Taxodiary – Data

New TEMIS Purchase

By Melody Smith|December 18th, 2013|metadata, News|Comments Off on New TEMIS Purchase

TEMIS has acquired U.S.-based advanced analytics and visualization technology firm i3 Analytics. The latter provides a software-as-a-service (SaaS) ‘Biopharma Navigator’ platform that charts the biopharma landscape based on open life sciences data. We found this article on Mr. Web in their article, “TEMIS Buys i3 Analytics.”

Facing the Challenge of Big Data

By Melody Smith|November 21st, 2013|metadata, News, storage|Comments Off on Facing the Challenge of Big Data

Big data has become those scary words few organizations want to hear, let alone discuss. However, many information professionals would like the opportunity to take on this challenge. The negotiation between the top and middle management seems to hold much progress at a standstill. Most CIOs have trouble working with big data themselves and they have little, or nothing, to offer to business users. CMSWire brought this situation to our attention in their article, “Cloudera Unveils Big Data Search, No Special Training Required.”

Don’t Be Cut Off From Your Data

By Melody Smith|November 13th, 2013|indexing, Taxonomy|Comments Off on Don’t Be Cut Off From Your Data

This small town police records management crashing may not seem like breaking news, but if you were dependent on the information found in the records, you might think differently. Records management is a key part of any organization's information technology strategy, or should be.

The Power and Gift of Knowledge

By Melody Smith|September 27th, 2013|indexing, News|Comments Off on The Power and Gift of Knowledge

Education Secretary Arne Duncan appeared on the Colbert Report this week where he stressed the importance of both preschool and post-secondary education to host Stephen Colbert. Studies have shown there is a seven to one return on investment when children attend preschool.

Being Prepared for Migration

By Melody Smith|September 24th, 2013|metadata, News|Comments Off on Being Prepared for Migration

LinkTek Corporation has released their LinkFixer Advanced software that allows IT and Information Management professionals to move files into OpenText Content Server and automatically fix broken links, thereby helping to avoid data loss during the migration process.

Take Me Out to the Ballgame

By Melody Smith|August 29th, 2013|Business strategy, metadata, News|Comments Off on Take Me Out to the Ballgame

We have found the perfect job for someone who is in the information technology field and who loves baseball. Though that isn't always a combination you think of together, the Cleveland Indians are seeking a Data Architect for Baseball Systems. This person will design, implement, and manage the Baseball Department’s information architecture.

Webinar Addresses Data Migration

By Melody Smith|August 6th, 2013|metadata, News|Comments Off on Webinar Addresses Data Migration

Concept Searching is hosting a webinar along with Portal Solutions entitled, “84% of Migration Projects Fail – Getting it Right in SharePoint,” on August 22, 2013. The webinar will address SharePoint migration issues, information architecture and best practices to ensure migration does not result in the typical project over-runs, post-upgrade production issues and unanticipated down time.

The Security of Your Data

By Melody Smith|July 4th, 2013|News|Comments Off on The Security of Your Data

Confidentiality of data is always a concern. With the prevalence of the web, it only becomes more of a challenge to keep your data secure. Recently in Australia, this topic was addressed in parliament after an inquiry into why hundreds of highly sensitive Fitzgerald inquiry documents, including those detailing historic investigations into some high-profile Queenslanders, had been accidentally made available to the public. In addition, thousands of others had been inadvertently shredded.

Managing Data

By Melody Smith|July 1st, 2013|metadata, News|Comments Off on Managing Data

Managing data in a content management system presents its own set of challenges. Entering the data is easy. Storing the data is done efficiently. However, finding the data with ease and obvious searches does not always happen with ease. Collaboration between data based on metatagging and indexing is essential to improve this process.

Semantic Technology Addresses Big Data

By Melody Smith|June 28th, 2013|metadata, News, semantic|Comments Off on Semantic Technology Addresses Big Data

Predixion Software released Predixion Enterprise Insight 3.0, which lets users create, reuse, share, and deploy predictive applications. The latest version introduces a new machine-learning semantic model that makes it possible for non-technical users take advantage of predictive analytics on their data.