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Jarno Lindqvist26 February 2016 0

Protecting your data (and nerves) with Data Virtualization

“Are you serious? You REALLY want run your queries in our operational patient system first thing in the morning? That is when we have most patients admitted and their data being updated. I mean, analytics is great, but you will kill our service levels because of your daily queries!”, raged the

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Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Mikko Varila19 February 2016 0

Does honest reputation mean no fraud?

Fraud is a renowned issue for insurance companies and government organizations such as tax offices across the globe. Its forms vary from small exaggeration or falsification by individuals to systematic production of fraudulent claims or tax scams by criminal organizations. Nevertheless, we are talking about a phenomenon which is estimated

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Advanced Analytics | Analytics | Customer Intelligence

Tomas Estlander19 February 2016 1

The What, Why and How of Customer Analytics and Marketing Analytics

Let’s talk analytics. Not in analytics in general, but rather Customer and Marketing Analytics. Both terms are, according to Google Trends, continuously trending upwards with a clear spike during the last months. Both terms are also increasingly present in our discussions with companies out there, regardless of industry. To get

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Analytics

Patric Hellgren16 February 2016 0

First SAS Academy for Data Science in Europe

Many data scientists began their careers as statisticians or data analysts. Data is no longer just an afterthought for IT to handle. It’s key information that requires analysis, creative curiosity and a knack for translating high-tech ideas into new ways to turn a profit. Data scientists weren’t on many radars

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Analytics | Customer Intelligence

Henrikki Hervonen12 February 2016 0

Shhh...data puhuu

”Tämähän maksaa itsensä takaisin todella nopeasti”, kuulostaa perinteiseltä myyntipuheelta. Tällä kertaa kommentti tuli kuitenkin spontaanisti kansainvälisen palveluorganisaation tietohallintojohtajan suusta, kun hän näki ensimmäistä kertaa visuaalisesti esitetyn analyysin organisaationsa myynnin tehokkuudesta. Eikä nyt puhuta mistään raportin visualisoinnista upeilla liukuväreillä. Nyt puhutaan kovan luokan analytiikasta, jossa vuosien myyntidata murskataan tilastollisilla algoritmeilla atomeiksi

Finnish

Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence | Risk Management

Inge Krogstad12 February 2016 0

Bør datamaskinen overta på Svinesund?

Svindel har satt seg fast i global handel og ingen vet vel egentlig omfanget knyttet til illegal grensekryssing og ukorrekt eller manglende deklarering. Noen mener det utgjør 7 – 10 % av den globale økonomien. Det er i tillegg komplekse gråsoner knyttet til avgiftsberegninger og lovanvendelse for videre eksport av

English | Norwegian

Analytics | Internet of Things

Patrick Xhonneux9 February 2016 0

The IoT analytics readiness challenge

The world economic forum at Davos two weeks ago declared the Internet of Things is here and proceeded to agonize over the potential perils of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. There was recognition that whilst digital transformation will create a better world, there are significant challenges such as changes to investment

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Analytics

Linda Ögren8 February 2016 0

Framtidens IT-talanger på studiebesök

Imorgon tisdag kommer en åttondeklass på studiebesök för att se hur vi på SAS arbetar med analys. Det är i samarbete med Next Up, som är ett strategiskt initiativ från IT&Telekomföretagen, som syftar till att långsiktigt inspirera unga människor, i synnerhet flickor, till studie- och yrkesval som leder till en framtid inom

English | Swedish

Analytics | Internet of Things

Oscar Lindqvist12 January 2016 1

The Internet of Things is wasted without risk-taking

The true potential of Internet of Things will never be seized if it is merely used for improving the efficiency of existing business operations. The expectation is typically that an external service provider provides IoT as a package solution for improving the efficiency of their business. While Finnish companies have

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Analytics | Internet of Things

Viktor Hirvela15 December 2015 0

The era of smart insurance is dawning

What if a reckless driver adopted a more responsible approach because the car insurance pricing was based on driving habits? What if the senior from next door had the insurance payments based on kilometres driven, resulting in significant savings? This may be reality sooner than you think. The Internet of Things will revolutionise

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