Posts Tagged ‘Big data’
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…
Read MoreFinding Data
Big data sources are quickly becoming commonplace. What was once considered outdated is now considered a new and untapped opportunity. An important point to note from the big data revolution is that metadata can be just as lucrative as the primary data it supports. This interesting information came to us from Mobile Business Insights and their…
Read MoreManagement and Anlytics
Data management and analytics software are often considered on opposite ends. When it comes to organizations upgrading their management and analytics solutions, they can be stymied as to which one comes first. Predictive Analytics Times brought this news to our attention in their article, “A Chicken/Egg Problem: Management or Analytics Software?” Data management and data analytics…
Read MoreA Semantic Analysis of Constitutions
Using big data analytics techniques, researchers at Dartmouth College have created a taxonomy of the world’s constitutions. This analysis is discussed in the EurekAlert! article “Big data creates family tree of constitutions.” EurekAlert! is a service of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The Dartmouth study applied subject indexing to the documents in order to define constitutional topics, and…
Read MoreApplying Standards to Big Data
Data as assets can be complex. Government entities may find it challenging to account for the basics of data management, but it isn’t easy-peasy over in the public sector either. KM World brought this information to us in their article, “Lessons learned from big interoperability in government.” Locating relevant data via search, adjusting to new regulatory…
Read MoreOpen is Not Always Easy
Open data initiatives are becoming more commonplace. This idea that some data should be freely available to everyone to use and republish as they wish, without restrictions from copyright, patents or other mechanisms of control. This interesting information came to us from Vassar College’s student newspaper – Miscellany News – in their article, “Data accessibility trend…
Read MoreDiscerning Data
The volume of data being created today is overwhelming, but wait, its even scarier. It is expected to increase ten-fold in less than a decade. Network World brought this information to us in their article, “Not all information is created equal: Unlocking the huge potential of smart data.” While the amount of data may be growing…
Read MoreGoing Solo
Self-service analytics and data lakes have a little in common. Both are widely popular concepts that have been shaping the big data world and both offer a variety of approaches and tools. ZD Net brought this news to us in their article, “Data lakes going the way of the visual spreadsheet?” There is also a fair…
Read MoreTrends in Metadata
Big data can help you develop something of tangible value through SQL analytics or machine learning, but only after you understand the process. This interesting topic came to us from datanami and their article, “On the Radar: 14 Metadata Vendors To Watch Now.” The term “metadata management” may bring up memories of old-school business intelligence initiatives,…
Read MoreData of Tomorrow
Big data may be just another name for a new Space Age; one that gives students and teachers a chance to master the language not only of the final frontier, but the frontiers of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). DATAVERSITY brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “The Language of Data: The…
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