Blockchain’s Super Powers

Education is changing and technology is to blame. This interesting topic came to us from The Daily Hodl in their article, “Blockchain and Cybersecurity: Unleashing the Power of Self-Sovereign Identity and Data Integrity.” Believe it or not, the internet was originally created as a means for universities to share academic research – not to post…

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Data Consistency is Key to Data Quality

The explosion of data that comes with artificial intelligence (AI) has some concerned about the security and quality of that data. This interesting topic came to us from Barron’s in their article, “2020: Get Your Data House in Order.” This is an unanticipated consequence of AI and data analytics popularity. Even though there is much…

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The Right Data Professional

The digital world of today is highly competitive. Data is currency, it contains the power. Data-driven businesses are not only able to provide a better, more targeted customer experience but can also understand and act upon new opportunities or threats ahead of the competition. Information Age brought this interesting topic to our attention in their…

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2020 Census is Data’s Time to Shine

2020 brings a presidential election and the census to the United States. One has gotten a little more press than the other. This interesting topic came to us from Government CIO Media in their article, “Data Drives the First Digital Census.” The 2020 census is the largest data collection ever in U.S. history. The Constitution mandates the…

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Taxonomy Analyst Opportunity Available

To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, semantic technology, 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 evolving.…

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Big Data World

Big data is becoming huge business for many reasons. Users are finding the value in the power big data brings. In a world where about 2.5 quintillion bytes of data are created every single day, it can be a challenge applying the usual methodologies and technologies to releasing the value of data at such scale. IT…

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Trust in the Data

According to a recent survey, the majority of data specialists, analysts, scientist and data quality managers aren’t confident with the data at their disposal. ITProPortal brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Most enterprises don’t trust their data.” Based on a poll of more than 700 data professionals, one of the main…

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Protecting Data

Data loss is serious and unfortunately an issue many companies are forced to face. It is best if that is dealt with proactively and not after an incident like a data breach. This interesting topic came to us from IT Pro Portal in their article, “How to stay ahead of the game when it comes to…

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Data Governance as a Career

Data governance is the overall management of the availability, usability, integrity, and security of data used in an enterprise. A sound data governance program includes a governing body, a defined set of procedures and a plan to execute those procedures. Information Management brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “Opinion How to succeed in a…

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