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Javier López Gómez

Javier López GómezSeptember 22, 2025 0

La importancia de saber lo que programas

Hoy en dia, donde la inteligencia artificial (IA) se ha convertido en una aliada cotidiana para desarrolladores y programadores, resulta tentador delegar gran parte del trabajo técnico a estas herramientas. Plataformas como GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, y asistentes de código automatizado prometen acelerar el desarrollo, generar soluciones en segundos y hasta

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Artificial Intelligence | Innovation

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Lindsey CoombsSeptember 22, 2025 0

The AI blueprint: A strategic guide for AI trust and ROI

Leaders are increasingly preparing their organizations for the latest AI technology. The problem? They aren’t ready and struggle to implement and show ROI. Despite widespread recognition of AI’s potential, a critical trust gap has emerged in the enterprise landscape. A report by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) reveals that 74%

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Analytics | Programming Tips

Rick WicklinSeptember 22, 2025 0

Birthdays and the coupon collector's problem

The new school year had barely started when I got a call from a friend who is an elementary school principal. She told me that every morning she announces the names of students who are celebrating a birthday. "One student noticed that we've already had two days on which no

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Advanced Analytics | Artificial Intelligence

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Thorsten HeinSeptember 19, 2025 0

Can parametric insurance models be fueled by synthetic data?

Learn how parametric insurance works and why synthetic data could make models more accurate.

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Innovation | Internet of Things | SAS Events

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Caslee SimsSeptember 17, 2025 0

SAS and Pinnacle’s playbook for AI that knows your business

Generative AI is everywhere in the headlines, but for most organizations, the real challenge is making it work with their own knowledge base. That’s the focus for SAS and its long-time partner Pinnacle, who are applying retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) to put company data directly in the hands of employees, made

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Analytics

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John KilburnSeptember 17, 2025 0

Evidence-based policing: Real stories from the frontlines 

Evidence-based policing shifts the dynamic from intuitive assumptions to confident, accountable decision making.

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Innovation

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Mark LambrechtSeptember 16, 2025 0

Architecting the modern clinical trial analytics environment

Clinical trials are the engine behind every new treatment we see – from life-saving cancer drugs to vaccines that help us fight global pandemics. But behind the scenes, running these trials involves juggling massive amounts of complex, sensitive data. For pharmaceutical companies, outdated technology systems can slow everything down, delaying

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Health Care | Life Sciences

Cloud | Innovation

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Elaina Siverling

Elaina SiverlingSeptember 15, 2025 0

Top 5 challenges SMBs face – and how modernizing to the cloud can help

For small to medium businesses, the pressure to innovate is real, but so are the constraints. Teams are expected to deliver more with the same resources, manual processes and limited budgets. Modernizing analytic workflows often feels out of reach, especially without enterprise-level staff or funding. But change is coming fast.

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Analytics | Programming Tips

Rick WicklinSeptember 15, 2025 0

Stirling numbers in SAS

In probability and statistics, special numbers are used to compute probabilities by counting the number of ways certain events can occur. The most famous are combinations and permutations. Both are used to count the ways to arrange or select items from a set. If a set contains n elements: A

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Innovation

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Lauren BarnesSeptember 12, 2025 0

What are SAS User Groups and why do they matter?

If you’ve ever heard someone mention a “SAS User Group” and thought, “What does that actually mean?” you’re not alone. These groups are a cornerstone of the SAS ecosystem – but unless you’ve attended a meeting or conference and seen them in action, they can feel a little mysterious. Let’s break

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Analytics

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Peter WilliamsSeptember 12, 2025 0

Why agentic AI Is the future of banking

The banking industry is at a crossroads. With rising customer expectations, intense competition, ever-evolving regulations and mounting cost pressures, financial institutions must transform – or risk falling behind. Enter agentic AI, an advancement in artificial intelligence that’s poised to redefine how banks operate, serve, and grow. What is agentic AI?

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Innovation

Albert QianSeptember 11, 2025 0

3 key differences between decision workflows and traditional workflows

Imagine you're embarking on a road trip to your favorite vacation destination. Like most travelers today, you rely on a GPS to guide you. But not all GPS systems work the same way. Some provide a rigid, pre-planned route that doesn’t account for real-time changes. Others dynamically adapt and reroute

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Work & Life at SAS

Ashley Bailey, MS, RDN, LDN, IFNCPSeptember 10, 2025 0

Strengthen your shot: tips for boosting flu vaccine effectiveness

Every year, millions roll up their sleeves for the flu shot—but how can we ensure those vaccinations pack the strongest punch? While vaccine effectiveness varies by season and circulating strain (which we can’t control), lifestyle factors can actively enhance the body’s immune response to the flu vaccine.

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Artificial Intelligence | Innovation

Adam NeibergSeptember 10, 2025 0

Cracking open banking’s black box

“What’s in the box?” This question can come from a joyous child tearing into a nondescript package – or it can come from Brad Pitt’s infamous line in the crime thriller Seven. Most of the time, what’s in the box ends with smiles and laughter. In banking, though, the “box”

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Customer Intelligence | Marketing

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Mike TurnerSeptember 9, 2025 0

Deploy offers and activate segments in real time across channels

This is the third in a five-part blog post series that delves into modernizing marketing strategies through the integration of advanced marketing platforms. I had the pleasure of interviewing Shaun Memon of Munvo for this series, where we discuss a wide range of topics, from fragmented MarTech stacks, first-party data

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Advanced Analytics | Artificial Intelligence

Tom GreeneSeptember 9, 2025 0

Inside a school district’s data-driven approach to education

When it comes to exceeding “average,” school districts know it’s no easy feat. Improving student academic growth and achievement takes hard work, careful planning and a clear vision. Leaders like Kim Buryanek – the superintendent for Iowa’s Denison Community School district – and Nick Bradley, assistant principal at Denison Middle

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Artificial Intelligence | Learn SAS

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Mahesh ShettySeptember 8, 2025 0

Feeling left behind? These AI skills can put you back in the game

Generative AI (GenAI) has moved past its experimental phase. It is now deeply embedded in core business workflows, from sophisticated financial modeling and predictive analytics to dynamic content creation and strategic decision-making. This means the very definition of a “job-ready” professional has dramatically changed. Global surveys reveal the same trend:

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Analytics

Nicholas Quirke

Nicholas QuirkeSeptember 8, 2025 0

The importance of approaching AI with a growth mindset

With AI emerging as an increasing priority for organizations across all industries, it is critical for business and technology leaders to ensure AI is adding transformational value. That was the central theme in a recent conversation SAS CTO Bryan Harris had with streaming news channel Ticker. Harris shared his perspective

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Data Visualization | Learn SAS

Rick WicklinSeptember 8, 2025 0

The CYCLEATTRS option in PROC SGPLOT

I've often wondered about the logic that the SGPLOT procedure in SAS uses to determine whether a set of graphical overlays will receive identical attributes or different attributes. (Recall that color, size, line style, and marker symbol are all examples of attributes.) I know that when you plot grouped data

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Advanced Analytics

Subbu PazhaniSeptember 5, 2025 0

Simulated Annealing (SA) Metaheuristic in SAS Optimization

Authors: Subbu Pazhani and Rob Pratt Large-scale real-world optimization problems with advanced business rules are often difficult to solve with standalone traditional optimization algorithms. Metaheuristic algorithms often complement these traditional optimization techniques. These are a class of powerful and flexible algorithms designed to address complex optimization problems, which traditional methods

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Analytics | Innovation

Manisha KhannaSeptember 5, 2025 0

Dodge the collision of lofty AI vision and failed integration

A new report from MIT estimates 95% of AI projects will fail. That’s staggering. Corporate GenAI pilots are failing to deliver significant revenue growth or measurable impact. The primary issues are not the quality of AI models, but a “learning gap” and flawed enterprise integration. Recent findings from the SAS

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Artificial Intelligence | Innovation

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Franklin Manchester

Franklin ManchesterSeptember 4, 2025 0

Agentic AI rewrites insurance underwriting: See how it works

With AI, insurance underwriting evolves – and insurers can choose to manage the decisions of their AI agents.

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Artificial Intelligence | Innovation

Thorsten HeinSeptember 4, 2025 0

Agentic AI for insurance underwriting: The what, why and how

With strong governance, data quality and thoughtful integration, agentic AI can transform insurance underwriting.

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Artificial Intelligence | Innovation

Christian Hardahl

Christian HardahlSeptember 3, 2025 0

Revolutionizing emergency care diagnostics with AI: 3 key factors

The emergency department (ED) has always been the front line of patient care – fast, chaotic and often lifesaving. But behind every quick decision made by a clinician, there’s a critical dependency: the lab. The link between EDs and hospital labs has a rich history, rooted in science, technology and

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Artificial Intelligence | Innovation

Caroline Kinlaw

Caroline KinlawSeptember 2, 2025 0

Transforming finance with AI-powered AML

At SAS Innovate in Orlando, our partners shared how they’re driving meaningful change with SAS®. From strengthening financial services with AI-powered AML solutions, to helping marketers build privacy-conscious personalization, to enabling scalable, cloud-based analytics, they’re showing what’s possible when innovation meets collaboration. In the video above, you’ll hear directly from

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Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Rick WicklinSeptember 2, 2025 0

A SAS macro technique for running a one-time task

In data analysis, sometimes we need to perform a preliminary task before we can analyze data. Often the task needs to be performed only once per session. For example, you might need to download or merge data prior to your analysis. Or you might need to define or load a

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Work & Life at SAS

Alyssa GrubeAugust 28, 2025 0

Our Storytellers: Wes Gelpi

Wes was ready for a change. “I wasn’t happy in my previous role, and decided to embark on a job search. I came across the role at SAS on LinkedIn and immediately applied,” Wes recounts. “The position was perfectly aligned to my career goals and aspirations – it almost felt

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Data Visualization

Peyton CucciaAugust 27, 2025 0

Demand planning with SAS

SAS empowers modern demand planners with AI-driven tools like SAS Visual Forecasting and SAS Intelligent Planning to meet rising customer expectations through accurate, responsive, and scalable demand planning solutions.

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Work & Life at SAS

Kelly Gehle, MS, RDN, LDN, IFNCP

Kelly Gehle, MS, RDN, LDN, IFNCPAugust 27, 2025 0

How to choose quality supplements

The supplement industry is booming. In just the US alone, it’s estimated that there are over 100,000 different products sold, with the overall market nearing $70 billion in sales!!! Globally, this figure rises to about $180 billion (in 2024) and is projected to reach over $250 billion by 2029. The

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Artificial Intelligence | Data for Good | Innovation

Selena MauAugust 27, 2025 0

How SAS interns used data to drive change – and discover their power

In a world where headlines often warn of automation replacing jobs and AI outpacing human creativity, it’s easy for young professionals to feel uncertain about their place in the future. But this summer, a group of SAS interns proved that technology can be a tool for good. Through a data

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