Left of the Date LineThree keys for analytics that drive outcomesMay 23, 2012
I've been having some very interesting conversations lately about the skills that make someone good at business analytics. It's a hard question; every...Read More
The Business Forecasting DealInternational Symposium on Forecasting (June 24-27 in Boston)May 22, 2012
SAS Dress Code In addition to providing great software for forecasting (and business analytics in general), SAS is also renowned as a great place t...Read More
Generation SASStudents help shape an upcoming release of SASMay 22, 2012
SAS Global Forum provides an environment filled with opportunities to learn, share, network and spend time with fellow SAS users, SAS authors, and SAS...Read More
The SAS Bookshelf10 bestselling books at SAS Global ForumMay 22, 2012
Sales figures are in for our bestselling books at SAS Global Forum. Books on a variety of topics made the list. New titles were (not surprisingly) ver...Read More
The SAS DummyQuery the Windows registry within your SAS programMay 22, 2012
On the SAS-L mailing list, a participant posed this question (paraphrased): How can I tell which date format my Windows session is using: European fo...Read More
Closing the Intelligence GapBeing wrong versus being confusedMay 22, 2012
Which is worse? Being wrong or being confused? Let’s start with some definitions. To make a wrong decision means you were mistaken and erroneous. ...Read More
Left of the Date LineHow analytics is unlocking the power of big data in IndiaMay 22, 2012
World over there is a lot of excitement today around big data. It has become both a buzzword and a reality with organizations being unclear of the...Read More
Customer AnalyticsCustomer analytics improve the odds at Seminole GamingMay 21, 2012
We had the good fortune to have Ralph Thomas, Ph.D., VP of Strategic Analytics and Database Marketing from Seminole Gaming, participate in our integra...Read More
Peer RevueThe Demise of the Gansy of Gnomes Gardening ClubMay 21, 2012
This is a tale of woe and misery, but also one of hope. Woe and misery Our tale begins more than seven years ago, an age ago in Internet Time. A c...Read More
The Analytic Hospitality ExecutiveRevenue management and competitive ratesMay 21, 2012
This month, the Analytic Hospitality Executive explores the topic of revenue management and price optimization. Throughout the month we will be explor...Read More
Key Happenings at support.sasSAS Talks features support.sas.com usage tipsMay 21, 2012
~ Contributed by Melissa Perez, Marketing Specialist, SAS ~ As most SAS customers are well aware, there is a load of content on support.sas.com. Bu...Read More
SAS Users GroupsExpanding a good thing: SAS Users Groups LinkedIn GroupMay 21, 2012
In August 2011, we expanded the scope of the SAS Global Forum blog and rebranded it as the SAS Users Group blog. Our goal was to create one vibrant ...Read More
The DO LoopFor each observation, find the variable that contains the minimum valueMay 21, 2012
The other day I encountered an article in the SAS Knowledge Base that shows how to write a macro that "returns the variable name that contains the m...Read More
Graphically SpeakingGraph size for presentationsMay 20, 2012
At SAS Global Forum, and again at PharmaSUG, we had the pleasure of attending many papers and presentations on various topics that included graphs in ...Read More
Information Architect"Traditional vendors to fare poorly with big data", not so for SAS...May 20, 2012
David Linthicum wrote a blog post entitled "3 winners, 3 losers in the move to big data" on InfoWorld and notes that traditional vendors "did not see...Read More- The SAS DummyUsing PROC SQL to get the schema of a MySQL databaseMay 18, 2012
It's Friday, and on SAS Voices they are posting fun stuff about dogs who work at SAS. I'm posting about PROC SQL and MySQL. You tell me - which of us ...Read More - The SAS BookshelfSAS author's tip: debugging with the LIST optionMay 18, 2012
This week's tip comes from SAS powerhouse Art Carpenter and his book Carpenter's Complete Guide to the SAS REPORT Procedure. SAS user Kim LeBouton cal...Read More 
Customer Analytics4 perspectives on finding profitable growthMay 18, 2012
There are no silver bullets that guarantee success for marketers. Betting on a single channel, technology, process or team is very much like betting e...Read More
SAS VoicesIntroducing Willie the Seeing Eye DogMay 18, 2012
I’m Willie the Seeing Eye Dog. I help Software Development Manager Ed Summers get around SAS Corporate Headquarters without breaking his neck. The edi...Read More
SAS VoicesThree visual narratives about SAS analyticsMay 18, 2012
I agreed to shoot at SAS Global Forum in Orlando some brief, YouTube-style videos of a few poster contest entrants. I’ve been to the last four of the...Read More
SAS Users GroupsFriday's Innovation Inspiration - Jenine Milum creates a report May 18, 2012
At SAS Global Forum, one of the most difficult areas for me to show to you are the poster presentations. This year, I asked Steve Polilli, a colleague...Read More
JMP Blog10 tips for making analytics converts out of your colleaguesMay 17, 2012
From the Analytically Speaking panel discussion this morning -- a live webcast I watched with hundreds of other people -- I picked up a multitude of s...Read More
SAS VoicesBest Practice #6: Interface design is important for reportingMay 17, 2012
As we begin the second half of our series on the 10 best practices for information management, reporting and analytics let’s review what we have learn...Read More- SAS Users GroupsSo long from SAS Global Forum 2012May 17, 2012
Here is the last video from the last day at SAS Global Forum 2012. This one is great! Make sure you stay in there long enough to watch the outtakes: t...Read More - Graphically SpeakingPharmaSUG 2012 updateMay 17, 2012
PharmaSUG 2012 conference drew to a close today, concluding two and a half days packed with papers, presentations, posters, hands-on demos and super d...Read More
Big data answers for your industry and your role
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Are you still struggling to understand what "big data" means to you or your industry? Or maybe you get it, but you want your boss to understand the opportunities, and you're not sure how to explain it clearly. Look no further. I've categorized some of our most popular recent big ... Read More
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