Did you check your email and/or favourite social media site before leaving for work this morning? Did you do it before getting out of bed? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. I do it every morning as a little treat while I “wake up” and whether I realize it or not,
I speak with executives in every industry – in companies big and small – and they all have the same challenge: They’re overwhelmed with data. The problem? There’s a huge gap between the amount of data they possess and the number of employees who can analyze it. This lack of
Software defined networking (SDN) and Network functions virtualization (NFV) = IT meets network operations. Google is ready but where does that leave the rest of the communications ecosystem? It is an ugly situation for communications service providers (CSPs) right now. Internet traffic continues to grow due to the increasing volume of
Principle 12: Supervisors should periodically review and evaluate a bank’s compliance with the eleven Principles above [described in BCBS 239]. Principle 12 is targeted primarily at regulators, but it has broad implications for banks’ internal risk management processes. In addition to evaluating capital adequacy and liquidity, banking supervisors also look
Having spent a good part of my career “owning” the data hub in IT for analytics solutions, I think I can say, the myth that IT controls all things data has become less and less true through the years – and eventually it will be completely false. Or maybe it
Last month, SAS launched our new no-cost software for higher education teaching, learning and research – SAS® University Edition. Available to students, professors, academic researchers and lifelong learners, SAS University Edition provides local access to BASE SAS®, SAS/STAT® software, SAS® Studio, SAS/IML® software and SAS/ACCESS® Interface to PC Files. SAS University Edition
How much of your business performance (profit) is driven by external factors versus internal? A figure of 85% compared to 15% was mentioned at last month’s Manufacturing Analytics Summit, and although I could not find the study mentioned to confirm, it feels about right to me. Certainly more than half,
Principle 11: Risk management reports should be distributed to the relevant parties while ensuring confidentiality is maintained. Early in 2013, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) issued guidelines for banks regarding risk data aggregation and reporting. Known collectively as BCBC 239, these principles were designed to ensure that banks
From managing excess DVD inventory to optimizing digital distribution channels, Hollywood’s supply chain transformation in the last decade has been massive. Knowing this background, and having spent a good part of my life surrounded by the entertainment industry, I was intrigued and inspired by the recent Entertainment Supply Chain Academy
Charles Darwin is often quoted as saying that, in the long history of humankind (and animal kind too), it’s “those who learned to collaborate” that have prevailed. I’d like to think the father of modern biology would be impressed at the recent SAS Clinical Trial Data Transparency Forum, where more
