Posts Tagged ‘Data’
The Value of Data
There is revenue potential offered by data monetization for those who are able to identify it and willing to capitalize on it. This is particularly true in the publishing industry, where some companies are already achieving incremental success by leveraging existing data about their consumers to generate new revenue streams. This interesting information came to us from…
Read MoreStorage Technology of Today
The progress of advanced data management software has totally changed the data storage landscape. Terms like input/output operations (IOPS) and low latency are still features vendors can offer an IT team looking to fix a problem. However, they are no longer confined to a storage-centric ecosystem. With the advent of advanced data management software, it finally becomes possible to…
Read MoreMaintaining Integrity
Electronic data collection is a strong motivator for organizations to invest in technology. However, even with the compelling advantages, many instruments and systems still remain disassociated, with data entry and transfer largely handled manually. Bioscience Technology brought this news to us in their article, “Better Data Integrity.” Manual data transcription and reporting can take away valuable…
Read MoreCyber Security a Concern in All Organizations
A hacker claims to have followed through on a threat to release several episodes from an upcoming season of Netflix’s hit series Orange Is The New Black, after a production vendor suffered a breach. This interesting news came to us from The Associated Press in their article, “Hacker Claims Release of Stolen Copies of Netflix Series.”…
Read MoreMaintaining Data in Challenging Times
Records management is not an easy job, nor is it a “sexy” one. It has been compared to taking out the trash—no one likes to do it, but if you don’t, the house will start to smell. KM World brought this information to us in their article, “RECORDS MANAGEMENT – Overcoming barriers to gain rewards.” In…
Read MoreWrangling the Unmanaged Data
Data continues to explode in volume, and the challenge of managing data never ends. Information Age brought this news to us in their article, “Top 3 CIO priorities for addressing today’s data deluge.” Increased acceptance and use of digital technology is producing massive amounts of data from the cloud, mobile, Internet of Things, social media,…
Read MoreUntapped Potential
Interestingly enough, enterprises are using only about 25 percent of their unstructured data for insights and decision-making. A recent survey revealed this, as well as the fact that they are using 35 percent of their structured data for the same purposes. One reason for the lag is that unstructured data is not as straightforward to analyze…
Read MoreUsing the Most of Metadata
In publishing, like technology, what is new today is quickly a “has been” tomorrow. The ability to repurpose content or make it more discoverable has never been more important. Publisher’s Weekly brought this information to us in their article, “Reflections on Metadata.” With the explosion of digital products, that content has been transformed to become a publisher’s…
Read MoreProgress in Digital Records
The Australian Public Service (APS) switched to digital-by-default records management, but the project isn’t over quite yet. There is still a lot of ground to cover in digital maturity, including in some major departments. This interesting information came to us from The Mandarin in their article, “APS progress towards digital records deadline shows room for…
Read MoreLearn More About the Future of Data Architects
DATAVERSITY is bringing another learning opportunity in the form of a webinar called, “Lessons in Data Modeling Presents: The Evolving Role of the Data Architect – What Does It Mean for Your Career?” The webinar is scheduled for April 27, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. EST. As a data architect, how can you make sense of the…
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