Don’t Blame the Christmas Tree
The general public is unaware that there are so many variety of Christmas trees. Sure they know of the blue spruce, a couple types of fir like Fraser and Canaan, and the traditional white pine – but most believe all of those are evergreens. The meanings of the words “evergreen” and “conifer” are not the same…
Read MoreWhat About the Data?
Data is so much more these days than we ever thought possible. That applies to volume, and also to the variety of data types. There is structured data, semi-structured data, and unstructured data – plus there’s big data, which isn’t exclusive of any of the other types. Forbes brought this interesting information to us in their article,…
Read MoreGoogle Expands Data Centers
Google is planning to build another data center in Clarksville, Tennessee. This will make the eighth data center for the technological giant. This interesting information came to us in The Tennessean and their article, “Google to invest in new Clarksville data center.” With an investment of $600 million for this data center, Google will create about 70 full-time…
Read MoreBuilding Knowledge Management
Progressive Digital Media is in talks over the potential acquisition of a provider of healthcare business information. Proactive Investors brought this news to us in their article, “Progressive Digital Media in talks over potential transaction.” The company has stated that the deal would add ‘a third industry vertical’ to the group’s existing business information proposition and would be consistent with…
Read MoreMoving to the Cloud
Oracle simplified the process of unlocking business value from big data with the announcement of Oracle Cloud Platform for Big Data. DATAVERSITY brought this news to us in their article, “Oracle Unveils Oracle Cloud Platform for Big Data.” As part of the world’s most complete Platform as a Service portfolio, Oracle Cloud Platform for Big Data…
Read MoreAnalytical Computer Scientist Position Available
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…
Read MoreFindable Data on Facebook
Facebook has unleashed a new function that will make everything you post publicly to the site searchable. This interesting information came from Tech Insider in their article, “Facebook is going to make everything you post publicly easily searchable.” This function is called Search FYI and will organize search results hierarchically. This way, users can see what news sources, friends…
Read MoreLearning Opportunity Addresses Data for Analytics
DATAVERSITY is offering an educational opportunity to start your new year off right. The webinar is titled, “Data Prep – A Key Ingredient for Cloud-based Analytics”, scheduled for January 5, 2016 at 2:00 pm EST and best of all – is free. Data for analytics comes in many forms, from many sources. This data holds…
Read MoreComprehensive Search
Google search has made it possible to look for information not just based on text, but also including websites, images, videos, books, locations, etc., using the same Google search engine. Not everyone may find this information useful, but for those who work with images, graphics, and copyright infringements, it is a huge help. We found…
Read MoreThe Ghosts of Concepts Future
The bell struck twelve. The Phantom slowly, gravely, silently, approached. … It was shrouded in a deep black garment, which concealed its head, its face, its form, and left nothing of it visible save one outstretched hand. But for this it would have been difficult to detach its figure from the night, and separate it from…
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