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Relational databases are the normal choice for most organizations to store their structured data. In the big data era, though, these types of databases don’t cut it anymore. Although they made a huge difference in the database world and have unlocked data for many applications, relational databases miss some important characteristics for the big data era. Smart Data Collective brought this information to our attention in their article, “How the Next Generation of Databases Could Solve Your Problems.”
Read MoreThe Ghost of Research Past
There are a good many professional organizations that take their knowledge organization and dissemination responsibilities seriously. One good example, appropriately enough, is the International Society for Knowledge Organization (ISKO), which maintains a free online bibliographic service covering knowledge organization literature.
Read MoreThe Benefits of Metadata
Metadata is data about data. It really is that simple. When it comes to security, data can be your most valuable tool. For a network security, it has multiple uses, ranging from real-time incident detection to post-prevention forensic analysis. This interesting topic was found on the CSO blog in their post titled, “Making metadata meaningful for network security.”
Read MoreInformation Architecture Director Sought
We want to be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, ontology, etc., so we are excited to share career opportunities that we find with our readers. Even if you aren’t in the market for a career move, it is always good to stay on top of what is available.
Read MorePartnering in Semantic Technologies
A company known for their cloud and data management solutions based on semantic technologies, fluid Operations, and Stemmer, another firm that provides IT infrastructure, are collaborating in the area of IT transformation and innovation. What does this mean? They plan to offer their customers solutions to the problem of disparate data management in IT, and enable companies to integrate so they can take full advantage of cloud services.
Read MoreBe Strategic About Your Search
Search on a personal system or PC is just as important to the users as an enterprise search across mega data sources. When you need to find your information, the storage source is irrelevant.
Read MoreDesigning a Robust Records Management System
Infolinx System Solutions has implemented Infolinx WEB at Rutgers University, a leading national research university. The implementation of Infolinx WEB will provide the university’s records management office with tracking of over 100,000 boxes, as well as other files and media, in their new on-campus storage warehouse. This move in records management provides the staff at Rutgers with a tool commensurate with their knowledge and abilities.
Read MorePLOS Celebrates Milestone
Public Library of Science (PLOS) is celebrating the publication of its 100,000th article, an achievement that represents the efforts of authors, editors, reviewers and staff from more than 200 countries. This exciting news was found on the PLOS site in their post titled, “PLOS Celebrates Milestone.”
Read MoreSemantic Web Challenge Winners Announced
The winners of the 2013 Semantic Web Challenge (SWC) were announced at the 12th International Semantic Web Conference held in Sydney, Australia in late October. Determined by a jury of leading experts in computer semantics from both academia and industry, Elsevier sponsored the challenge and prizes.
Read MoreBig Data Drives New Glossary
A new glossary of terminology related to big data has been created. The authors state that it is an evolving list, and they invite contributions. This “wiki” glossary appears to be very comprehensive, with terms from aggregation to zettabytes.
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