Tearing Down Data Silos

Interoperability – the sharing of data across systems, regardless of origin – has long been a challenge in the healthcare world. New approaches in this journey include the combination of cloud computing, natural language processing and ontology mapping. Will that be enough to tear down data silos? This interesting news came to us from Tech Republic…

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The Breadth and Depth of AI Technology

Many people are unaware that artificial intelligence (AI) is already used in several daily life and business applications, most likely because it isn’t always known as AI. It has many different facets and partners that rely on the same technology. This interesting subject came to us from BBN Times in their article, “What Are The…

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Emerging Tech and Your Content

The growth throughout 2020 has set the stage for open source adoption to continue to grow throughout the remainder of this year. As cloud services continue to become part of our normal business operations and digital transformation is still the goal, many organizations are meeting barriers blockading the adoption of open source head on. Information…

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Accessing Data

No matter what digital transformation initiative your organization might be pursuing, the ability to make use of the right data is key to success. It doesn’t matter how many data scientists you might employ; unless they have access to correct data their analysis won’t provide the desired results. This information came to us from IMC…

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Powering Search

Semantic search seeks to improve search accuracy by understanding searcher intent and the contextual meaning of terms as they appear in the searchable dataspace. This is true in a closed system or on the Internet. It is providing context to a search query beyond just keywords. The possibilities and limitations of semantic search grow as more and…

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Changing Search to Found

Content without access is relatively worthless. Enterprise search is how an organization helps people seek the information they need, in any format, from anywhere inside their company. Automated content tagging is one approach to solving the challenge of finding the right content. Tech Target brought this information to our attention in their article, “How automated…

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The Power of Findability

Search and findability focus on making enterprise information and expertise easier to locate and access. High findability and discoverability are the results of a well-defined information architecture and well-designed navigation system. This interesting topic came to us from CMS Wire in their article, “Can Enterprise Search Be Reduced to Two Dimensions?“ Findability can be a science. Much…

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Taxonomies in Game Development

Taxonomies provide consistency in terms and categories to enable findability in content. This is true regardless of the subject – even gaming. This interesting topic came to us from Game Industry Biz in their article, “Beyond genre: Using taxonomy data to build your next big game.” When conceptualizing or creating a game, the elements are…

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