Posts Tagged ‘Data’
Analytics Tool Used by Military Leaders
A new analytics tool may assist military leaders in making better decisions on the battlefield, all by predicting the motives of their adversaries. This interesting information came to us from National Defense and their article, “New Analytics Tool Could Help Military Leaders.“ By using abductive reasoning, the concept utilizes advancements in machine learning. With a set of…
Read MoreRegistration is Open for the 2018 Enterprise Data Governance Online Event
As hard as it is to believe, 2018 is just around the corner. That means it is a good time to save the date for the 3rd annual Enterprise Data Governance Online Event (EDGO). January 24th, 2018 at 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (PST) should be on your calendar for EDGO. The agenda is packed with great…
Read MoreClassification Improves Search Results
Metadata and art may not be bedfellows but they do have more in common than one would think. This interesting information came from Fast & Company in their article, “By Harnessing Data, Artsy Hopes To Democratize The Art World.” The digital Art Genome Project wanted to help collectors of all means better navigate the art market…
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 MoreTechnology and Health
A new web-based, searchable directory of health applications is being released to the 800+ general practitioners in Tasmania that will allow them to prescribe digital health solutions for patients electronically. This interesting information came to us from Pulse +IT in their article, “Prescription for digital health: guide to health apps for general practices.” Digital health solutions…
Read MoreFinding Where Creativity and Data Meet
When you think of data, the concept of creativity is likely not part of the word association game. However, data and creativity need each other. To come up with an idea that people will discuss, debate, like and share with their friends, it takes many things and creativity is at the top of that list.…
Read MoreCollaboration Seeks to Improve Research
A group of not-for-profit scientific membership societies have announced the launch of the Scientific Society Publisher Alliance (SSPA). This is an initiative focused on building awareness of and support for publication of scientific research by scientist-run scientific societies. The American Society for Microbiology brought this exciting news to our attention in their article, “Scholarly Publishers Join…
Read MoreCollaborating on AI
A new collaboration between Microsoft and Amazon Web Service (AWS) is looking at deep learning and artificial intelligence (AI). Gluon is the result of the joint effort and it is intended to make developing solutions using machine learning more efficient. InfoQ brought this interesting information to us in their article, “Microsoft and AWS Collaborate on Machine Learning.” The…
Read MoreMoving Forward with Data
Business intelligence in the digital culture takes some interesting turns to achieve success. It is even more peculiar for a foodie-based website. This interesting information came to us from Diginomica in their article, “How Allrecipes is building a data-driven culture, one dashboard at a time.” Allrecipes’ has long been one of this foodies’ preferred online…
Read MoreDigital Culture and Community
A new Executive Director for the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) has been announced. John S. Bracken will begin on December 4, 2017. Bracken is a demonstrated leader in the field of digital innovation with nearly two decades of experience at philanthropic foundations. Most recently, Bracken comes from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation,…
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