Hadoop may have been the buzzword for the last few years, but streaming seems to be what everyone is talking about these days. Hadoop deals primarily with big data in stationary and batch-based analytics. But modern streaming technologies are aimed at the opposite spectrum, dealing with data in motion and
With the US Affordable Care Act (ACA) and other health topics in the news lately, I wondered how much people spend on healthcare in various countries. Of course spending varies from person to person, so I decided to take a look at the average per capita spending in each country (it's
In „Silicon Germany“, dem Nachfolgebuch zu seinem Bestseller „Silicon Valley“ (siehe mein Blog dazu), konzentriert sich Christoph Keese ganz auf den Wirtschaftsstandort Deutschland. Kompetent, facettenreich und gut geschrieben mündet die Bestandsaufnahme in ein Plädoyer, gerichtet an Wirtschaft und mehr noch an die Politik: „Wie wir die digitale Transformation schaffen“.
Who cares about sports and data? Not just athletes, coaches and fans. It turns out that many companies outside of sporting organisations are also associated with the sports industry. For example, financial services organisations are actively involved in sports sponsorships. Retailers sell fan merchandise. Telcos build social engagement strategies around
Recently, one of sons came to me and asked about something called “The Monty Hall Paradox.” They had discussed it in school and he was having a hard time understanding it (as you often do with paradoxes). For those of you who may not be familiar with the Monty Hall
This past weekend, Hurricane Matthew came through the Carolinas. Some areas had record flooding, while other areas didn't. I was anxious to get back to work today, so I could use SAS software and create a custom map showing who got how much rain. But before we get to the official
Machine learning is taking a significant role in many big data initiatives today. Large retailers and consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies are using machine learning combined with predictive analytics to help them enhance consumer engagement and create more accurate demand forecasts as they expand into new sales channels like the
.@philsimon asks, Rather than trying to tackle a new form of governance, wouldn't your organization do better to shore up its existing data-governance practices?
With today’s customers able to access rich sources of product and service information – especially pricing data – when they are mobile, retailers are being forced to innovate in the way they capture consumers’ attention. Unfortunately, attention spans are rapidly decreasing to just the few seconds that a user spends
We've witnessed a significant rise in data governance adoption in recent years. Careers, technology, education, frameworks, practitioners – there's growth in all aspects of the discipline. Regulatory compliance across many sectors is a typical driver for data governance. But I also believe one of the main reasons is the realisation by
Per tre giorni, la capitale italiana ospiterà Analytics Experience, evento in cui professionisti IT, figure accademiche, business user ed executive da tutto il mondo si riuniscono con l’obiettivo di approfondire lo stato dell’arte degli analytics. Un mix di keynote strategici, storie di successo internazionali, corsi di formazione, certificazione SAS, update
I recently celebrated my one year anniversary at SAS. I don’t use the word celebrated passively; there was delicious food, time for reflection, and of course selfies. I'm still in awe of this work environment and my awesome team. So what have I learned in this past year? Mayonnaise mixed
Poder predecir acontecimientos futuros con base en el análisis del pasado: ese es el gran poder que tienen Big Data y la analítica predictiva en la actualidad. Este tipo de soluciones han sido ampliamente utilizadas por sistemas como el financiero (bancos, aseguradoras y entidades de riesgo) para calcular cada
Desde la aparición de la banca electrónica, ya hace varios años, las empresas y las personas se han visto favorecidos en gran medida, dado que ofrece grandes beneficios para ambos sectores de consumo. Sin embargo, ahora nos enfocaremos en analizar dos de las principales soluciones que este tipo de servicios
When shopping for a new TV, with many sets next to each other across a store wall, it is easy to compare the picture quality and brightness. What is not immediately evident and expected is the difference between how the set looked in the store and how it looks in your
Die Springer-WG im Silicon Valley wurde zunächst belächelt und beargwöhnt. Hat es das schon einmal gegeben? Ein deutscher Konzern schickt eine Handvoll seiner Top-Manager für einen längeren Aufenthalt in eine andere Weltgegend mit dem Auftrag, die Geschäftsmodelle der Zukunft zu sondieren. Herausgekommen sind ikonisch gewordene Bilder eines Vollbart tragenden Kai
Last week, one of the major pipelines supplying gasoline to the eastern US broke. Do you know where the break is, and which states will be having shortages? Me neither! ... So, of course, I created a SAS map to help... First I read up about the spill on various
Analytics Experience 2016 featured more than 100 breakout sessions and talks covering numerous topics in big data. You can watch many of those talks from our Analytics Experience 2016 video portal, where select keynote and session talks are archived. To give you a taste of the content you'll find there, here’s a
Last week I showed how to compute nearest-neighbor distances for a set of numerical observations. Nearest-neighbor distances are used in many statistical computations, including the analysis of spatial point patterns. This article describes how the distribution of nearest-neighbor distances can help you determine whether spatial data are uniformly distributed or
En SAS estamos celebrando, con total satisfacción y orgullo, 40 años de apoyar el crecimiento de las empresas a nivel mundial. Durante estas cuatro décadas, de constante servicio al sector empresarial, nos hemos enfocado en proveer soluciones de análisis de datos que permitan aprovechar las oportunidades de mayor rentabilidad y
Historically, generations could expect to experience one – maybe at best – major technology disruption or transformation in their lifetime. That’s simply not the case today. Today it is more difficult than ever before to know what will transform the technology landscape in the next month or the next year.
I jumped down the rabbit hole of essential oils (EOs) and aromatherapy ~18 years ago and never looked back. Smell is one of the strongest connections we have to memory. My first experience with essential oil occurred during a massage when the therapist used Lilac. I immediately thought of my
La historia reciente en la industria financiera a nivel mundial ha dejado un número importante de casos en los que la materialización de los riesgos, financieros y no financieros, han desembocado en pérdidas de diversas magnitudes: desde aquellas que impiden lograr los objetivos para alguna línea de negocio; hasta aquellas
Nie tak dawno wypadła 25 rocznica uruchomienia Internetu w Polsce, SAS w tym roku obchodzi 40 rocznicę istnienia, a z moich rachunków wynika, że używam SAS-a dokładnie od 15 lat. Jak dla mnie, jedną z głównych zmian, która miała miejsce w tym czasie i była między innymi efektem rozwoju Internetu,
SAS releases regular updates to software products in the form of hot fixes and maintenance releases. Hot fixes are SAS' timely response to customer-reported problems, as well as a way to deliver occasional security-related updates that can affect any software product. At SAS we call them "hot fixes." Other companies
You've seen the QR codes that you can just scan in with your smartphone's camera, rather than writing down a web URL or other information, right? But do you know how to create your own QR code? Here's an easy way to create them, using SAS... You're probably familiar with
If you’re doing data processing in the cloud or using container-enabled infrastructures to deploy your software, you’ll want to learn more about SAS Analytics for Containers. This new solution puts SAS into your existing container-enabled environment – think Docker or Kubernetes – giving data scientists and analysts the ability to
My friend and colleague Charlie Chase, author of the new book Next Generation Demand Management, has developed a 2-day course to go along with the book. The course is part of the SAS Business Knowledge Series, and is being offered in Chicago, October 19-20. Here are the details: Next Generation
Tomar decisiones inteligentes a partir de Big Data Analytics se ha convertido ahora en una posibilidad real. La analítica, sin duda, ha revolucionado la manera en la que las compañías se relacionan con sus clientes y ha permitido que se adelanten para brindarles nuevas y apropiadas ofertas en el momento
In many ways financial services is about risk management. Regulatory pressures such as BCBS 239, stress-testing, IFRS9, Solvency II and the Fundamental Review of Trading Book have hugely strengthened that focus. But there are other concerns too. Cost pressures are increasingly important, as is the rise of challengers to the
