Posts Tagged ‘Digital’
Comes with the Territory
Records and information managers (RIMs) are the heart of an organization’s information management strategy, or at least they should be. Their responsibilities protect the past and ensure the future through managing and securing records, a.k.a. information. But the world around the RIMs is changing, and their role and influence is changing with it. Today, information…
Read MoreTackling the Structures
Objectivity is another Silicon Valley firm working with databases and the like. Recently they debuted a new Hadoop-based product that addresses one of the looming challenges in the Internet of Things (IoT), that is “how to handle metadata management of big and fast streaming data.” One of the challenges in tackling big streaming data is…
Read MoreEnterprise Content Management
Many organizations are looking at enterprise content management (ECM) as a solution for their seek and find challenges. If you are considering purchasing ECM tools, there are a few things to consider. Search Content Management brought this news to our attention in their article, “Using ECM tools to solve business problems.” ECM software can be costly,…
Read MoreDigital Automation
The HARVEST digital asset distribution platform was developed by LibreDigital to deliver hundreds of thousands of ebook titles and their metadata to markets around the globe. This system has evolved to be more than the simple file services of days old. The smart automation underpinning HARVEST allows publishers to be more proactive than ever before…
Read MoreDigitizing the Past
In Tom’s River, New Jersey they are recognizing an anniversary. One year ago the Township began relocating its records to their new Records Center. Over the course of several weeks, over 6,000 containers of municipal records were re-located from 18 separate locations to one, centralized location organized in a computer database, by department or subject, for…
Read MorePartnership Brings Value to Historical Documents
EBSCO Information Services has partnered with Portico in an effort to preserve digital collections from its Digital Archives products, mostly historical source materials used by scholars and students. PRWeb brought this news to us in their article, EBSCO Partners with Portico to Ensure Long-Term Availability of Digital Archives.” EBSCO first launched the Digital Archives in 2009 and…
Read MoreVisualizing the Data
Hitachi has acquired Pentaho, a specialist in the integration, visualization, and analysis of data. Mr. Web brought this news to us in their article, “Hitachi Buys Data Visualization and Analytics Firm.” The plan is for Pentaho to retain its existing brand and continue to be led by current management, who will now report to Hitachi’s Senior Vice President of Social…
Read MoreTechnology Predictions for the New Year
Every year at the Gartner Symposium, a list of top technology trends are predicted for the year to come. These aren’t meant to be business trends, this list is meant to be a bit more forward-looking and represents trends that are transitioning out of the emerging technology areas, but are not yet mainstream. This interesting information came…
Read MoreAccess to Digital Data
What is information governance? Basically, it bridges the gap between those who manage data and those who use it. This interesting explanation came from Baseline in their article, “Information Governance Is Key to Big Data’s Value.” The records and information management role has transformed from organizing paper records to managing digital records, which contain much more…
Read MoreRegister Early, Save Money
The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) has opened up the Early Bird Registration for their annual conference scheduled for February 21-23, 2016 in Philadelphia. Acknowledging the changes that have taken place in the world of publishing, data, and information sciences, this event will celebrate the scholarly content that reflects emphasis on collaborative work, global…
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