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March 28, 2006

Singularity of Metadata

The Singularity is a term used to describe an evolution of technology, biology, and our own capacity of understanding. On several occasions I have discussed the cycle of change in the world of technology. Specifically, how technology changes are coming faster and faster. At some point in time, we will be able to create change at the molecular level and basically do away with the physical creation of everything. The reality is that once you get to the molecular level, physical existence is simply a recipe; much in the same way our DNA is an instruction set for the creation of you. Convergence is inevitable and we already witnessed metadata moving away from the traditional database function to the content based value add. Specifically, organizations are beginning to utilize metadata for describing the full spectrum of assets within the organizations. New standards like ITIL are emerging to solidify the importance of tracking every asset; Asset Lifecycle Management. This convergence is only the second chapter of the entire novel of metadata.

Posted by Todd at March 28, 2006 11:51 AM