Semantic data lake architecture in healthcare and beyond
Data lakes can be a great asset, but they need an array of elements to work properly. We take a look at how it works for Montefiore Health System and discuss the role of semantics and graph databases in the data lake architecture.
Read More →Graph databases and RDF: It’s a family affair
RDF is a graph data model you've probably either never heard of, or already dismissed. Why is that, could there be value in it, and how does it differ from the most popular graph data model out there?
Read More →I got 99 data stores and integrating them ain’t fun
Data integration may not sound as deliciously intriguing as AI or machine learning tidbits sprinkled on vanilla apps. Still, it is the bread and butter of many, the enabler of all things cool using data, and a premium use case for concepts underpinning AI.
Read More →What IBM, the Semantic Web Company, and Siemens are doing with semantic technologies
Defining semantics is a matter of semantics, not less so in the Big Data space.
Read More →On APIs, JSON, Linked Data, attitude and opportunities
I’ve been meaning to revisit some of the things i’ve been writing about and getting feedback on lately – APIs, the JSON vs. XML “non” debate and Linked Data. My focus was going to be on JSON-LD as the low-hanging fruit of Linked Data, and this week some news came out that gave me the […]
Read More →Data modeling for APIs. Part 4: Linked Data and SPARQL
In the 4th part of this series of posts we look at a different way of data modeling for APIs, one that is based on Linked Data standards. First, some background and terminology. The terms that define the associated technologies have been the subject of debate, as well as the technologies themselves. In essence, these […]
Read More →Tim Berners Lee Keynote in World Wide Web Conference 2012
Distributed, Collaborative Decision Making? Music to my ears – we should be doing more of that On the opening day of www2012, Tim Berners Lee gave an inspirational keynote. I found it to be inspirational because it focused on what matters most, imho: the social and political aspects of technical design and decisions and the interplay among […]
Read More →A report on the 2010 Extended Semantic Web Conference
This year’s edition of ESWC, which took place between May 30th and June 3rd in Crete, was the first one in the series of Semantic Web Conferences under the ‘Extended’ (instead of former ‘European’) title and justified this by being the scene for the lively international Semantic Web community. In a nutshell, it was interesting and […]
Read More →Semantic Web and CMS: a symbiotic relationship
How structured data and CMS can work with each other Working in a company that specializes in Knowledge Management and does pretty much all of its front-end development in a web-based environment, you quickly come to the realization that a good CMS is a key success factor. ‘Good’ in this context means everything you would […]
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