Archive for August 2011

The Value of Real-Time Data

August 31, 2011

Real-Time data is a challenge to any process-oriented operation. But the functionality of the data is difficult to describe in such a way that team members not well versed in data management. Toward that end, four distinct phases of data have been identified: Real-Time: streaming data visualized and considered – system responds Forensic: captured data [...]

The Data-Information Hierarcy, Part 3

August 31, 2011

The Data-Information Hierarchy is frequently represented as Data –> Information –> Knowledge –> Understanding –> Wisdom. Or it is sometimes shortened to 4 steps, omitting Understanding. But, in fact, there are two predecessor steps: chaos and symbol. These concepts have been discussed in prior blogs (http://profreynolds.wordpress.com/2011/01/31/the-data-information-hierarcy/ http://profreynolds.wordpress.com/2011/02/11/the-data-information-hierarcy-part-2/). Chaos is that state of lack of understanding best compared [...]


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