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Jim Davis, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for SAS, is responsible for providing strategic direction for SAS products, solutions and services and presenting the SAS brand worldwide. Additionally, he oversees a number of operational units including Publications, Education, and Alliances and Channels. In this blog he writes about the larger issues that affect a global business, and what it takes to be competitive in the 21st century. Read more about Jim.

Recent Posts

Why would you want to visualize 5 billion rows of data?

A few years ago our new media team made this quick video to give you sense of just how big a billion is: That’s big. ... Read More

You saved 92 hours. So what?

Let’s talk about the time savings involved with high-performance analytics. I’ve blogged before about the time reductions we’ve seen when analyzing big data with our ... Read More

Get smart on the Smart Grid

The Research Triangle area is getting attention as a hub of innovation for the Smart Grid.  Some facts: Nearly 60 companies in the Triangle ... Read More

Is big data over hyped?

We’ve definitely hit the point in the “big data” hype cycle where people are looking critically at the term and asking what all the fuss ... Read More

SAS = analytics. Analytics = hot.

The analytics market is hot. We’ve been saying that for a while now, and so have many industry experts. If you didn’t believe it before ... Read More

Retail: the “sophisticated numbers game”

Are you a last-minute holiday shopper? Or the type that has everything bought, wrapped and tagged before Thanksgiving? It's safe to say, I do all ... Read More

Inspired by Facebook: Five ways to create a culture of innovation

Visitors to the SAS campus in Cary, NC often walk away feeling inspired by our corporate culture and our creative surroundings. I felt the same ... Read More

What do retail banking customers want?

What do retail banking customers want? SAS, along with partner Cognizant, recently sponsored two consumer focus groups to answer that question. Conducted by The Bank ... Read More

Stop asking, Why? And start asking, What if?

A few years ago, we had this big debate between the terms business intelligence and business analytics – and which one was more accurate or ... Read More

Five tips for introducing analytics into your organization

What is the best way to become an analytic organization? Is there a tipping point of acceptance when funding opens up for analytic projects and ... Read More