Managing Data and Money

Data is money. Managing money and data takes information. A recent study by MIT found big data is costing money to fix bad data. This information was brought to us by Datamation in their article, “Top 10 Data Governance Solutions.” As more data is created and collected, the challenges continue to grow. That is one reason why data management or data…

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Fighting Back Against Ransomware

Cyber security against data breaches these days are top of the list of priorities for most organizations. Microsoft has recognized that and is offering some support in their recent update of Office 365. This interesting information came to us from The Hacker News in their article, “Microsoft Office 365 Gets Built-in Ransomware Protection and Enhanced…

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Smarter Technology

Remember when you were amazed at how fast a copy machine could reproduce your document in multiple copies including stapling and sorting them? However fast it was, it never seemed to be fast enough as became more acclimated to technology and the instant gratification it can offer. Nothing has really changed except for the tools…

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AI in Healthcare

Healthcare information technology is benefiting from artificial intelligence (AI) advances. The adoption of AI in healthcare continues to increase and providing solutions for patients, providers, and the industry as a whole. DATAVERSITY brought this information to our attention in their article, “Artificial Intelligence and Data Management: AI Meets Healthcare Innovation.” The proliferation of the Internet of…

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Local Government Data Security Revisited

Atlanta is still struggling to recover from a ransomware attack just over a week ago. The chaos has been referred to as a “hostage situation” and security experts say is a reminder of the vulnerabilities of government computer networks. This came to us from CFO in their article, “Atlanta Hack Highlights Ransomware Dangers.” The ransomware attack…

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Using the Smart Approach

System and network outages are a huge problem when it limits or prevents your access to data. Traditional systems have limits and the 24/7 world we live in requires innovative approaches to capitalize on the digital revolution.  DATAVERSITY brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “The Evolution of Smart Availability.” What’s needed…

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Gender Pay Inequity in the Publishing World

The average difference in pay between men and women in the publishing world of the United Kingdom is a sizable amount, ranging from 11.3% to 29.69%. The Guardian brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “Gender pay gap figures reveal big publishing’s great divide.” Gender compensation disparity is not news in the…

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Intelligent Data Management

Artificial intelligence (AI) techniques such as natural language processing, machine learning, text mining, information extraction, ontology development, and Web-based learning are used in a variety of industries and in a variety of applications. Digital knowledge management is a relatively new development in the maritime sector and one that is making smarter use of time and technology.…

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