If you are involved in Analytics, you already know that there are some key areas to be aware of in order to achieve results. Over the last year and a half I’ve found that some of those things make Sports a really intriguing and exciting, not to say the ultimate
The auto insurance industry is facing an unprecedented number of challenges brought on by heavy price competition and increased claims costs. To counter this, the industry is now turning to new clever ways of using advanced analytics in order to be more competitive, and be able to better assess risk
International Fraud Week is here! We at SAS have marked the International Fraud Week by going on a Nordic road show throughout this month discussing Risk Based Controls in Government. And it is really a pleasure to be involved with these seminars. A living debate between speakers and participants on various aspects
This is the second post of a series about the market driven journey to demand driven forecasting. You can read my first post Supply chain transparency: The market driven journey here. If you are interested to know more about demand driven forecasting and planning taking demand responsiveness to the next level, you can
Telematics is a term originally coined to describe the coming together of telecommunication and informatics. In its widest sense, it is about the use of telecommunications technology to receive information and then affect other ‘things’ remotely. More often, however, it is used in a narrower sense. It represents the combination of
It is where digitalisation moves completely into the industrial sector. When devices meet cloud and sensors trigger decision making based on machine learning. Nikola Tesla predicted in 1926 that we would have a connected world with video phones and instant access to everyone across the globe. The world would be
On an ordinary Friday several important parts of the internet were unavailable for hours due to cyberattacks. It happened late in the afternoon in the US so in Europe only those who went to sleep late noticed it. Two things struck me in these attacks, the first one is that
Crowdfunding is the practice of funding a project or venture by raising monetary contributions from a large number of people. It has emerged as a way to raise money without involving big lenders, and therefore is often used for projects that simply would not get funding any other way. But
The European Parliament has adopted new personal data protection regulation. This must be implemented in all organisations by end of May 2018, and applies also to EEA countries. The new rules mean increased responsibility for businesses and public administration, substantially higher penalties for violations, and a greater focus on control
It is early Saturday morning. Very quiet. Kids are still sleeping. Sun is slowly rising and the air is magically yellow, the kind of morning glow you only get in October when the leaves are slowly turning. I love this time of the year, this time of the day, this
