Last year for Christmas, I wrote you a song. This year, I come bearing the gift…of knowledge! It’s the gift that gives the whole year round, Clark. Here at SAS, most of my colleagues know I moonlight as a pub trivia host. I put these questions together to give our
On Friday, environmental negotiation between 193 heads of state concluded in Copenhagen. Some argue that little was
Performance Management expert (and SAS product marketing manager) Gary Cokins blogs regularly here at SAS on the latest developments in enterprise performance management. We always look forward to his insights and interesting take. Just back from the Palladium (formerly Balanced Scorecard Initiative) 2009 Americas Summit, Gary noticed three major shifts
Yannick Noah was the last Frenchman to win the French Open men’s singles title. That was in 1983. This past summer, that long streak was in jeopardy as Parisian Gaël Monfils advanced to the quarterfinals. His opponent at Roland Garros would be the great Roger Federer on the afternoon of
Yesterday at The Premier Business Leadership Series, I had the tremendous pleasure of attending the panel debate Balancing Intuition and Analytics in Decision Making. The panelists were: Malcolm Gladwell - Best-selling author of Outliers: The Story of Success, Blink and The Tipping Point; Tom Davenport - Best-selling author of Competing
Is it even possible to reduce fraud? This pointed question was asked Tuesday at the SAS Media Day fraud panel. After all, today’s fraudsters are smart, global, networked and hi-tech. As soon as you catch one, another steps in. And once you put a system in place to combat a
Decision management expert James Taylor wins the prize for most prolific blogger from The Series. James gives us thorough summaries of great presentations on: Balancing Intuition and Analytics in Decision Making. Analytics & Innovation, Analytics in the Executive Suite. SAS Media Day customer panels on fraud detection. and optimization. By
Analytics maven (and SAS product marketing manager) Tammi Kay George hosted the panel on optimization that Anne-Lindsay Beall wrote about from Monday’s international SAS Media Day, which preceded The Series in Las Vegas (as it does every year). If you read TK's blog, you know that Tammi Kay's insights on
One of my favorite opportunities at business conferences hosted by SAS, like The Premier Business Leadership Series, is when I get to take a break from the crowds and spend some one-on-one time with a customer. We escape into a quiet room to discuss, on video, their trials and tribulations
I’m jumping in here to keep the blog balls in the air. With The Premiere Business Leadership Series in Las Vegas in full swing, there’s so much great material to share. We’ve tasked communication team members at the event with capturing and sharing as much of the great insights, advice
