IBM Video Shows MDM in Action
by Angela Guess A new video from IBM covers some important best practices for master data management. According to the video description, “Master data should be managed centrally, to provide accurate and consistent information to the downstream applications that consume it. The process of creating, managing and delivering master data is called ‘master data management,’ […]
Read More →Introduction to: Ontologies
In my most recent post, I introduced RDF as a flexible and schema-less data model. However, some of you may think then that using RDF data is going to be a complete mess. In some cases, that may be true; and it’s fine! There are use cases in which all you want is messy data. […]
Read More →An Intro to Data Modeling
by Angela Guess In a recent post, Craig Borysowich, a Chief Technology Tactician, gives an introduction to data modeling: “In Entity Relationship modeling, the data modeler (together with other project participants) has concentrated on modeling the entities, the ‘things of interest’ to the department, and at the same time, identifying the attributes. It is the […]
Read More →Introduction to: RDF
RDF stands for Resource Description Framework and it is a flexible schema-less data model. Do not confuse or compare it with XML (more about this later)! It is one of the core technologies of the Semantic Web and the current W3C standard to represent data on the web. But what is RDF exactly? As […]
Read More →Semantic Web – Pitch of the week
Last week, SemanticWeb.com put out a challenge to our readership to answer the questrion, “What is the Semantic Web?” in the form of a 90-second elevator pitch. Read the original challenge and watch the video here. This week, we are pleased to feature this entry from Sandro Hawke of the World Wide Web Consortium. It’s a […]
Read More →Semantic Web – What’s Your Pitch?
People working in the Semantic Technology space are often asked for a clear, concise, easy to understand answer to “What is the Semantic Web?” My friend and colleague Brian Sletten recently said to me, “If you ask 10 Semantic Tech experts to define Semantic Technology, you’ll get 11 different answers – one from each of […]
Read More →WEBCAST: Maximizing your Google SEO Effect with Semantic Web Technology
NOTE: This Webcast is in three parts. Part I Part II Part III DESCRIPTION: If own or manage a web site that contains information about products or services, you can add a relatively small amount of markup to existing HTML, and have semantic information that both Google and other semantic applications will be able to […]
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