Combining Powers

When it comes to trademarks, it has never been more important for professionals to work effectively in searching, clearing and registering strong marks to ensure clients have and maintain a competitive advantage. In this world of social media, it requires a new approach. One that acknowledges the experience of trademark experts and one that utilizes the…

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The New Chief Data Officer Role

The volume of data continues to grow. At what point is there too much to gain any value? Have we already passed it? DATAVERSITY brought this interesting information to us in their article, “The Strategic Chief Data Officer: Leveraging Data for Customer Value.” AT&T recently announced a new position of Chief Data Officer (CDO). This is not…

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Last Minute Webinar Opportunity

The world of data lakes and leveraging big data effectively does not have to be complicated. Current technologies are more effective than ever and many organizations are now invested in allocating the right resources to managing data. Learn more about data lakes and modern business intelligence architecture in this free webinar titled, “Simplifying Data Lake…

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Data Analysis on a Precipice

The creation and consumption of data continues to grow by ginormous amounts. Because money follows ingenuity, the investment in big data analytics hardware, software, and services and in data scientists and their continuing education is also growing. DATAVERSITY brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “The Evolution of Data Preparation and Data…

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Helpful Technology

With the appearance of technologies like Siri, Alexa, and other digital assistants, more natural language conversations are taking place between humans and artificial intelligence (AI). This digital revolution is in the middle of our everyday interactions, at home and at work. This transformation is aided by Natural language processing (NLP) and semantic search. CMS Wire…

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Technology and Publishing

Technology has impacted how the casual reader consumes information, whether that be news or fiction. This is not new news. However, how exactly has technology changed how the publishing industry approaches their work? This interesting topic came to us from The New York Times in their article, “How Technology Is (and Isn’t) Changing Our Reading Habits.”…

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Sinkholes for Data

Sinkholing is a technique for manipulating data flow in a network. Redirecting malicious traffic into a sinkhole can protect your data and enterprise. Wired brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Hacker Lexicon: What Is Sinkholing?” If I may take a personal digression here, I have a phobia of sinkholes. Seriously. So…

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Artificial Intelligence is Changing Lifestyles

File sharing in the music world has a long and checkered past. Now musicians are looking to digital technology in a bid to recoup money they believe is theirs. This information came to us from The Globe and Mail in their article, “AI and data are music to recording industry’s ears for recouping song royalties.” SOCAN…

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Open Access to Powerful Tools

Data sets are key for artificial intelligence (AI). This point was driven home at the recent Global AI 2017 award ceremony by Kai-Fu Lee, founder and CEO of venture capital firm Sinovation Ventures. This interesting information came to us from CCTV in their article, “Open access to datasets crucial for nurturing AI talents.” The Global AI…

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