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Evaluating Knowledge Graphs for Search
The Challenge A national research organization wanted to determine the feasibility of building an organization-wide knowledge graph by building a knowledge graph proof of concept (POC), and evaluate the organization’s readiness to adopt knowledge graphs. The organization is one of … Continue reading
Common Mistakes Made When Selecting Knowledge Management Technology
Technology is fundamental for any organization seeking to increase its Knowledge Management (KM) maturity or ensure the success of its KM program. When technology is mindfully selected and implemented, it can provide exceptional KM benefits: technology can capture knowledge, store … Continue reading
Designing Search on a Knowledge Graph
The Challenge A national research organization identified a high priority need to make research results easier to find. The organization manages multiple research domains that each produce hundreds of research projects, publications, and webinars annually on current, emerging, and critical … Continue reading
Microservices. Too Much of a Good Thing?
At GOTO Chicago 2016, a senior architect for Uber presented how, at the time, Uber had over 1,000 microservices. The brilliant minds at the ride-sharing company took this design pattern to the extreme. It did not take long to see … Continue reading
Integrating Search and Knowledge Graphs Series Part 1: Displaying Relationships
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How to Setup a .Net Core API with Neo4j
One of the leading technologies that we utilize at Enterprise Knowledge to help our clients make sense of their data is a graph database. Graph databases, such as Neo4j, allow software engineers to build more efficient systems that can answer … Continue reading
How to Optimize Search Relevance: Boosting and Filtering
What if when searching your company’s intranet for the terms “service desk,” the first 10 results have nothing to do with a web page where you can submit an IT service ticket? Or what if you are searching for “reports,” … Continue reading
If I Only Had an (Enterprise Search) Brain: Behind the Wizardry of a Seamless Search Experience
We all know what a seamless search experience feels like. Thanks to Google and Amazon, we expect to immediately find that restaurant, book, or movie we’re looking for. For an end user, using an effective search portal is like watching … Continue reading
Three Things You can do Today to Get the Most out of Microsoft 365’s Project Cortex
Project Cortex is Microsoft’s new AI offering as part of its Microsoft 365 Suite. It will have several exciting features that organizations can leverage to make connections between content, data, and experts. Cortex will be able to surface knowledge that … Continue reading