The GaaP, Government as a Platform

continuing.
“Everyone in Government… promotes the concept of Government as a Platform (GaaP). A recent video issued by (Government Digital Service) GDS gives a high level view of GaaP and states: 
We think there is a simpler, easier wa…

The GaaP, Government as a Platform

continuing.
“Everyone in Government… promotes the concept of Government as a Platform (GaaP). A recent video issued by (Government Digital Service) GDS gives a high level view of GaaP and states: 
We think there is a simpler, easier wa…

API Design: Compartments

I’ve been reviewing the FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources, http://www.hl7.org/fhir) specification and they have an interesting concept called a compartment.  Per the spec: Each resource may belong to one or more logical compartments. A compartment is a logical grouping of resources which share a common property. Compartments have two principal roles: Function as an access […]

Computing Cardiovascular Risk Score – BioIngine (HDN)

Mar 21, 2016 Below is Screen Shots of the BioIngine – HDN Ingine; that creates a semantic lake and from which computes the probabilistic risk; as one of the use case. Bioingine.com; in its first attempt is implemented employing Wolfram… Continue Reading →

Storm Clouds: DropBox’s Back to the Future Moment

One of the big news items from last week was DropBox’s announcement that it had brought its file storage infrastructure in-house, moving (mostly) away from AWS: Years ago, we called Dropbox a “Magic Pocket” because it was designed to keep all your files in one convenient place. Dropbox has evolved from that simple beginning to […]

What Hoverboards Tell Us About Compatibility and the Need for Standards

By Steve Nunn, President and CEO, The Open Group Every holiday season, there is always one gift everyone just has to have. This past year, that honor went to the hoverboard, a self-balancing scooter reminiscent of the skateboards many of … Continue reading