There are three classifications of data: structured, semi-structured and unstructured. While structured data was the type used most often in organizations historically, AI and machine learning ...

We look at alternatives to relational databases that have emerged to help bring some structure to unstructured data and gain valuable insight by making it semi-structured.

All data has structure of some sort. Delineating between structured and unstructured data comes down to whether the data has a pre-defined data model and whether it’s organized in a pre-defined way.

Data platforms are evolving, with new capabilities to bring the unstructured, semi-structured and structured data worlds together.

Semi-structured data is here to stay, and it offers the potential for business advantage to companies that know what to do with it. Mark Whitehorn has advice on how to do that.

Similarly, those who conduct and analyse data primarily from semi-structured interviews or focus groups can benefit from information provided by survey research. This paper presents a systematic mixed ...