by Holger Knublauch | Jun 13, 2017 | Ontology Modeling, Best Practices, Blog
RDF lists are a rather weak spot of the semantic technology stack. Their design is basically a linked structure of intermediate list nodes using dedicated properties rdf:rest and rdf:first. So a simple list of string literals “red”, “yellow”...
by Holger Knublauch | Jun 13, 2017 | Best Practices, Blog
RDF data validation is the process of checking a (data) graph against constraints from a schema definition. In the Shapes Constraint Language (SHACL), constraints are themselves expressed in a RDF syntax, in so-called shapes graphs. SHACL-based validation engines can...
by Holger Knublauch | Jun 12, 2017 | Blog
After two and half years of collaboration and discussions, the W3C Data Shapes Working Group has produced a collection of specifications that define the features of the Shapes Constraint Language (SHACL): SHACL (Official W3C Standard Recommendation) is the main...
by Irene Polikoff | Jun 3, 2017 | Blog, Metadata Management
During our recent webinar on metadata management, we ran several polls including one that asked attendees “What can’t you do with your metadata management solution?”. The chart below summarizes results: To analyze these results and discuss the root causes...
by Kristi Lee-John | May 22, 2017 | Data Governance, Blog
Click on the image above for an expanded view We fielded several questions as part of our recent webinar, Semantic Data Governance for GDPR Compliance. The webinar focused on how organizations can leverage TopBraid Enterprise Data Governance (EDG) to effectively...
by Taryn Madey | May 11, 2017 | Data Governance, Blog
Since you’ve reached this page, GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) must mean something to you or you need to find out if it does! In this blog, we will quickly review GDPR and its importance and then focus on the role technology can play to support effective...
