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
With the wide spread Moneyball success story you may think this question is already answered. I for one used to think so. However, after I’ve enthusiastically tried to use the Oakland A’s success story as a metaphor and inspiration for applying analytics, with mixed success, I think it’s worth elaborating
How should a company begin implementing the industrial internet in their business? What are the methods by which companies can ensure that they are on the cutting edge of the on-going revolution? The answers vary depending on the company in question, but the main thing in the increasingly demanding and
Did you know that there is only one seven-star hotel in the world? Although I have lived in Dubai for over a year now, I visited this hotel, the Burj al Arab, for the first time four weeks ago. I joined the SAS Middle East team for an event on
Digitalization has made and will continue to make a huge difference in many industries, and insurance is not an exception. My colleague recently wrote about the possibilities that the Internet of Things will bring in insurance. Being able to track driving or living habits with the help of the data
Den «International Fraud Awareness Week» er tilegnet bevisstgjøring mot svindel. Kampanjeuken var i vinter rettet mot svindel, økonomisk kriminalitet, compliance og svart arbeid, og hadde som mål å øke kunnskapen om skadevirkningene fra svindel gjennom bevisstgjøring og kompetanseheving. SAS Institute arbeider sammen med banker, forsikringsselskaper, helsevesenet og andre offentlige virksomheter
