iPaaS Brings it Together

Data management and artificial Intelligence become unwitting partners in a new release of the Integration-Platform-as-a-Service (iPaaS) from Informatica. eWeek brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “Informatica Updates iPaaS With AI Data Management Recommendations.” The cloud data management service is designed to help companies make the transition to cloud platforms or expand their…

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The Future of Digital Asset Management Systems

Because we are at the year end, information professionals are looking back at the year’s accomplishments and challenges while speculating what 2018 will bring in the technology and information management world. For digital asset management (DAM) systems, the future holds new opportunities to manage tasks and technological functionality that will enhance the inventory, control and…

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The Permeation of AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become gold for developers, and their tools and technologies make it relatively easy for them to tap into AI capabilities without requiring deep subject knowledge. Tech Crunch brought this news to us in their article, “Oracle adds AI development service to platform offerings.” Oracle climbed on board the AI train with…

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The Year Ahead for AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) is just new and evolving enough that it is considered both good and bad. A powerful technology that has many foreseeable benefits and potentially a dangerous tool in the hands of the wrong people. Database Trends and Applications brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “The Impact of Artificial Intelligence…

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Almost Famous

Even before tragedies like Princess Diana’s fatal accident attempting to flee the paparazzi, privacy and notoriety have long been at odds. The Guardian brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Five categories of fame.” Every person reasonably expects that privacy will be respected, but it is not absolute, and in journalism there are different…

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The Increase in Cybersecurity

With data breaches and cyberattacks making headline news on a regular basis, there is a greater need for professionals with the necessary skills to fight back against cybercrime. International Business Times brought this news to us in their article, “How Your Company Can Close The Cybersecurity Skills Gap.” Unfortunately, there is a great need to those…

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Cybercrime Costs Everyone

Cybercrime is costing everyone – businesses and individuals alike. Healthcare Informatics brought this news to us in their article, “Report: Healthcare Organizations Spend $12.5 Million a Year on Cybersecurity?” On average, that comes to $11.7 million a year for businesses, which is a 23 percent increase from $9.5 million in cybercrime-related spending last year. However, many…

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Ghost of Taxonomies Present

Much they saw, and far they went, and many homes they visited, but always with a happy end. The Spirit stood beside sick beds, and they were cheerful; on foreign lands, and they were close at home; by struggling men, and they were patient in their greater hope; by poverty, and it was rich. (From…

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