💠Structured Data: A Quick Overview | XS’ Issue #56
In business, data is everything.
Without accurate and timely data, it's difficult to make informed decisions that can help your company grow.
However, not all data is created equal. There are two main types of data:
structured
unstructured.
Understanding the differences between these two types is critical for business owners who want to make the most of their data. This week, we'll break down structured data and explain how it can benefit your business.
What Is Structured Data?
Structured data is a type of data that is arranged in a structured, systematic way. This means that it is organized according to certain rules or conventions and that it can be easily accessed and used by computer systems.
Structured data includes things like structured databases, XML files, and datasets from scientific studies.
While structured data has many applications in business and other fields, it is especially useful for tasks like analyzing trends or making predictions based on large datasets.
Its main advantage lies in its ability to be quickly parsed and analyzed by computers. Overall, structured data represents an important tool for unlocking the power of big data in today's digital age.
Benefits of Structured Data
Easily used by business users:Â By using structured data in their systems and databases, businesses can more easily extract important insights and trends from the huge volume of information they collect.
Easily used by ML algorithms:Â Because structured data can be managed and manipulated with software tools, it is ideal for machine learning applications and other tasks that require large amounts of data processing.
Disadvantages of Structured Data
While structured data offers many benefits, there are also some potential drawbacks to consider.
Specific purpose usage: Structured data with pre-defined rules may only be utilized for its intended purpose, restricting various commercial use cases.
Limited storage options:Â Structured data is often kept in relational databases or data warehouses, both of which have fairly strict forms. If you need to make changes to your records, you must update all of the structured data.
Structured Data vs. Unstructured Data
Rounding Up the Stack
Each and every week, hundreds of blog posts, guides, and playbooks are written, tens of podcast episodes are recorded, and tens of videos and webinars are produced in the digital experience space.
These are the most exciting content from last week that caught our attention, and we enjoyed reading, listening, and watching:
Blog Posts
A composable approach lets you make incremental improvements while moving away from legacy tools and monoliths. Teams get a chance to see the value before saying goodbye to tools they once loved. Managers can rest easy without the stress of a big-bang replacement.
In this piece, Charles Giardina is sparking a thought-provoking discussion on the future of data engineering and the potential obsolescence of ETL. As the industry continues to evolve, data engineers must adapt and explore new roles within the modern data stack.
In this article, you’ll explore the benefits of a headless CMS and why businesses should consider making the switch. From improved website and app performance to cost savings, you will see how headless CMS can streamline content creation and delivery while also providing a better user experience.
User-generated content helps people make a decision about whether a product is right for them. Showcasing your customers’ content is a great way to increase engagement and conversion.
Driving demand in B2B is no longer enough. To achieve growth, look across the full spectrum of the customer lifecycle.
Podcast Episodes
How to Understand Your Customers Better
Videos and Webinars
The Six Pillars of Content Experience and How Digital Asset Management Enables Them
Guides, Case Studies, and Reports
Key Finding From MACH Alliance Annual Survey of Global IT Decision Makers
Legacy is still holding companies back, with one in five companies spending over half their IT budget on upgrades
87% of those who have increased MACH are more responsive and ahead of the competition
US leadership lacks understanding of MACH benefits despite the biggest legacy debt
Upcoming Events & Webinars
The modern website has become an art of composition. It’s a rarity that a website will only pull content from a single source these days.
This has become such a common occurrence that we’ve seen various tools arrive on scene to address the challenges inherent in composable content. Both Bryan’s and Sean’s companies (Hygraph and Stackbit) are working on the problem, and in very different ways.
This episode will begin with an introduction to composable (or federated) content before diving deep into challenges, proposed solutions, and inspiration for taking advantage of this relatively new pattern.
That’s it from our side.
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