initiative to use it to build better technology for people with disabilities. This interesting information came to us from the Associated Press in their article, “Microsoft launches $25M program to use AI for disabilities.” CEO Satya Nadella announced the new “AI for Accessibility” effort…
Read MoreThe Dark Side of Social Media
Social media is a fantastic tool to connect personally with friends and family, and groups with common interests. For businesses, social media can make it easier to engage with your customers. But we all know there is a darker side to social media. Tech Crunch brought this interesting topic to us in their article, “Limiting…
Read MoreAI Helps to Find the Data
Data is the key ingredient for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. These technologies continue to mature and they are generating vast amounts of data. This leaves us with a new challenge – storage. Computer Business Review brought this news to our attention in their article, “AI and Machine Learning – What are the Most Important…
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