Around 100 CFOs had a chance to network and be inspired by various speakers at the CFO Live conference at Grand Hotel in Stockholm a week ago. The main theme was Digitalization- threats and possibilities. The moderator, Dennis Lodin, guided us through the day professionally and got speakers from Danske
There is a major push towards digitalization in the Nordic region and the healthcare sector is no exception. The Nordic Ministries responsible for healthcare run several large nationwide healthcare projects. I have experienced that the vendor industry challenge the digitalization approach because it limits opportunities offered by a wider healthcare
The term ‘fail fast’ always makes me cringe a bit. It sounds so negative. For most people, it is all about stopping things in their tracks, and not necessarily finding workarounds or solutions to problems. I’m not alone in my dislike of this term, either. Jeffrey Hayzlett, the author of
Let’s talk a bit about what using real-time decisioning can do for the customer experience. You know how some people seem to lack a filter between what happens in their brain and what comes out of their mouth? In Finnish there is a saying that more or less translates to
Business oriented IT Managers must bring modernization to the table now because it will increase the value of IT and the value of using SAS. Management will probably approve projects that are better (quality, aligned with strategy), faster (time) and cheaper (cost). Reaching all three parameters is difficult because higher
Having just returned from a whirlwind week in sunny Las Vegas, Nevada, I want to share with you a few of the many news and impressions from our biggest event of the year. First of all, we were excited to welcome customers, partners and SAS employees to the largest
Did you find that special card of diamonds in the card deck if you were gambling in Las Vegas? Did you find that golden egg? Did you manage to keep up with everything that was happening almost 24/7? The program at SAS Global Forum was set from morning to late
SAS Institute has its annual user conference 2016 in Las Vegas, SAS® Global Forum, and it is the largest conference ever with more than 5 000 attendees. Users and analysts from all over the world hear about use cases from all industries - from customers, partners and SAS. The demo area
If you don’t believe Analytics and Sports go together you may want to stop reading here. Or you may want to start with validating my previous reasoning on "Why Sports should embrace analytics". If you find you are past the “Why?” you may instead think that the title above doesn’t
Nordic Countries are often considered as the best examples of welfare states, in which the economic and social well-being of the citizens is top class. This means various social benefits in the different stages of the life of a citizen, especially in the case of hardships, such as unemployment or
