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New Patent reveals Google is aiming for a more self-sufficient knowledge graph

When Google introduced the knowledge graph in 2012, it marked a shift. It began offering search results that were a semantically structured body of knowledge about an entity. However, the results appeared to be mechanically redacted versions missing the crucial nuances and even distorting the facts. since the early days of the knowledge graph, Google […]

A Task Group on Materials Ontologies

Research Data Alliance’s (RDA) 13th Plenary Meeting in Philadelphia on the 4th of April 2019 witnessed the launch of a new international Task Group on Materials Ontologies. The Task Group is part of the remit of the RDA/CODATA Interest Group on Materials Data. RDA Plenaries are held twice a year, at various locations across the […]

Taxonomy best practices for digital asset management

Modern taxonomy in digital asset management systems (DAM) follow the concept of scientific classification. The concept is still relevant even though it evolved from the methodology developed by Aristotle to classify animals. The fact that a system developed in 1876 by Melville Dewey, is still the standard 140 years later is a testimony to how […]

Deloitte’s State of AI Report and the Search Market

Deloitte released the second edition of State of AI in the Enterprise towards the end of 2018. One of the three core findings in the report is “Early Adopters are ramping up their AI investments, launching more initiative, and getting positive returns”. According to Sean Coleman, CTO, and Chief Customer Officer of BA Insight, the […]

What Goes In Creating a Knowledge Model?

Heather Hedden, a taxonomist, and author of the book The Accidental Taxonomist shares her thoughts on knowledge models and knowledge modeling. Knowledge modeling is often referred to as semantic models where the designation of “model” is what is used for RDF, SKOS, and OWL-based systems. A knowledge model is similar to a knowledge organization system […]

How Enterprise Content Services Solutions help Handle the Rush of Unstructured Data

Unstructured data presents a unique challenge for enterprises analyzing data beyond their traditional structured stores. Consequently, they are turning to new technologies and techniques to handle the deluge of unstructured data. Timothy King, Senior Editor at Solutions Review explains why enterprises should look at the solutions offered by enterprise content services to overcome this challenge. […]

How to cut through the noise to get the most out of AI

Today, it is important to differentiate relevant and impactful data from noisy data. Relevant and impactful data, along with its context and relevance, can be used to train artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms. According to Amit Walia, president, products and marketing at Informatica, the ability to separate relevant and impactful data from noisy data will help […]

How to Harness the Power of Unstructured Data

It is a challenge to leverage the power of ever-burgeoning data. Particularly, unstructured data are difficult to leverage, as it is snared in unstructured documents, social media posts, machine logs, etc. The reasons are not far to seek. They are the lack of flexibility and limitations of scale when it comes to utilizing data. Accordingly, […]

Understanding Ontologies and Taxonomies and Utilizing them in the Future

Semantics and linked data are becoming increasingly mainstream. Consequently, there is still a question around how ontologies differ from taxonomies. According to Kurt Cagle, writer, data scientist and futurist, it is important to understand the distinction between ontologies and taxonomies. It is critical for making decisions about metadata management and affects anyone who deals with […]

Enterprise Taxonomies in Support of Search

Benefits of taxonomies over search have frequently been a matter of debate. However, this does not mean that taxonomies and search remain mutually exclusive methods. Rather, they are complementary and can improve search results and user experience in enterprises. Heather Hedden, senior vocabulary editor at Gale/Cengage, details various taxonomies and search combinations enterprises can leverage […]