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NASA has been set the ambitious targets of taking humans back to the Moon by 2024, then to later make the order-of-magnitude leap on to Mars. Even for the globally renowned space agency, it is a struggle.
According to a recent report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) it still isn t quite sure how much this will cost, nor how long it will take to get the equipment ready. Hardware challenges abound, including testing an electric ion propulsion system for the orbiting capsule, dubbed
Gateway.
On top of all that, there is the question of whether NASA has the right people in place to take on the Moon mission and the trip to the Red Planet beyond. Trying to come up with some answers is David Meza, senior data scientist within the agency’s people analytics group, who has begun employing graph database technologies to try and help.
This is a guest blogpost by Amy Holder from Neo4j. She examines recent interest in graph databases as the basis for the next wave of human capital management technology. For global HR influencer .
Global HR influencer Josh Bersin recently singled out graph databases as the basis for a new wave of HCM technology over the next 5-10 years. Neo4j’s Amy Holder examines the claim and considers some real-world examples.
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Summary:
NASA is employing graph database technology to proactively map skills with project openings to great effect.
While commercial graph databases have been around for more than a decade, it’s the case that they have yet to make much impact in the HR space.
That said, HR tech guru Josh Bersin believes that the technology is a “powerful tool” with much potential in a world that is moving from rigid, hierarchical job descriptions and definitions towards a talent marketplace-based approach.
The focus here is on creating more fluid, flexible roles based on the skills and capabilities required to complete given tasks within a range of projects and assignments.
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