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The Tau of Data
The Importance of Context
The Importance of Context
We live in the age of data. Around us, databases contain exobytes about us and the world that we live in. There is a sense, especially…
Kurt Cagle
May 18, 2017
Provenance Is Not A Region In France
Provenance Is Not A Region In France
How do you know what’s true? This seemingly simple question underpins a surprisingly large number of issues that we as information…
Kurt Cagle
May 18, 2017
How Structured Is Your Data?
How Structured Is Your Data?
Programmers love a fight. Ask a roomful of programmers the question “EMACS or VI”, leave the room for coffee, come back half an hour later…
Kurt Cagle
May 18, 2017
Building a Smart Data Hub
Building a Smart Data Hub
There’s a concept that’s been floating around from the realm of Big Data called a “data lake”. Now, personally, this is a remarkably…
Kurt Cagle
Apr 25, 2017
It’s About Time
It’s About Time
Recently, I wrote a couple of articles on time series, and this in turn got me thinking about the challenges of modeling time — and the…
Kurt Cagle
Mar 10, 2017
Custom Functions in MarkLogic SPARQL
Custom Functions in MarkLogic SPARQL
This is almost too crazy basic to be posting as a post, but its implications are huge. I’ve just figured out how to call custom functions…
Kurt Cagle
Mar 6, 2017
Modeling Time Series
Modeling Time Series
Time series, measurement data that changes over time, underlies the foundation for nearly all forms of data analysis. You want to show how…
Kurt Cagle
Feb 25, 2017
How Smart Data Is Rewriting Insurance
How Smart Data Is Rewriting Insurance
There’s a little secret that ontologists know that should make insurance companies, and that makes quite a few other people sweat more than…
Kurt Cagle
Feb 20, 2017
Why You Should Be Using XSLT 3.0
Why You Should Be Using XSLT 3.0
Eighteen years ago, the originators of XML specification faced a problem: how to use the new language to generate a book-publishing format…
Kurt Cagle
Feb 19, 2017
From SQL Tables To Sparql Graphs
From SQL Tables To Sparql Graphs
When describing semantic technologies to developers, one area that causes immediate confusion is what benefit RDF has over SQL data. Both…
Kurt Cagle
Feb 19, 2017
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