Posts Tagged ‘Technology’
Human Technology in 2018
Being the first of the year, there are many professionals sharing their views and opinions on what 2018 has in store for the world of technology. This particular one is looking at the relationship between tech and human touch and how it has changed the nature of marketing and what the next steps are likely…
Read MoreMachine Learning Used in Drone Functions
Machine learning is being utilized in more and more projects. It is the science of getting computers to act without being explicitly programmed. Over the past decade, machine learning has given us self-driving cars, practical speech recognition, effective web search, and a vastly improved understanding of the human genome. This interesting news came from Commercial UAV News…
Read MoreData Governance Might Be 2018’s Golden Child
2017 brought us new data management technologies, increased focus on artificial intelligence, and many data trends that affected strategic efforts for businesses. What will impact businesses moving into 2018? Tech Republic brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “8 game-changing data trends that will impact businesses in 2018.” Many information management professionals believe an…
Read MoreData Scientists and Business Analysts
Artificial intelligence (AI) and its “cousin” technology, machine learning, find themselves being utilized in a variety of circumstances and organizations. Though they cannot completely replace the human brain, scientists are still working to train them to think and feel like humans in more and more lifelike ways. Machine learning has especially become the “teacher’s pet”…
Read MoreThe Year Ahead for AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) is just new and evolving enough that it is considered both good and bad. A powerful technology that has many foreseeable benefits and potentially a dangerous tool in the hands of the wrong people. Database Trends and Applications brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “The Impact of Artificial Intelligence…
Read MoreFinding Data
Big data sources are quickly becoming commonplace. What was once considered outdated is now considered a new and untapped opportunity. An important point to note from the big data revolution is that metadata can be just as lucrative as the primary data it supports. This interesting information came to us from Mobile Business Insights and their…
Read MoreThe Benefits of Going Digital
It is encouraging to see how organizations have embraced the digital workplace. The benefits offered to their employees include more flexibility and a better work/life balance. The organization also benefits with improved business processes. This interesting information came to us from CMS Wire in their article, “Digital Workplace Success Relies on Strong Search.” The business world is moving…
Read MoreStrength and Flexibility
Graph databases use graph structures for semantic queries with nodes, edges and properties to represent and store data. Each node represents an entity and relationships between nodes are defined by how the nodes are associated. This general-purpose structure allows modeling all kinds of scenarios – from a system of roads to a network of devices. If you need to leverage the relationships…
Read MoreAI and DAM Systems
Artificial intelligence (AI) is the latest tool for digital asset management (DAM) vendors. They advertise these tools as complete automation solutions, which free users from ever having to manually enter image tags again. CMS Wire brought this news to us in their article, “What it Will Take for Artificial Intelligence to Become Useful For DAM.” As…
Read MoreNet Neutrality and Its Importance to Academia
The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) has voted to repeal net neutrality rules enacted in 2015 to stop Internet service providers (ISPs) from blocking and tightening control on content. So what does this mean for academics in the digital world? This topic came to us from EdSurge in their article, “Will Net Neutrality Reversal Hurt Digital Learning? As Vote…
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