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Faye MerridethMarch 4, 2012 2

Inspire collaboration to promote analytics and business value

Direct competition with peers inhibits collaboration. At Predictive Analytics World (#pawcon on Twitter), one of my favorite people in the statistics field, Arnold Goodman of Collaborative Data Solutions, co-presented “Delivering Data-Driven Value Through a Collaboration Culture” with Stephanie Behnke, President of California General Underwriters Insurance. Arnie believes tribal cultures and

Analytics

Kristine VickMarch 3, 2012 0

How to operationalize business analytics

Business analytics is maturing – and so is its role in forward-thinking organizations. Once mainly used in traditional batch-type environments, it's now being embedded into real-time business decision operations and processes to create immediate and significant value. To learn more about how to operationalize business analytics, attend this brief webinar,

Alison BolenMarch 2, 2012 2

Six benefits that big data can bring to retailers

In the last week, I have interviewed four retail executives about their predictions for big data and high-performance analytics in the retail industry. I hope to publish their thoughts here in the next few weeks, but in the meantime, here are six concrete benefits that big data can bring to retailers, if

Retail

Jerry OglesbyMarch 2, 2012 1

Helping prepare the next generation of analytical professionals

In my colleague Geoffrey Taylor’s recent blog post, he indicated there is a shortage of analytic talent, and our efforts working with the academic community suggest that indeed there is. Part of the mission of the SAS Global Academic Program is to facilitate the development of students with problem solving

Brendan BaileyMarch 1, 2012 1

Pack Mentality - countdown to NCAA has NCSU on edge

Dance Card professor Mike DuMond gives an update of the NCAA Dance Card, discussing the tournament chances for the North Carolina State Wolfpack, currently a bubble team. If NC State wants to make the tourney, they have to beat the Miami Hurricanes. Wolfpack fans should be happy. The Pack beat

Dr. InsightMarch 1, 2012 1

Are you an analytic superhero?

Diane LennoxFebruary 29, 2012 3

Madness? What Madness? We have the analytics!

Once again NCAA men’s basketball is peaking – and so is talk of brackets and bubble-busters, bad calls and buzzer beaters, what-ifs and what the … happened? Dance Card Roundup Official Dance Card site SAS Dance Card blog series NCAA Tournament Meet the Professors Jay Coleman Bio Allan Lynch Bio

Sports & Entertainment

Alison BolenFebruary 29, 2012 1

Jim Goodnight on high-performance analytics

You know who knows a lot about high-performance analytics? SAS CEO Jim Goodnight. Listen to him explain it in this video about big data and high-performance:

Analytics

Kristine VickFebruary 28, 2012 1

SAS storyboards meetup at Predictive Analytics World

Several of us are heading out to San Francisco over the weekend for Predictive Analytics World and Text Analytics World running as part of Data Driven Business Week March 3-10 at the Marriott Marquis. If you're attending, we invite you to book your appointment with a SAS expert during Predictive Analytics

Analytics | Data Management

David StewartFebruary 28, 2012 2

Analytics comes to AML, what RAD wants to know!

There have been a lot of retrospectives marking the 10th anniversary of the USA PATRIOT Act, but I think what is most compelling is how dissatisfied the industry is with the status quo . KPMG’s ‘Global Anti-Money Laundering Survey 2011’ confirmed a number of trends: cost of compliance increased 45

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