Hidden Insights

Analytics

Find out how analytics, from data mining to cognitive computing, is changing the way we do business

Analytics | Data Management | Machine Learning

Andreas Gödde3 April 2018 0

You won’t find paradise without valid data management!

Analytically speaking, West Perth is paradise. We know that thanks to the Paradise Found project and my colleague Andreas Becks’ blog posts on the topic. One thing is clear: Without machine learning and analytics, we never would have found this Australian boomtown neighbourhood among 5 million data points collected on

English

Analytics | SAS Culture

Data-driven play: The changing scope of data science

Jeppe Deigaard27 March 2018 0

Data-driven play: The changing scope of data science and business analyst roles

Social skills are not, perhaps, the first words that many people would associate with data scientists . They are far more likely to be seen as geeks, communicating mainly with computers. But the world of data science is changing, if indeed that geeky perception was ever true. Nowadays, data scientists and

English

Advanced Analytics | Analytics | Artificial Intelligence

Mads Krogh19 March 2018 0

Will we trust AI enough to realise its full potential?

Did you know that whether you own a car, and the colour of your car, can give some very interesting insights into whether you will pay your taxes? This may sound unlikely, but recent work with a European national tax office using some highly detailed data found some fascinating connections.

English

Government

Advanced Analytics | Analytics | Data Management

Christian Engel19 March 2018 0

Data Governance – and the beginning was the Glossary

Karen, in our last talk we discussed the importance of a professionally organized Data-Quality-Management. Today I want to go in a little bit more detailed. Could you describe what is important implementing Data Governance processes? How should such a data governance process be designed? For an efficient data governance process,

English

Insurance

Advanced Analytics | Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Data Management

Caroline Hermon13 March 2018 0

Five consumption strategies for higher analytics ROI

A restaurant cannot survive without customers. It does not matter how cutting-edge or delicious its food, or how many Michelin stars it has earned. The equation is simple: If it has no diners, there will be no income, and the restaurant will go out of business. This insight could be

English

Analytics | Data Visualization

Hidden Insights: Problems, possibilities, permutations and the growing role of analytics platforms

Christian Engel12 March 2018 0

Cost factor data quality in insurance companies

Data quality is a topic that is often discussed in insurance, but also plays a subordinate role in the project day. I asked Karen Prillwitz about the importance of data quality at large insurers. For many years Karen has advised insurance companies, and as a project manager in a large

English

Insurance

Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Machine Learning

Thomas Keil12 March 2018 0

Interpretability, traceability and clarity - the other AI mandate

Richard David Precht is probably writing a book on Artificial Intelligence as we speak - and it would not be a bad idea if people were able to find out about this subject without having to be specialists themselves. It became clear already in 2017 that AI will affect us all. Whether you believe,

English

Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Internet of Things

Simon Dennis8 March 2018 0

UK Public Sector: Top 10 Predictions for 2018

Working for SAS in the UK public sector is always interesting. This is due largely to the diversity of public sector activities and the innovative ways in which government agencies deploy analytics. Analytics can help reduce costs while protecting and improving delivery of the front-line services upon which we all, to

English

Government | Health Care

Analytics | Learn SAS | Students & Educators

Dr. Jürgen Kaselowsky8 March 2018 0

New careers: Influencers and how data science shapes them

A recent documentary on TV amused me. It asked teens what they want to do professionally. The answers included YouTube star, DJ and – over and over again – “influencer.” Quite apart from the fact that all these are relatively new jobs, they also have something else in common: There

English

Analytics

Tonia Calvio7 March 2018 0

Sports teams demonstrate analytics workload size does not affect outcome

Most people’s ideas about analytics in sport are probably based on the book and film Moneyball, about Billy Beane, manager of the Oakland Athletics baseball team in 2002, and his efforts to find a way to build a winning team without overspending. His analytical approach set the foundation for the

English

Blogs

Blogs

Analytics