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If you missed our session at Big Data LDN you can now watch the full presentation on YouTube! In this talk, Andrea Gioia and Jacopo Aliprandi explore a paradigm shift that integrates advanced knowledge frameworks into data management practices. Thanks to everyone who attended, and we hope this recording provides valuable insights to those who couldn't make it. 🔗 Link in the first comment

Data alone is powerful, but without context, it often lacks the meaning needed to facilitate comprehension and drive actions. 🧩 One can start by defining key concepts, the terms that represent important entities. Concepts like "Person," "Wizard," "MagicalObject," or "Spell" represent key terms, but they only gain true value when we understand how they relate to each other. From there, it's possible to establish hierarchies and relationships to organize these concepts into structured models. Finally, by adding semantic relationships such as "Wizards own magical objects" or "Enchanted objects are enchanted by spells," data evolves into actionable knowledge. This highlights an important principle: Data needs context to unlock its full potential. Often, the knowledge that provides this context is implicit, embedded within teams or processes. At Blindata, we help to make this implicit knowledge explicit, enabling both humans and intelligent agents to better understand and navigate the data landscape. #datamanagement #datagovernance #knowledgegraphs #ontology #blindata

Many organizations struggle with a lack of shared knowledge and consistent vocabulary, which creates silos and inefficiencies in data management. Without a unified understanding of terms and relationships across departments, data becomes difficult to govern and complex to integrate and compose. This gap in knowledge can limit the potential of both human teams and AI systems. A solution lies in making the implicit shared knowledge explicit. According to maturity levels, one can start with a glossary of terms, then move on to controlled vocabularies, and build towards taxonomies. The final stage introduces ontologies and relationships, providing deeper connections and structure, enabling better navigation and understanding of the data. At the highest level, this approach results in a virtual knowledge graph, which organizes and links data, guiding both humans and AI agents in navigating complex data landscapes. To learn more, visit our website for further insights.

Yesterday, we had the pleasure of hosting Tony Seale at our booth during Big Data LDN, where we delved into DPROD and its potential to reshape how we approach data products. As companies adopt decentralized data architectures, such as Data Mesh, the need for standardized methods to describe and manage data products consistently across platforms is critical. This is where the DPROD specification, built on W3C Linked Data standards, comes into play. Without such a standard, organizations face significant challenges: inconsistent metadata across diverse data products, limited discoverability, and interoperability issues that hinder seamless data integration. DPROD offers a solution by providing a schema that ensures data products are discoverable, interoperable, and accountable—just like any traditional product. Built on the W3C tech stack, DPROD enables consistent terminology across platforms and domains, allowing advanced users to semantically enrich their data products and link them into distributed knowledge graphs. As more organizations strive to build and scale data products, DPROD provides the standardization needed to unlock the full potential of decentralized data ecosystems in a controlled and scalable way. If you're curious to learn more, check out the full spec here: https://lnkd.in/dDXifxR7 #DPROD #BigDataLDN #DataProducts #SemanticData #W3C #DecentralizedData #DataMesh

At Blindata, we believe that effective data management starts with a clear understanding of the relationships between your data assets. Our Business Glossary is not just a tool for defining terms—it’s a powerful way to model the semantic meaning of your data. By capturing the relationships between terms and concepts, you can build a shared ontology that fosters a deeper understanding of your data. This ontology becomes the foundation for ensuring the composability of your data assets and products. With a knowledge-driven data management approach, Blindata acts as a knowledge plane, offering a high-level view of your entire data landscape and enabling smarter, more efficient ways to search for and manage data. We’ve discussed the importance of Knowledge-Driven Data Management at our session at Big Data LDN, and we’re excited to keep the conversation going! Come visit us at Booth Y845 to chat about how ontologies can transform your data strategy. 💫 P.S. The GIF shared here takes you into the Wizarding World ontology, just in time for our stay in London. After all, who needs magic when you have data this powerful? #BigDataLondon #DataManagement #AI #KnowledgeDriven #Innovation

At Blindata, we believe that effective data management starts with a clear understanding of the relationships between your data assets. Our Business Glossary is not just a tool for defining terms—it’s a powerful way to model the semantic meaning of your data. By capturing the relationships between terms and concepts, you can build a shared ontology that fosters a deeper understanding of your data. This ontology becomes the foundation for ensuring the composability of your data assets and products. With a knowledge-driven data management approach, Blindata acts as a knowledge plane, offering a high-level view of your entire data landscape and enabling smarter, more efficient ways to search for and manage data. We’ve discussed the importance of Knowledge-Driven Data Management at our session at Big Data LDN, and we’re excited to keep the conversation going! Come visit us at Booth Y845 to chat about how ontologies can transform your data strategy. 💫 P.S. The GIF shared here takes you into the Wizarding World ontology, just in time for our stay in London. After all, who needs magic when you have data this powerful? #BigDataLondon #DataManagement #AI #KnowledgeDriven #Innovation

We just wrapped up our session on ‘Knowledge-Driven Data Management’ at Big Data LDN ! If you missed it, don’t worry! We’d love to continue the conversation. Come visit us at Booth Y845 to explore how a knowledge-driven approach to data management can help drive innovation and strategy in today’s fast-paced world. Andrea Gioia Jacopo Aliprandi #BigDataLondon #DataManagement #AI #KnowledgeDriven #Innovation"

In today's data-driven world, it's not just about the data; it's about understanding it meaningfully. 🕸️ Knowledge graphs provide a natural way to model data as a network of entities (nodes) and relationships (edges), mirroring how humans perceive the world. 🧠 However, to make this data truly valuable, it needs a guiding framework. This is where ontologies come in, providing a semantic layer that defines the concepts, properties, and relationships that bring meaning to the data. Ontologies ensure that data is semantically rich, accurate, and interpretable, regardless of its complexity or scale. 🔍 Why Ontologies Matter: Ontologies are essential for modeling the semantics of data, especially in complex domains where understanding relationships is crucial. When ontologies are defined in a structured and machine-readable format, they represent the way knowledge is exchanged between humans and machines. This also paves the way to empower machines to reason about data in a more human-like manner and with greater precision, transforming raw information into actionable insights that can support better decision-making. 🎤 At Big Data LDN, we’ll be presenting on the topic of Knowledge-Driven Data Management: "Managing data alone isn’t enough; we must also manage the domain-specific knowledge required to interpret, use, and integrate it effectively to support business strategy objectives." Link to session details in the first comment.

🚀 We’ll be at Big Data LDN next week! 🚀 Join Andrea Gioia and Jacopo Aliprandi for an insightful session on Knowledge-Driven Data Management, where we’ll explore how ontologies and knowledge graphs are reshaping the future of data governance. From building ontology-driven semantic layers to unlocking the full potential of your data products, we’ll dive deep into how a knowledge-first approach can drive better data interoperability, consistency, and governance across your organization. 🌐 📅 When: 18th Sept 2024 📍 Where: Big Data London 🎤 Session: Knowledge-Driven Data Management Learn how to evolve from traditional business glossaries and taxonomies to a robust, ontology-based framework that enriches your data, creating a structured, adaptable, and future-proof knowledge architecture. Stop by our booth or attend our session to learn more! We hope to see you there! 💡 #BigDataLDN #KnowledgeEngineering #DataMesh #DataProducts #KnowledgeGraph #OntologyDriven #DataGovernance #DataManagement

What is a data product catalog? 🤔 A data product catalog serves as a foundational tool supporting both the creation and utilization of data products. Its primary aim is to promote the development of reusable data products, preventing the proliferation of isolated analytical applications. Centralizing data product information enables organizations to streamline data discovery, foster collaboration, and maintain consistency across teams and projects: a centralized hub where teams can easily connect, share insights, and innovate together.