I’m very pleased to introduce a new blog series called “SAS Loves Math!” This series will feature interviews with SAS employees who simply love math. Now, I know what you’re probably thinking: of course SAS loves math! We are, after all, an analytical software company. But what often goes unmentioned
Many financial services firms are still struggling with the business impacts of the financial crisis. A cautious economic recovery, strong regulatory response and weakened public trust have combined to pressure firms to make updates and improvements to processes and technology – notably in the area of risk management. Firms recognize
In a previous post I detailed Datapolis' life and death struggle to overcome the ravages of a health epidemic the likes of which our peaceful city had never seen. We needed a hero. Through the Heroes of Analytics Program, we found that hero. His name is Illumino and on Datapolis, just
Instances of cross-channel organized crimes and cyber-crime in banking, insurance and other sectors continue to rise across the globe. And, 2012 kicked off with the same, if not more momentum than 2011. Organized criminals are working harder than ever to keep the black market alive with ever-changing sophisticated crime schemes:
Why do military fleet managers drive everywhere looking in the rear-view mirror? Can you imagine driving your car down the freeway but navigating by only using your rear-view mirror? In essence that’s what most military fleet managers use to manage their assets, be they tanks, trucks or aircraft. Whatever the
We have come very far in our journey to 10 best practices from education customer for information management, reporting and analytics. We are up to Best Practice #9: Empower Users by Providing Training and Self-Help Materials. Most education professionals will need training in order to understand data, reports and analytics.
Recently, there has been a lot of noise around the beltway about "big data" and analytics, and what it means for government. Last week, SAS hosted the 11th Annual Government Executive Leadership Summit which focused on exploring that very subject. Held at the Newseum in downtown D.C., the event attracted
Our team is growing. You've met Illumino. And I can't wait to introduce you to our next hero in a couple of weeks (and, he'll be a familiar face for many)! So, what are you waiting for? Do you implement super-charged solutions for your business? If so - you qualify!
Every day we hear more about the impact of big data: 900 million users posting status updates and uploading images to Facebook, 140 million Twitter users generating 400 million tweets per day, smart grids optimizing electricity utilization, and sensors optimizing traffic flow on highways or factory floors. But, how do
How do smart government organizations prevent fraud and improper payments? You might imagine they go after the bad guys one at a time - but technology is making it easier to identify networks of criminals with similar behaviors and even predict when certain behaviors are likely to start appearing. This fraud prevention
