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Spectrograph

by | The Whiteboard

Last night at the EDM Council meeting, Dave Newman from Wells Fargo used spectroscopy as an analogy to the process used to decompose business concepts into their constituent parts. The more I’ve been thinking about it the more I like it. Last week I was staring...

How Data Became Metadata

by | The Whiteboard

Is it just me, or is the news that the NSA is getting off the hook on its surveillance of us because it’s just “metadata” more than a bit duplicitous? Somehow the general public is being sold this idea that if the NSA is not looking at the content of...

Semantic Tech meets Data Gov

by | The Whiteboard

Watch out world! Eric Callmann, a vet of data governance, recently joined the Semantic Arts team as a consultant. We like his fresh and unique perspective on how to use semantic technology to help manage the mass amounts of data that could potentially drive us all...

Taxonomies—Formal and Informal

by | The Whiteboard

We were working with a client recently who wanted to incorporate their existing taxonomies into their newly forming enterprise ontology. It was, as they say, a “teachable moment.” Not all taxonomies are created equal. At least not with regard to their...

Ontology Questions and Answers

by | The Whiteboard

Contents: I’m trying to build an enterprise ontology for my organization. How can I avoid terminology wars? How can I ensure that an ontology is easy to understand and use? How can I ensure that an ontology is complete? How can I ensure that an ontology is...