Re: It don't mean a thing ...
From: Eric Kaun <ekaun_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 01 Jun 2004 18:44:19 GMT
Message-ID: <784vc.4793$jf3.2715_at_newssvr16.news.prodigy.com>
Date: Tue, 01 Jun 2004 18:44:19 GMT
Message-ID: <784vc.4793$jf3.2715_at_newssvr16.news.prodigy.com>
"mountain man" <hobbit_at_southern_seaweed.com.op> wrote in message
news:M82vc.541$rz4.456_at_news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> The word "meaning" is critical here. Meaning to whom?
> I'd probably guess that this meaning is with respect to
> the organization which has assembled the data, the systems,
> the users, etc. So using this ...
>
> IMO the statement is accurate, but should be
> generalised further: data on its own not only has
> no meaning
> but is absolutely useless without the
> corresponding application layer by which it is
> constantly maintained.
> The organization requires both the data and the
> application layer in order to function. They are
> the ying and the yang; inseparable.
- erk