Customer AnalyticsBig data is a big issue for marketingMay 25, 2012
Yesterday’s SAS Financial Services Executive Summit included a session titled “Big Data for the Next Big Idea,” which was moderated by SAS CMO...Read More
The SAS BookshelfSAS author's tip: displaying integrity constraintsMay 25, 2012
Kirk Lafler and his book PROC SQL: Beyond the Basics Using SAS are the source of this week's tip. PROC SQL was the very first book that I promoted whe...Read More
SAS Users GroupsFriday's Innovation Inspiration - Put up or shut up May 25, 2012
Put up or shut up is one of those great sayings from my generation. Loosely translated it means, stop complaining if you aren't going to do something ...Read More
SAS VoicesHow does the SAS VP of big data spend his time?May 25, 2012
Some of you might be wondering what I’m planning to spend my time on as the new VP of Big Data at SAS. I think there are three equally important segme...Read More
The Text FrontierData quality, what matters to analyticsMay 25, 2012
Wonderful news! My Viennese colleague, Gerhard Svolba – has completed his new book, “Data Quality for Analytics Using SAS”, now available from Amazo...Read More
Graphically SpeakingDual category variable graphMay 25, 2012
This post is a result of an intriguing question posed by a user on the SAS communities' page. How to create a bar chart where the category is a combi...Read More
Customer AnalyticsCheck assumptions to be sure you understand the customerMay 24, 2012
As a marketer, one of the highlights of the SAS Financial Services Executive Summit has been the interactive session titled "Exploring and Exploit...Read More
Customer AnalyticsHow well do you know today's customer?May 24, 2012
Today's second annual SAS Financial Services Executive Summit included a great panel discussion moderated by Lori Bieda from SAS, and featuring Gr...Read More
JMP BlogBilly Beane on the business of baseballMay 24, 2012
He's "an athlete who wants to be an academic." He's "the dumbest guy in the office." And his own professional baseball career was characterized by "ba...Read More
Customer AnalyticsTop 5 "Moneyball" lessons for marketers from Billy BeaneMay 24, 2012
SAS is hosting the second annual SAS Financial Services Executive Summit today at SAS global headquarters with executive leaders from the banking,...Read More
SAS VoicesIs high-performance analytics a catalyst of change in the software industry?May 24, 2012
In evolutionary biology there is an interesting concept called “punctuated equilibria,” which is used primarily to explain why the fossil record seems...Read More
SAS Users GroupsCongratulations Best Contributed Paper Winners PharmaSUG 2012!May 24, 2012
If you missed PharmaSUG - as I did - you still like to stay on top of the great information that comes out of the conference. I found the list of Best...Read More
Left of the Date LineSolving Business Problems with Dogfights and OODA LoopsMay 24, 2012
In Left of the Dateline we have been discussing topics ranging from the evolving role of the CIO, to the skills and competencies that organisations ne...Read More
The SAS DummySAS on a video game system? I called it.May 23, 2012
Back in 2009, I announced that SAS was developing a version of its business analytics platform for use on the Nintendo Wii. I think I gave our legal ...Read More
Customer AnalyticsConversational marketingMay 23, 2012
Conversations are dynamic and free flowing. One idea begets another. As people interact and knowledge is shared, perspectives can change … and with ...Read More
The Corner OfficeFour ways to unlock the value of big data in a hyperconnected worldMay 23, 2012
When faced with every possible challenge – from socio-economic to environmental – man has taken seemingly small steps into cyberspace, resulting in a ...Read More
SAS VoicesHow to make data visualization more intuitive with auto chartingMay 23, 2012
Last year I was given an iPad. At the time I was rather ho-hum about my new toy, but my fourteen-year-old daughter was ecstatic about it. I now know w...Read More
JMP BlogCreating micromaps in JMPMay 23, 2012
Editor's Note: This blog post first appeared in August 2011, at the end of blogger Jennifer Baulier's summer internship. We are republishing her blog ...Read More
Value AlleySurfing the disturbanceMay 23, 2012
The future of business is the martial arts CEO, the jujitsu strategist. Far too many organizations approach business with an American football mental...Read More
SAS Users GroupsHow can I spend a long SAS user weekend?May 23, 2012
If you're looking for some good stuff to read ... I mean great stuff for SAS users, I've had this list brewing in my head for a few weeks now. (The r...Read More
The DO LoopCompute statistics for each row by using subscript operatorsMay 23, 2012
In a previous blog, I showed how to use SAS/IML subscript reduction operators to compute the location of the maximum values for each row of a matr...Read More
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

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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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