Posts Tagged ‘Findability’
Making Data Findable
How do major organizations use data and analytics to inform strategic and operational decisions? The answer lies in big data analytics. Analytics Insight brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Upcoming Trends of Big Data Analytics for Effective Data Management in Future.” Few dispute that organizations have more data than ever at their…
Read MoreTools of the Trade
We know what a taxonomy is and does. A taxonomy provides the structure and classification for organization to create the best findability for content. It represents a predefined organizational structure that can cover a range of subjects from general industries or fields of study to the relevant words and terms unique to the business. They are…
Read MoreData Integrity and Findability
Organizations are learning that they can harness 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…
Read MoreUnderstanding Language to Improve Findability
Natural language processing (NLP) is a term we hear frequently. However, natural language understanding (NLU) is often confused with NLP. Interestingly, they both make search more intelligent and ensure people can search and find what they want. The Search Engine Journal brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “How NLP & NLU…
Read MoreSmart Search Produces Results
Findability for users (whether internal or external) is important. Google Cloud has released a new fully managed search tool, called Retail Search, which is aimed at retailers who are concerned about product discovery on their digital platforms. This interesting information came to us from CIO in their article, “Google Cloud brings its search smarts to…
Read MoreUsing Data Governance for Findability
The emergence of data ecosystems with platform-based infrastructures continuously demonstrate the potential of value creation based on data. DataQuest brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “How data driven decision making leads to effective governance.” Data governance has become an emerging topic as organizations require a more sophisticated approach over the management…
Read MoreFindability in the Cloud
Technology and budgets aren’t always friends. IT has a long history of budget overruns due to changing expectations and goals, and poor cost projections. InfoWorld brought this topic to our attention in their article, “Why many enterprises waste money in the cloud.” Many in IT don’t understand budgeting or how to predict what things will cost.…
Read MoreTaxonomies and Search
Taxonomies provide hierarchical categorization and classification of not only content, but also products and brands represented in online directories and product catalogs. Taxonomies do not belong to one science or interest. They can be applied anywhere from a grocery store to plant anatomy. The power of a taxonomy is in achieving findability in data. In today’s digital age, it’s…
Read MoreFindability in the Cloud
“The cloud” refers to servers that are accessed over the Internet and the software and databases that run on those servers. Cloud servers are located in data centers all over the world. This interesting topic came to us from Foley & Lardner LLP in their article, “Digital Transformation: The Cloud Is More Than a Location.” Just as…
Read MoreMaking Science Data Accessible and Findable
Large amounts of data are generated in chemistry labs, both digitally and non-digitally. They are often reported in ways non-accessible to both humans and machines. Nature brought this interesting information to us in their article, “Making the collective knowledge of chemistry open and machine actionable.” The authors of this particular article argue that a modular…
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