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  • noun dated Plural form of silo.

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Examples

  • This is particularly important as the public sector looks to outsource more of its functions, which could further accentuate existing siloes.

    Public sector can combat fraud with data sharing 2011

  • When I moved to Tampa and started telecommuting to my government job, I thought, wouldn't it be cool to continue these same kinds of conversations online: smart people sharing ideas and experience across siloes.

    GovLoop: A Social Network for Public Servants Sifry, Micah L. 2009

  • When I moved to Tampa and started telecommuting to my government job, I thought, wouldn't it be cool to continue these same kinds of conversations online: smart people sharing ideas and experience across siloes.

    GovLoop: A Social Network for Public Servants 2009

  • The goal and the result of computerizing the health care delivery sites of America should not be to turn today's isolated paper siloes into tomorrow's isolated electronic siloes.

    George Halvorson: Point 6: Connectivity Is Key To Care Improvement 2009

  • Kelly says there are siloes, but in fact there is tremendous interlinking at the same time.

    Berkman at 10: Is the Internet Good for Democracy, Or What? 2008

  • Kelly says there are siloes, but in fact there is tremendous interlinking at the same time.

    Berkman at 10: Is the Internet Good for Democracy, Or What? Sifry, Micah L. 2008

  • 'Why! you have emptied one of Aboulcasem's siloes,' we laughingly remarked to Balzac, as we gazed at all these splendours.

    Balzac Frederick Lawton

  • 'Why! you have emptied one of Aboulcasem's siloes,' we laughingly remarked to Balzac, as we gazed at all these splendours.

    Balzac Lawton, Frederick 1910

  • Melbourne-based medical research organisation BioGrid Australia has developed an e-health application which promises to break down information siloes between institutions by offering it as an integrated service.

    Computerworld News 2010

  • Answer: Users should note that most social media analytics, social network analysis, and social media monitoring tools are siloes, separate from and non-integrated with your existing BI, data warehousing, predictive analytics, complex event processing, and data integration tools.

    Intelligent Enterprise 2010

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