Alison Bolen is an editor at SAS, where she writes and edits content about analytics and emerging topics. Since starting at SAS in 1999, Alison has edited print publications, Web sites, e-newsletters, customer success stories and blogs. She has a bachelor’s degree in magazine journalism from Ohio University and a master’s degree in technical writing from North Carolina State University.
Annie Dudley Zangi was applying statistical methods to her science projects in primary school before she even knew about statistics. It just came naturally to her, and so did the experiments she conducted at her father's strawberry farm before she learned about split-plot designs. Read this full profile to learn
If you look up Paul Kent on LinkedIn, you’ll find a two-word description for his job at SAS that says, simply: Chasing elephants. Are you picturing a Disney cartoon? Or an over-sized circus act? What if I told you that Kent’s official title is SAS VP of Big Data? Now,
How does Hadoop fit into your IT architecture? Does it replace your data warehouse, or complement your EDW? How can you access data in Hadoop? And what is the best way to take advantage of the parallel processing capabilities of Hadoop for advanced analytics? These and other questions are answered
Sarah Gates, VP of Research at the Institue for Advanced Analytics, says, yes, there is an emerging need for a Chief Analytics Officer in many organiztions. If you're really serious about driving your business strategy with analytics, watch her explain the importance of this new role - and which industries are
Chris Daman, an Analytical Training Consultant for SAS, says teaching statistics to data scientists isn't that different from teaching math to teenagers. Ultimately, we all need to be engaged and interested when learning. Read on to learn more about Daman and her love for exploring data for unexpected insights, and then be
Last week, we introduced you to Jason Dorsey, the Gen Y Guy. This week, we've asked him to share some advice about managing and marketing to Generation Y. And we also discuss this generation's relationship to data. Check out his answers to our questions below. (And remember, Gen Y and Millennials
If you're attending The Premier Business Leadership Series in Orlando later this month, I'm about to give you one crucial reason not to take an early flight home: Jason Dorsey. Or, as he's affectionately known, the Gen Y guy. He's smart, he's energetic, and he knows things about your employees
If you're looking for an honest discussion around big data and IT from one technologist to another, look no further than the recent Forbes article, "SAS CTO On IT And Big Data Analytics."* In it, Keith Collins discusses Hadoop, shadow IT and more. Three excerpted points you won't want to
Peter Christie, an Analytical Training Consultant for SAS, has a long and interesting relationship with statistics. To hear him tell it, the relationship is like a marriage with all the ups and downs of any long-term commitment. Read all about Peter and his love of statistics here, and then be sure to check
What does big data know that you don't? It could be a new source of revenue, a budding consumer trend or ... something sinister! Find out what big data knows in this funny but telling video spot: Look familiar? Do you know that guy? Share this funny big data video
