The Value of a Digital Asset Management System

A digital asset management (DAM) system consists of the management tasks and technological functionality that helps companies organize their media assets (such as photographs, video and marketing assets) to strengthen their message or brand. CMS Wire brought this news to us in their article, “A DAM Glossary of Common Terms.” Because DAM systems inventory, control, and…

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Big Data and the Cloud

The big data world is under a shiny spotlight because of the flurry of activity with cloud access and Hadoop technology implementation. In an increasingly cloud-friendly business landscape, more and more global businesses are moving to the cloud.  DATAVERSITY brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “Data Governance and Serverless Computing.” The…

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Bringing the Information to Everyone

Elsevier recently announced the launch of Entellect, a new cloud-based data platform designed to help life sciences companies overcome the challenges of modern research and development by enriching external data and delivering it in an environment friendly with artificial intelligence (AI). PR Newswire brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Elsevier Launches Entellect™…

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Data Science, Self-Serve Style

Self-Service Business Intelligence (SSBI) is new to the business community. The data science community is concerned that professional business users, however educated, may misunderstand or misinterpret the available data, leading to incorrect results. DATAVERSITY brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Fundamentals of Self-Service Business Intelligence.” Experienced data scientists have a tremendous ability…

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Can Taxonomies Evolve?

I recently read an article about a debate around the appropriate pieces of what is classified as a sandwich. No, I am not joking. Jimmy Dean is petitioning the Merriam Webster dictionary to remove bread from the definition of sandwich. This obvious marketing ploy included this response: ”Just as we adapt and introduce new products to…

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The Importance of Data Governance

Data governance has never been more important. In fact, Panoply recently announced a new data governance functionality called “Teams” that is designed for proper access to information. This includes being able to control data permissions and provisions to avoid over-sharing of data. PR Newswire brought this interesting information to us in their release, “Panoply Announces New…

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Data Governance Provides Consistency

Data governance is the overall management of the availability, integrity, and security of data used in an enterprise. At its core, data governance is corporate data policy compliance. This interesting information came to us from Tech Target in their article, “How data lineage tools boost data governance policies.” Data policies can span an array of intents, including directives…

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