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How to Scale a Semantic Layer with Interoperable Ontologies
A Semantic Layer is the framework for connecting data from multiple sources and formats in both a human- and machine-readable way that enables organizations to understand the meaning of their data, extract contextualized information, and discover new insights. A key … Continue reading
A Practical Guide to a Taxonomy Remodel
For anyone who has undertaken any form of home remodel or loves to watch television shows featuring them, the general phases of a home renovation are familiar: visualizing the target state of the remodeled home, carrying out structural work, demolition, … Continue reading
Taxonomies vs. Ontologies for Enabling AI-Readiness
AI solutions need to be grounded in an organization’s context. It is difficult to reliably distill context from the entirety of an organization’s knowledge assets, including facts, documents, datasets, and other structured records. Without a specific directive on what matters … Continue reading
Taxonomies in the Age of AI: Evolving Your Strategy
The Topic Taxonomy: An Outdated Artifact? As knowledge workers continue to navigate constantly evolving priorities in developing effective AI solutions that complement organizational priorities, semantics have maintained their value—but not without shifts that deserve our attention. Broadly speaking, one reliable … Continue reading
What is the Difference Between a Semantic Layer and a Context Layer? When to Use a Knowledge Graph vs. a Context Graph
Before AI became part of everyday conversations, most enterprise knowledge and data projects had a somewhat straightforward goal: to create a “single source of truth.” In theory, this meant that everyone in the company could look at the same search … Continue reading
Leveraging a Semantic Layer for Research Curation and Conversational Experiences
The Challenge A global philanthropic organization focused on health programs struggled to fully leverage knowledge from semi-structured and unstructured documents. Specifically, within a health-related funding program, researchers lacked access to key qualitative data from end-user surveys and transcripts. Consequently, they … Continue reading
What’s Next for Search? Moving Beyond Q&A to Context, Discovery, and Action
Beyond the Search Box Enterprise search is in the middle of a reset. For years, most enterprise search programs were built to return documents and links across repositories, and success was measured by whether employees could locate the right file. … Continue reading
Building the Semantic Layer: Scaling Enterprise Intelligence at a Global Investment Firm
The Challenge A global investment firm with a $330 billion dollar portfolio and 50,000+ employees struggled with fragmented data. Investment professionals were losing critical time hunting for assets across disconnected systems. Detailed deal records were scattered as a mix of … Continue reading
GraphRAG in the Enterprise
Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) is a commonly utilized pattern for grounding large language models in enterprise data. Instead of solely relying on a model’s training, RAG collects relevant information from internal sources, documents, knowledge bases, and other systems; it then uses … Continue reading
Making Search Less Taxing: Leveraging Semantics and Keywords in Hybrid Search
Explore how Tax Analysts, the nonpartisan nonprofit behind Tax Notes, upgraded its search functionality to help subscribers both easily find information and discover unexpected, relevant content. At KMWorld 2025, Chris Marino of Enterprise Knowledge partnered with Jaime Martin, Senior Product Manager … Continue reading