04.17.12
Say Ontology and Win $100
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Those that are interested in reducing their IT costs, improving the quality of their systems, and interested in mining data for new insights, should be aware of the major move towards the application of ontology. This was the message of the Ontology Summit 2012 that concluded last week.
The theme of the Ontology Summit 2012 was “Ontology for Big Systems.” This was an appropriate theme due to the size and complexity of today’s IT systems. The many project failures indicate that the current methods of architecting and engineering systems need the quality derived from the application of ontology.
If you believe that this notion of applying ontology is for university professors only, then you need to pay attention. The annual Ontology Summits began in 2006 and are sponsored by the US National Institute of Science and Technology. This year major successful applications of ontology were presented in:
- bioinformatics,
- electronic health records,
- intelligence,
- the smart electrical grid,
- manufacturing and supply chains,
- earth and environmental,
- e-science,
- cyberphysical systems,
- e-government.
Information on the Summit can be found at: http://ontolog.cim3.net/OntologySummit/2012/.
To better understand the outcomes of the Summit, read the communiqué at http://ontolog.cim3.net/OntologySummit/2012/communique.html. This communiqué was prepared by a large body of individuals with in-depth knowledge of ontology and big systems.
As an Enterprise Architect, I see the application of ontology as having a major impact on business and government systems. I foresee that the impact will be sudden and universal. I foresee this as the killer application of the future. It will reduce costs. It will improve quality. And, it will provide us with greater insight into the volumes of information captured each day.
Enterprise Architects are well-aware of the continuing evolution of technology. They creatively look for technology convergence that can provide breakthroughs in thinking. We are at one of those convergent junctions today. What is about to happen will give non-professional information technologists control of their use of automation in their business. No longer will they simply peer through windows and see only what applications let them see. They will be able to go inside, see how things work, and control their automation. – Enterprise Architects Masters of the Unseen City
Closing the Business / IT gap.
