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Resolving Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs)
Organizations that are getting started with the Resource Description Framework (RDF) often ask “Why do all of the entity identifiers look like URLs? Are they supposed to actually go somewhere?” This can be difficult to answer without taking the time to … Continue reading
Jumpstarting Your Semantic Solution Design with UML Diagrams
Where do I start? Whether it be a taxonomy, an ontology, or a knowledge graph, this is a common question that we get from clients when they are beginning their scoping journey. We get it. It is difficult to define … Continue reading
Optimizing Your Taxonomy in SharePoint Online: Search Filters
All too often, clients come to Enterprise Knowledge (EK) with the issue that “we cannot find anything in our SharePoint sites.” Because of its highly configurable nature, SharePoint can quickly become the wild west of your organization if it is … Continue reading
Three Pillars of Successful Data Catalog Adoption
Data catalogs function as a central library of information about content and data across an enterprise, making them a useful metadata management tool. They can aid organizations that struggle with poorly documented metadata, duplicated data work, and wasted time due … Continue reading
The Value of Data Catalogs for Data Scientists
Introduction After the Harvard Business Review called Data Scientist the sexiest job of the 21st century in 2012, much attention went into the interdisciplinary field of data science. Students and professionals were curious to know more about what data scientists … Continue reading
A Data Scientist Perspective on Knowledge Graphs (Part 1): the Data-Driven Challenge
Photographer: Johannes Plenio This series of articles is a data scientist, and data engineer, perspective on knowledge graphs, which is intended not only for other data scientists and engineers, the nerdy role in the office that no one truly understands; … Continue reading
Trimming an Untamed Taxonomy
When your taxonomy has overgrown your path towards usability, it’s time to do some gardening. Congratulations: you have a taxonomy! You’ve gone through the work of gathering user feedback, developing a design, validating the design, and you’ve come out the … Continue reading
Five Steps to Implement Search with a Knowledge Graph
Knowledge Graphs and Search are commonly linked together to support search use cases such as: Returning contextual relationships with search results; Displaying relevant topics in a knowledge panel; or Powering an expert finder. These advanced use cases enable an organization … Continue reading
Taxonomy Use Cases: How To Estimate Effort and Complexity
When asked to define taxonomy, I like to define it as a method rather than a thing. I typically say taxonomy is a way of categorizing things hierarchically, from general to more specific. Sounds simple enough, right? After all, who … Continue reading
3 Steps to Developing a Practical Knowledge Management Strategy: Step 3 Develop a Practical KM Roadmap
There are three key questions to ask when developing a Knowledge Management (KM) strategy: where are you, where do you want to be, and how do you ensure you get there successfully? These are the three pillars crucial for the … Continue reading