Reports of Data Breaches Unsettles Customers

Data breaches don’t always hit the headlines, but most do, especially when there are continuing implications. MediaPost brought this interesting news to our attention in their article, “Macy’s Sued Over Reported Customer Data Breach.” Recently it was reported that the retail giant informed some online customers that sensitive personal data, including credit card information, had…

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Learn More About Cloud Computing

Want to learn more about operating in the cloud? At Cloud Summit Accelerate 2018 you can discover ways to accelerate your cloud journey and transform your strategies with some of the most influential leaders in the industry. Mark your calendars now for October 18-19, 2018 in Montreal, Quebec. Choose from various interactive workshops and training…

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Using Machine Learning to Identify Fake News

In what feels like the 25th hour, researchers at UC Davis have recently developed a new machine learning based tool to verify multimedia rumors online. Tech Xplore brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Using machine learning for cross-lingual and cross-platform rumor verification.” Their paper proposes cross-lingual and cross-platform features for rumor verification,…

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HIT and Semantics

Health information technology is a booming business. A recent report shows paper-based records are being phased out at a rapid pace in healthcare, and digitization and virtualization are creating an entire market within the global healthcare industry. This is a market that the Swedish government is investing heavily in to make Sweden a global leader in…

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AI in Healthcare is Making a Difference

The marketplaces for healthcare artificial intelligence (AI) tools, big data analytics solutions, and the Internet of Things (IoT) are positioned for growth. Health IT Analytics brought this interesting information to us in their article, “Healthcare Artificial Intelligence Market to Top $34B by 2025.” Healthcare is not cheap. Reducing costs is the motive for many technological…

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Enterprise Analytics Online Event

The Enterprise Analytics Online event is scheduled for October 17, 2018 between 8:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. (PT). This free online event brings together a plethora of data experts to discuss the most effective strategies in managing and implementing a powerful analytics program. This full day of free, live online sessions is designed to teach anyone working with…

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Automation in HR

Artificial intelligence (AI), semantic search and machine learning automation are the latest buzz words across industries. How can they impact talent acquisition and recruitment professions? Workforce brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “Artificial Intelligence, Automation and the Future of Talent Acquisition.” Industry professionals and researchers believe that AI and automation will have…

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Taxonomies in Action

MDR, a division of Dun & Bradstreet, has put together a database of 140,000 District Influencers. This enhances its school district staff taxonomy to reflect the relationship between top level decision makers and the support staff that often have an influential role in advising and informing senior staff on key decisions. This interesting information came to us…

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Image Editing with AI

A new artificial intelligence (AI)-based image editing tool uses neural networks to differentiate between objects and the background with enhanced precision. This interesting information came to us from digit.com in their article, “MIT’s Semantic Soft Segmentation tool uses AI for accurately replacing the background of any image.” Image editors work with and often against, object…

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Enterprise Resource Planning Game is Changing

Organizations must have corporate taxonomies in place to manage increasingly intelligent enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and broader data insights. This interesting topic came to us from Financial Executives in their article, “Managing in an Unlimited Visibility World: A Q&A With SAP’s Thack Brown.” ERP is essential to running all aspects of a business, including…

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