Business Architecture Summit Promises Broad Agenda
Are you planning to attend the Business Architecture Innovation Summit? The 4th annual Business Architecture Innovation Summit is to be held in Reston, Virginia on March 15-16, 2016. This year’s event will build on past summits and workshops, a comprehensive body of knowledge, formal certification program, industry maturity model, emerging educational programs and formalization of standards. Businesses are expanding…
Read MoreLearning Initiative from AAP
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has announced the creation of a Center for Innovation & Digital Learning, an initiative designed to promote new ideas in the digital learning space and to support the development of next-generation educational technologies. This interesting information came to us from the Association of American Publishers in their article, “Association of…
Read MoreBuilding Relationships
Merriam Webster’s definition of thesaurus is “a book in which words that have the same or similar meanings are grouped together”. Like words themselves, the definitions evolve over time. This interesting information came from an unlikely source in The Christian Science Monitor and their article, “Not so lost in translation: How are words related?” Some words…
Read MoreRecognition Among Peers
Franz Inc. was an early innovator in artificial intelligence (AI) and has been recognized as “Best in Semantic Web Technology – USA & Leader in Graph Database Products” by Corporate America Magazine. Press Release Rocket brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “AllegroGraph Recognized by Corporate America Magazine as Best in Semantic Web Technology…
Read MoreLooking Forward with Semantic Technology
The importance of effective data management has not changed. The quantity of the data has exploded and requires more space and attention, but it is just as important as it has always been. DATAVERSITY brought this information to us in their article, “Top Trends in Semantic Technology for 2016.” To do manage the data, organizations are…
Read MoreMajor Player in Health Data
The acquisition of Truven Health Analytics by IBM changes the playing field for cloud computing and data management in the health industry. This interesting turn of events came to our attention by Yahoo News in their post, “IBM buys Truven Health Analytics for $2.6 bn.” It is the fourth major purchase that IBM has made in less than a year…
Read MoreData Depositories Explained
A last minute educational opportunity for this week comes from DATAVERSITY and is titled, “The Heart of Data Modeling Presents: Who’s Pissing in Your Data Lake.” The new data terms of Data Lake, Data Reservoir, and Data Swamp can be confusing. The types of data anomalies that organizations can run into when they use external data could…
Read MoreHarsh Realities
Publishers have come to a realization – kicking and screaming – that they must participate in metadata. It is important to develop standards and improve the accuracy of inputting the data to reach companies outside of their traditional customer base. The Bookseller brought this news to us in their article, “Publishers need to focus on metadata.”…
Read MoreHilariously Weird ICD-10 Codes
ICD-10 codes are used for medical billing purposes all over the world. If you limp into a healthcare facility with a broken ankle, there’s a code for that. If you catch the flu, there’s a code for that, too. Most of these codes are pretty standard fare for the medical field, and cover a wide…
Read MoreProof of the Need for Standards
Manually applying metadata to SharePoint deployments can be time-consuming and can also create inefficiencies. Tech Target brought this interesting information to us in their article, “SharePoint Managed Metadata Service creates efficiencies.” The ability to search for and easily retrieve content is a primary function of SharePoint. However, poor metadata and taxonomy practices can defeat those efforts.…
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