The Future and Technology
Earlier this year at the Ireland eGovernment Summit, one self-proclaimed digital leader challenged the assumption that technology always results in society’s improvement. The Irish Independent brought this topic to our attention in their article, “Rise of the machines.” Emer Coleman used robots as an example. While the expectations of many was a future where dreaded, dull and repetitive…
Read MoreFinding Big Data
Big data has spawned a significant change for businesses. Creating an easily searchable database, whether it is onsite or cloud-based is part of a company’s success. When you consider that trillions of files of any size must be managed and protected without degradation in performance, it adds a humbling perspective. IT Pro Portal brought this news to our…
Read MoreGraph Databases Answers the Why Question
Graph databases are certainly all the rage currently. They have outgrown every other type of database in popularity since 2013. Developers, data scientists, and IT pros are beginning to explore the potential of graph databases to solve new classes of big data analytic and transaction challenges. This interesting news came to us from datanami in their article,…
Read MoreCyber Security Technology
Cybersecurity is a hot topic and it is likely to stay that way. According to a recent report, worldwide spending on security products and services will hit $1 trillion during the five-year period between 2017 and 2021. CRN brought this news to our attention in their article, “Analyst: Cybersecurity Spending To Hit $1 Trillion Over Next 5…
Read MoreThe Origins of Labor Day
Every year in the United States, summer is unofficially kicked off with Memorial Day. The pools open, the BBQ grills are fired up and kids are generally out of school. To end summer we have Labor Day. It’s the last weekend for a quick vacation. The pools tend to close the day after and kids…
Read MoreDigital’s Role in Strategy
OpenText has been named a leader in digital asset management (DAM) for customer experience in a Forrester report that highlighted OpenText Media Management’s strengths around metadata, taxonomy and business process workflow. Yahoo Finance brought this news to us in their article, “New report names OpenText as a Leader in Digital Asset Management for Customer Experience.” The Forrester Wave…
Read MoreGender in Science
The biannual Women in Technology Leadership Round Table was recently held at UC Berkeley and one of the main topics of discussion was the report, Women In Tech: Addressing the Root Causes of Attrition. DATAVERSITY brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “Women in Technology: More Diversity Needed in Computer Science Studies.” Virginia Smith and…
Read MoreDegree in Information Management Now Offered
Since we are on the topic of technology careers today, it seems appropriate to share the news that the University of Illinois School of Information Sciences is launching a new master’s degree program, the master of science in information management. This interesting information came to us from the Illinois Business Daily in their article, “Illinois…
Read MoreThe Value of Data
There is a difference in talking and communicating, just like there is a difference in data and information. Data is raw and unprocessed and has limited usefulness. Information is data with relevance and purpose. IT Pro Portal brought this topic to our attention in their article, “What is effective Information Management?” Information management is a field of expertise,…
Read MoreData Virtualization Architect Wanted
To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, 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…
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