Embracing Data-Driven Strategies

Analytics and automation are keys to successful digital transformation for organizations of any size. With an impending global recession accelerating the need for robust transformation strategies, managing analytics and automation is timely. This interesting subject was brought to our attention by Open Access Government in their article, “Why people are the key to data-driven transformation.” When a company…

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Digital Transformation on Steroids

Technology and the Internet have created a new definition of the word ‘connection.’ We are more connected than ever. This is due to many things, especially including the adoption of digital transformation technologies like the Internet of Things, cloud computing, and big data. This interesting information came to us from ISACA in their article, “Cybersecurity…

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Emerging Tech and Search

Enterprise search can retrieve data, both structured and unstructured, within a company. It is beneficial because it enables users to easily access organized information. An organization’s data architecture should be able to offer a method to share and reuse existing data. It should also suppress data duplication for efficient data management and high data quality. This…

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Digital Driven Careers

Employment and the lack of available employees is a common topic these days. The national unemployment rate in the United States is currently at 3.5%. For the tech market, it is at 1.7%. This interesting topic came to us from CNBC in their article, “Why data analytics is the hottest skill recruiters are looking for.“…

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Data Has Power

The right data and analytics strategy can power your institution’s digital transformation. Financial Express brought this interesting news to our attention in their article, “A new competitive edge – harnessing data with purpose?“ Data can help improve quality of work for an organization and quality of life for those doing that work. Improving quality is…

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Managing Data with Taxonomies

Most organizations today face challenges as they accumulate volumes of data everywhere – on the premises and in the cloud. How do they begin to identify and locate what’s valuable, sensitive or relevant when the time comes, and in an expedited manner? A custom taxonomy could be the answer. Taxonomies provide consistency in terms and categories to enable findability in…

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Appreciating Data Quality

Organizations are learning that they can reap great benefits from data, but do they understand how important it is to trust the data that drives their decision making? Tech Target brought this interesting information to us in their article, “Why businesses should know the importance of data quality.“ At a fundamental level, data trust is…

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Metadata and Digital in Publishing

If you were unable to attend the recent event from Highwire Press – Best Practices Webinar Series – The Growing Importance of Video in Scholarly Publishing – don’t worry, it was recorded and is available for viewing here. Videos are now being used in research content to a much greater extent and for a wider range of purposes…

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