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Gilbane Advisor 10-12-22 — GraphQL, XR glasses

October 12, 2022 / Frank Gilbane

This week we feature articles by Kingsley Uyi Idehen, and Avi Bar-Zeev.

Additional reading from Emily M. Bender, Sana Behnam & Raluca Budiu, Mimi Chen, Calvin Lei, & Amit Yadav, and Stephen O’Grady.

News comes from Apollo, Optimizely, Confluent, and Elastic.

If you’ve missed any of the past 59 issues you can see them here; those, as well as all earlier issues can be found here.

Opinion / Analysis

What GraphQL brings to data access

Data remains the fundamental fuel that drives computing while emerging trends paradoxically remain an area rife with confusion. This post covers the role of GraphQL in the grand scheme of data access across the enterprise and world wide web.

Kingsley Uyi Idehen explains the role and value GraphQL brings to data access and digital transformation initiatives, and provides helpful context for IT and technical business analysts who are in the early stages of modernizing. (5 min).

https://medium.com/virtuoso-blog/what-graphql-brings-to-data-access-ae6eaa4ded2d

The road to all-day XR glasses

Avi Bar-Zeev wrote this article in July, but it is especially relevant this week given Meta’s Connect event and announcement of their Quest Pro headset. Bar-Zeev has been involved in “about ten different XR headset projects”, and is especially interested in what it will take to deliver consumer-ready all-day wearable AR glasses — he does not think we are close. This probably won’t be a surprise to many if you, but if you want to be well-informed on this topic you need to read this. (14 min).

https://medium.com/predict/the-road-to-all-day-xr-glasses-46063af34285

Content technology news

Apollo GraphQL introduces GraphOS

A platform to build, connect, and scale any supergraph, a runtime that connects backend and frontend systems in a modular way.
https://gilbane.com/2022/10/apollo-graphql-introduces-graphos/

Optimizely announces Orchestrate

The new Orchestrate solution combines its Content Marketing (CMP), Content Management (CMS), and Digital Asset Management (DAM) products.
https://gilbane.com/2022/10/optimizely-announces-orchestrate/

Confluent launches Stream Governance Advanced

To extend data streaming across the business with point-in-time lineage insights, sophisticated data cataloging, and global quality controls.
https://gilbane.com/2022/10/confluent-launches-stream-governance-advanced/

Elastic announces updates to search platform

The data analytics platform for search-powered solutions aims to transform the way enterprises search, observe and protect data.
https://gilbane.com/2022/10/elastic-announces-updates-to-search-platform/

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The Gilbane Advisor is curated by Frank Gilbane for content technology, computing, and digital experience professionals. The focus is on strategic technologies. We publish recommended articles and content technology news weekly. We do not sell or share personal data.

Gilbane Advisor 10-5-22 — structured content, zero knowledge, search

October 5, 2022 / Frank Gilbane

This week we feature an article by Carrie Hane.

Additional reading comes from Rachel Andrew, and Elena Burger, Bryan Chiang, Sonal Chokshi, Eddy Lazzarin, Justin Thaler & Ali Yahya.

News comes from Adobe, Veryfi, AtScale, and Grammarly.

If you’ve missed any of the past 58 issues you can see them here; those, as well as all earlier issues can be found here.

Opinion / Analysis

Structured content 101

Many of you don’t need an explanation of structured content or its value potential, but you’ll appreciate Carrie Hane’s effort to educate a broader audience of content-focused and business professionals that do. Her guide might also facilitate communication and collaboration between content pros and data science colleagues. (14 min).

https://www.sanity.io/structured-content

Content technology news

Adobe updates Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements

The new releases incorporate new Adobe Sensei AI-powered features to enable streamlined editing, step-by-step Guided Edits to help beginners.
https://gilbane.com/2022/09/adobe-updates-photoshop-elements-and-premiere-elements/

Grammarly announces general availability of its Text Editor SDK

Grammarly for Developers allows builders to easily add grammar checking and real-time writing support into their web or desktop applications.
https://gilbane.com/2022/09/grammarly-announces-general-availability-of-its-text-editor-sdk/

Veryfi offers free platform to transform documents into structured data

Companies can turn unstructured documents into structured data can add AI-driven OCR capabilities to their apps without typical startup costs.
https://gilbane.com/2022/09/veryfi-offers-free-platform-to-transform-documents-into-structured-data/

AtScale adds enterprise AI capabilities to semantic layer platform

New capabilities support developer productivity and business adoption to accelerate the deployment of Data-Centric enterprise AI.
https://gilbane.com/2022/09/atscale-adds-enterprise-ai-capabilities-to-semantic-layer-platform/

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Gilbane Advisor 9-28-22 — MLOps or no, Tabu search, practical NLP

September 28, 2022 / Frank Gilbane

This week we feature an article from Lak Lakshmanan.

Additional reading comes from Adam Langley, Fabio Chiusano, and Jing Huang, Mingang Fu, & Minghui Liu.

News comes from Apptek & expert.ai, Fivetran, Cloudflare, and Stardog & Databricks.

If you’ve missed any of the past 57 issues you can see them here; those, as well as all earlier issues can be found here.

Opinion / Analysis

No, you don’t need MLOps

Well you might. But either way Lak Lakshmanan provides lots to think, or re-think, about. (14 min).

MLOps started from a straightforward problem statement — that the technical debt associated with ML models becomes intolerable if the models are not adjusted over time to account for changes in the environment. Since that 2015 observation, ML models and frameworks have been built that make it relatively easy to avoid the most glaring potholes in the way of the ML practitioner. However, in the past year or so, the MLOps buzzword has taken on a life of its own. At this point, most things sold as MLOps are overkill and unnecessary for most teams.

https://lakshmanok.medium.com/no-you-dont-need-mlops-5e1ce9fdaa4b

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Content technology news

Stardog joins Databricks Partner Connect

The integration means organizations can add a unified semantic layer atop Databricks to accelerate data analytics for more data-informed decisions.
https://gilbane.com/2022/09/stardog-joins-databricks-partner-connect/

Fivetran introduces Metadata API

Customers can integrate with governance and observability tools to give data teams more control over who has access to what data.
https://gilbane.com/2022/09/fivetran-introduces-metadata-api/

Apptek and expert.ai announce strategic partnership

To help companies augment intelligent automation by extending AI-based text analytics to audio content, even across multiple languages.
https://gilbane.com/2022/09/apptek-and-expert-ai-announce-strategic-partnership/

Cloudflare launches Data Localization Suite in Asia

To help businesses comply with data localization obligations by using Cloudflare to set rules and controls on data storage ad access.
.https://gilbane.com/2022/09/cloudflare-launches-data-localization-suite-in-asia/

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Gilbane Advisor 9-21-22 — Emergence in LLMs, SVG

September 21, 2022 / Frank Gilbane

This week we feature articles from Ben Dickson and Kurt Cagle.

Additional reading comes from Jack FitzGerald, Ignacio de Gregorio, and the IAB.

News comes from Adobe & Figma, Progress, Acquia, and Santa Cruz Software.

If you’ve missed any of the past 56 issues you can see them here; those, as well as all earlier issues can be found here.

Opinion / Analysis

AI scientists are studying the “emergent” abilities of large language models

I was fascinated with emergent properties in grad school, and argued for their relevance and value when “big data” became a thing. It’s good to see a disciplined look at emergence in large language models. Ben Dickson’s useful summary of a new study includes helpful background links. (6 min).

https://bdtechtalks.com/2022/08/22/llm-emergent-abilities/

Imaging the web with Scalable Vector Graphics

Being a good data visualization artist does not necessarily require strong artistic skills, but it does depend upon understanding the tools and technologies that are out there. Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) is becoming an essential technology in the data space, useful for building maps and charts that can work well on the web, creating detailed diagrams with rich metadata, and even laying the foundation for effective data presentations to clients or customers. SVG really is the foundation for intelligent graphics.

SVG has been around for a long time, but as Kurt Cagle points out in this excellent piece, it is still unknown to many and under-utilized. (11 min).

https://www.datasciencecentral.com/imaging-the-web-with-scalable-vector-graphics/

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Content technology news

Adobe to acquire Figma

Figma’s web-based, multi-player capabilities to accelerate the delivery and collaboration of Adobe’s Creative Cloud technologies on the web.
https://gilbane.com/2022/09/adobe-to-acquire-figma/

LinkrUI adds DAM syncing for Microsoft Office

LinkrUI for synchronizing digital assets stored in a DAM system now compatible for Microsoft Word, Microsoft Powerpoint and Microsoft Excel.
https://gilbane.com/2022/09/linkrui-adds-dam-syncing-for-microsoft-office/

Acquia adds new Channel Portals capabilities to Acquia DAM

Channel Portals allow businesses to create and share branded, secure, and up-to-date digital product catalogs with individual partners.
https://gilbane.com/2022/09/acquia-adds-new-channel-portals-capabilities-to-acquia-dam/

Progress updates developer tools

The new release of UI developer tools includes new components and enhancements for Blazor, .NET MAUI, Angular, React.
https://gilbane.com/2022/09/progress-updates-developer-tools/

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Gilbane Advisor 9-14-22 — The Merge, Internet Archive, PyTorch

September 14, 2022 / Frank Gilbane

Hello Reader:

This week we feature articles from Nitish Pahwa & Emma Wallenbrock, and Fred Wilson.

Additional reading: Edin Kapić, Mike Wheatley, and Webb Wright

News: Ontotext, Algolia, Optimizely, and Brave.

If you’ve missed any of the past 55 issues you can see them here; those, as well as all earlier issues can be found here.

Opinion / Analysis

Could the Internet Archive go out like Napster?

You may recall the lawsuit for “willful mass copyright infringement” filed against the Internet Archive for its National Emergency Library by a number of major publishers in early 2020 (Hachette v. Internet Archive). This was/is a case where it is difficult to find a true villain. A number of authors, who had the most to lose have dropped support for the suit, which is still active. Nitish Pahwa & Emma Wallenbrock provide a useful update, with enough background for anyone who needs it. Their title is to grab your attention, but they acknowledge such a fear may be overblown. (9 min).

https://slate.com/technology/2022/09/internet-archive-national-emergency-library-lawsuit.html

The Merge

The, apparently imminent, Ethereum merge that is. To the extent we cover crypto our focus is on the potential of blockchains for platform and enterprise applications rather than fintech or fads. The Ethereum merge is important for crypto in general. AVC’s Fred Wilson has a short explanation of why the merge is so important. As a VC whose family and company “have large holdings in ETH and other crypto assets”, he is both knowledgeable and an interested party. (In terms of disclosure, I have a truly minuscule amount of ETH.) (< 3 min).

https://avc.com/2022/08/the-merge/

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Content technology news

Ontotext announces Metadata Studio

To help enterprises orchestrate content tagging and evaluate text analysis services to get the best results and maintain metadata quality.
https://gilbane.com/2022/09/ontotext-announces-metadata-studio/

Algolia acquires Search.io

Algolia will combine its keyword search and Search.io’s Neuralsearch into a single API-First Search and Discovery platform.
https://gilbane.com/2022/09/algolia-acquires-search-io/

Brave integration deepens support for Unstoppable Domains

Creators can build decentralized content with a domain that they fully own and control, hosted on the InterPlanetary File System (IFPS).
https://gilbane.com/2022/09/brave-integration-deepens-support-for-unstoppable-domains/

Optimizely experimentation platform on Google Cloud Marketplace

Optimizely’s experimentation solutions ease creation of personalized, meaningful engagements through data to improve customer experience (CX).
https://gilbane.com/2022/09/optimizely-experimentation-platform-on-google-cloud-marketplace/

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Gilbane Advisor 9-7-22 — Knowledge portals, Stable Diffusion, AR glasses

September 7, 2022 / Frank Gilbane

Hello Reader:

This week we feature articles from Kurt Cagle, Simon Willison, and Jean-Louis Gassée.

Additional reading comes from Katariina Kari, and Daniel Tunkelang.

News comes from Apollo GraphQL & MongoDB, Umbraco, TransPerfect, and Joomla.

If you’ve missed any of the past 54 issues you can see them here; those, as well as all older issues can be found here.

Opinion / Analysis

From knowledge graphs to knowledge portals

Whether you’re contemplating, planning, implementing, or looking to better utilize either of these, you should read Kurt Cagle’s thought-provoking post. (7 min).

https://www.datasciencecentral.com/from-knowledge-graphs-to-knowledge-portals/

Stable Diffusion is a really big deal

Stable diffusion was released a couple of weeks ago and has generated a lot of excitement as an alternative to DALL·E and other image generation tools. The main reasons for the enthusiasm are that it is completely open source, you can run it on a PC, and you can run it on a cloud for just a few dollars a month without being technical. Simon Willison has more details. (5 min).

https://simonwillison.net/2022/Aug/29/stable-diffusion/

Apple AR glasses: a next big thing?

Apple Augmented Reality (AR) glasses are a good candidate to be Apple’s ‘next big thing’. But it doesn’t seem likely that we’ll learn much more about them at tomorrow’s Apple event. Jean-Louis Gassée is skeptical they’ll be coming anytime soon and explains why. (5 min).

https://mondaynote.com/apple-ar-glasses-a-next-big-thing-candidate-bfe2b3e9d32b

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Content technology news

Umbraco launches US data hosting option

The U.S. regional hosting option for improved performance and easier compliance with stringent data policies and privacy requirements.
https://gilbane.com/2022/09/umbraco-launches-us-data-hosting-option/

Apollo GraphQL & MongoDB create stack for app developers

MongoDB’s database paired with the GraphQL query language allows developers to work with the database in the language of their choice.
https://gilbane.com/2022/08/apollo-graphql-mongodb-create-stack-for-app-developers/

TransPerfect acquires Sterling Technology

Sterling’s VDR (virtual data room) solutions enable file sharing and content collaboration among all participants to increase productivity.
https://gilbane.com/2022/08/transperfect-acquires-sterling-technology/

Joomla 4.2 and 3.10.11 released

The new version of the CMS includes new and improved features for bloggers and authors, web designers, extension developers and web agencies.
https://gilbane.com/2022/08/joomla-4-2-and-3-10-11-released/

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Intrepids — summary & status

August 15, 2022 / Frank Gilbane

The latest post from Girish Altekar on Intrepid technology and applications*. The introductory post is here and all our re-published intrepid posts are here.

If you have read the previous posts on Intrepids (see below), you understand how Intrepids empower individuals to manage and reuse their data efficiently while enhancing data privacy, increasing data control, and facilitating genuine competitiveness in marketplaces they are interested in. Above all, using Intrepids is a liberating experience for data owners as, untethered from call centers, complex web sites, and repeated data entry, data owners are free to go about their lives feeling secure about their personal data and knowing that their Intrepid driven requests are being honored accurately.

Businesses benefit also. The authentication and accuracy that is built into Intrepid driven data transfer empowers business applications to rely on actual dependable user data, instead of screen scraping and heuristics. Dependable data reduces the need for data verification and cleansing and drives the creation of new innovative applications that reduce business costs and improve customer experience. We have used Intrepids in sales applications where sales reps need to provide the same quote to multiple customers repeatedly.

Status

Intrep-id.com and related websites belong to DeepCoolClear, LLC, a small business based in Austin, TX, with related interests in managed WIFI/Broadband services.

We are a pre-revenue startup, but we hope you agree that we have accomplished much in building the base Intrepid platform, identifying, and building upon the initial applications and vocabularies. All our development to date has been funded internally.

We continue to work on making our platform robust. We are adding features that make Intrepids easy to use by individuals and for businesses to adopt. Our platform supports easy integration of Intrepids on business websites, super-fast design, and implementation of new vocabularies, and incorporates standard software engineering elements such as backward compatibility, Intrepid versioning, scalability, etc. Intrepids use a self-encrypting / decrypting mechanism that can be turned off and on a per vocabulary basis. Blockchain is under consideration for future development.

We also continue to work on a smartphone app that can receive Intrepids and create an Intrepid repository on a smartphone. From there, the app allows easy search of the repository to select and post an Intrepid to the receiver using NFC, Bluetooth, and other mechanisms.

These posts are intended to generate two kinds of interest.

We want to see if there is user interest in a privacy mechanism such as Intrepids. Please feel free to try out any application and give us your feedback if you think Intrepids, if/when widely adopted, may be useful to you.
We are also looking for strategic business partners who may be interested in exploring the use of Intrepids for their businesses and customers. Remember that any repetitive or burdensome data transfer can be eliminated by using Intrepids.

Work with intrep-id.com …

Strategic Partnerships

The circular problem that reduces incentives and limits Intrepid adoption is real and it will take time to get the flywheel rotating for the most general Intrepid use cases. Nevertheless, as demonstrated in these posts, there are many applications that businesses can deploy today, even if only to their customers, that deliver Intrepid benefits to their business and their customers.

We welcome interest in such strategic partnerships and other forms of collaboration / investment / JV from businesses who share our vision of putting data owners in control of their own data.

Intrepids for Entrepreneurs

We believe the Intrepid technology will find a natural home with entrepreneurs. Setting aside the few “horizontal” Intrepids, most Intrepids are “verticals” unto themselves. We have shown a few applications in these posts here, and entrepreneurs with domain knowledge in areas we haven’t explored will know of other Intrepid applications where Intrepid technology can be used to eliminate repetitive tasks with innovative applications. Individuals who share our passion and commitment about convenience, security, and privacy are invited to take these ideas forward.

By design, most Intrepids can be viewed as separate lines of business that entrepreneurs can grow with their domain knowledge and connections relevant to the specific market.

Intrepids for Investors

Intrepids are a new and innovative mechanism. The work we have produced is of value collectively, but we don’t believe the underlying ideas are protectable IP. And so, other than an idea that we believe in, we don’t have anything to offer to investors just yet. We welcome interest.

https://intrep-id.com

*Disclosure: I am an advisor to the Intrepid team.

Intrepid user illustration — Intrepid applications

State government / citizen Intrepids

August 10, 2022 / Frank Gilbane

The latest post from Girish Altekar on Intrepid technology and applications*. The introductory post is here and all our re-published intrepid posts are here.

Most State Government interactions with their citizens are repeating in nature. Application for licenses, registration, services, or reporting taxes, revenue, and production details, citizens and businesses do these things on monthly, quarterly, or annual basis. Much of the information provided is generally static with only a few fields whose values may change during each period. We believe there is an opportunity for State Governments (certainly Texas, our home state but we expect pretty much all of them) to reduce the wasted time and effort of their citizens when requiring them to comply with local reporting requirements.

The following Intrepids represent only a small fraction of applications of repetitive data exchange between Texans and the Texas State government. An Intrepid overlay application SaveTimeTx https://savetimetx.com/ reduces the effort required by citizens and businesses to file reports and transfer data to the State.

Webfile https://lnkd.in/g4vH8zRQ – filing tax reports online. Only the revenue fields change in each report period.

Production Report https://lnkd.in/gxgFxmF6 – Oil and Gas production report in TX. Most fields are static.

Vehicle Registration https://lnkd.in/gxwTHDK8 – Annual registration at DMV. All fields are static.

In a loosely coupled State/Citizen ecosystem, Intrepid-based filings or applications will save citizens and businesses significant effort over a single year. An Intrepid mechanism such as SaveTimeTX https://savetimetx.com/ (or equivalent) can significantly reduce friction between State/Citizen interactions.

We are interested in your feedback. https://lnkd.in/gm3fAPhP

Previous Intrepid related posts available at intrep-id.com.
Introduction – https://lnkd.in/g7VyFyya
Travel Intrepid – https://lnkd.in/gBSYj7h5
Resume Intrepid – https://lnkd.in/giNkzrPR
Other Intrepids – https://lnkd.in/gMg6UuTu
Personal Health Profile Intrepid – https://lnkd.in/gmtu4x5t
Data Preferences Intrepid – https://lnkd.in/gS–wF_8
Support / Receipt Intrepid – https://lnkd.in/gXJadWuX
An Invoicing / Payment application – https://lnkd.in/gtzwqa3e

Future Topics

State Government Applications – this
Summing it up And Current Status

https://intrep-id.com

*Disclosure: I am an advisor to the Intrepid team.

Opinion / Analysis

What GraphQL brings to data access

The road to all-day XR glasses

More Reading

Content technology news

Apollo GraphQL introduces GraphOS

Optimizely announces Orchestrate

Confluent launches Stream Governance Advanced

Elastic announces updates to search platform

Opinion / Analysis

Structured content 101

More Reading

Content technology news

Adobe updates Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements

Grammarly announces general availability of its Text Editor SDK

Veryfi offers free platform to transform documents into structured data

AtScale adds enterprise AI capabilities to semantic layer platform

Opinion / Analysis

No, you don’t need MLOps

More Reading

Content technology news

Stardog joins Databricks Partner Connect

Fivetran introduces Metadata API

Apptek and expert.ai announce strategic partnership

Cloudflare launches Data Localization Suite in Asia

Opinion / Analysis

AI scientists are studying the “emergent” abilities of large language models

Imaging the web with Scalable Vector Graphics

More Reading

Content technology news

Adobe to acquire Figma

LinkrUI adds DAM syncing for Microsoft Office

Acquia adds new Channel Portals capabilities to Acquia DAM

Progress updates developer tools

Opinion / Analysis

Could the Internet Archive go out like Napster?

The Merge

More Reading

Content technology news

Ontotext announces Metadata Studio

Algolia acquires Search.io

Brave integration deepens support for Unstoppable Domains

Optimizely experimentation platform on Google Cloud Marketplace

Opinion / Analysis

From knowledge graphs to knowledge portals

Stable Diffusion is a really big deal

Apple AR glasses: a next big thing?

More Reading…

Content technology news

Umbraco launches US data hosting option

Apollo GraphQL & MongoDB create stack for app developers

TransPerfect acquires Sterling Technology

Joomla 4.2 and 3.10.11 released

Status

Work with intrep-id.com …

Strategic Partnerships

Intrepids for Entrepreneurs

Intrepids for Investors

Future Topics

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