Posted: January 31, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: 4.1 The Holy Grail of IT | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Video Presentation Overview: This presentation gives a high-level overview of what is considered the “Holy Grail” of IT… the ability to provide Google-like query capability on structured data. This talk describes a collection of large information-technology challenges that must be solved in order to deliver the “Holy Grail”. Also, a high-level description of the technologies needed to deliver the Holy Grail are discussed.

Slide Presentation: The Holy Grail of IT

Prerequisite Video Presentation: Support of OOP Directly in a RDBMS
Prerequisite Video Presentation: Processing XML in a RDBMS

Demonstration: Data Privacy, Security, and Consent
Demonstration: Correlating Healthcare Data
Demonstration: Clinical Trials
Demonstration: Transforming an Information System into a Knowledge System

Posted: January 25, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: 1.3 Graph Queries in a RDBMS | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Presentation Overview: This presentation describes a variety of graph queries in a relational database. Query types include subsumption, path, inference, and polymorphism. These query types are based upon the use of transitive closure.

Slide Presentation: Graph Queries in a RDBMS

Demonstration: Path Query
Demonstration: Querying Cyclic Graphs
Demonstration: Related Concepts Query
Demonstration: Multidimensional Relationship Query

Posted: January 19, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: 4.3 Categorizing Structured Data | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Presentation Overview: This presentation describes ways of categorizing structured data. The ability to categorize structured data is the key to enable writing powerful queries that cross domain boundaries. Many of the categorization examples are in the healthcare field.

Slide Presentation: Categorizing Structured Data

Prerequisite Video Presentation: Support of OOP Directly in a RDBMS
Prerequisite Video Presentation: Processing XML in a RDBMS

Demonstration: Importing XML into TCSQL
Demonstration: Importing XSD into TCSQL
Demonstration: Instantiation of an XSD Class
Demonstration: Natural Language Processing
Demonstration: Social Network

Posted: January 17, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: 4.5 An Architecture to Deliver the Holy Grail of IT | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Presentation Overview: This presentation describes an architecture to deliver the Holy Grail of IT. This architecture is predicated on transforming an information system into a knowledge system via the use of ontologies, natural language processing (NLP), and the use of a technology called TCSQL.

Slide Presentation: An Architecture to Deliver the Holy Grail of IT

Prerequisite Video Presentation: Search Engine Technology
Prerequisite Video Presentation: The Holy Grail of IT
Prerequisite Video Presentation: Graph Navigation in a RDBMS
Prerequisite Video Presentation: Support of OOP Directly in a RDBMS
Prerequisite Video Presentation: Graph Queries in a RDBMS
Prerequisite Video Presentation: Processing XML in a RDBMS
Prerequisite Video Presentation: Soft Star Schema Data Warehouse
Prerequisite Video Presentation: Categorizing Structured Data

Demonstration: Importing XML into TCSQL
Demonstration: Importing XSD into TCSQL
Demonstration: Instantiation of an XSD Class
Demonstration: Natural Language Processing