SAS Users GroupsConcatenation with speed and styleMay 30, 2012
I am part of a 'virtual team from SAS Technical Support' who provide the suggestions for the Tips & Techiques section for the SAS Tech Report each...Read More
Customer AnalyticsFor financial services companies, the customer rules!May 29, 2012
We just completed our largest annual event for Financial Services, the SAS Financial Services Executive Summit, where the theme was using analytics to...Read More
The Corner OfficeWhat is a data scientist? And do you really need one?May 29, 2012
Regardless of the down economy, the amount of data being captured and stored didn’t slow down in the last few years. If anything, it has increased sin...Read More
State and Local ConnectionFour E's of crash analytics, part 3: EngineeringMay 29, 2012
We're at stop #3 on the crash analytics highway. We've introduced the topic of the Four E's and have discussed the role of analytics in Enforcement. N...Read More
SAS VoicesUseful CoP tips for working with virtual teams May 29, 2012
This is not a post about members of the police force, but a post about an increasingly used form of collaboration within organizations named "Communit...Read More
The DO LoopDid you know that PROC IML automatically loads certain modules?May 29, 2012
In the SAS/IML language, a user-defined function or subroutine is called a module. Modules are used to extend the capability of the SAS/IML languag...Read More
Closing the Intelligence GapAnalytics and EPM – You’ve read me, now hear meMay 29, 2012
I wrote my first weekly SAS blog in February 2007, almost 5 ½ years ago and have rarely missed a week. So you have read me. In this blog I deviate fro...Read More
A Shot in the ArmOf black swans, dragon kings, strange attractors and seahorsesMay 29, 2012
Two rather random events have made a strong impact on me during the twenty years or so I have spent working on clinical information systems. The fi...Read More
Graphically SpeakingBivariate response graphMay 28, 2012
Recently, I came across an interesting graph showing Euro contries bank exposuro to GIIPS countries, as percent of GNP. Here is the graph: I t...Read More
SAS Users GroupsWhy do you love SAS Global Forum?May 28, 2012
I found this great video on AllAnalytics.com. It was shot while you guys were at SAS Global Forum and has soooo many great SAS users talking about the...Read More
Left of the Date LineBig data and high performance analytics across Asia PacificMay 28, 2012
Over the past month or so on this blog, we have been talking about big data and high performance analytics (HPA) across the Asia Pacific region. We ex...Read More
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
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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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