What are the benefits of using social media? Many of us think of social media as being for high school or college kids. They love it. But, business professionals know its value too. There's great gain for business leaders using social media to build awareness and become known as thought
In a previous post, I described the ever-elusive goal of achieving alignment between Business and IT. On the one hand, we see some struggle between these groups, and on the other hand, we see that the lines between Business and IT are increasingly blurred. In fact, my conversations with CIOs
Having recently attended a string of conferences including the TDWI Executive Summit, the CIO 100 Symposium and Awards, and Computerworld’s Business Intelligence Perspectives – I made a point of talking to several IT senior executives. As a marketer, I read a lot about this audience and I receive many research
As I have been at SAS for a while now, well 10 years, I started to reflect on my time with SAS. I went from being a data mining systems engineer (SE), to an analytical strategist, to now being the Global Industry Marketing Manager for Education. I started in the
The announcement that SAS’ new conference center will support LEED standards is a great opportunity to ponder some of the converging trends in environmental sustainability. With evidence that the economic benefits rival the environmental gain, companies are really taking notice. The Climate Counts Scorecard showcases companies taking steps to mitigate
I mentioned on Friday that I spoke briefly with SAS VP Mikael Hagström about global sustainability regulations. He recently blogged about the topic on his internal SAS blog, saying that sustainability conversations and measurements need to be simpler. "Companies, regulatory agencies and other organizations need to have a way to
Earlier this week, I had a quick meeting with Mikael Hagström, our VP of Operations for Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. As you might imagine, he has a pretty good handle on the use of business analytics around the world. Mikael provided some good suggestions on content for
Jerry Williams is a Project Manager for Environmental Sustainability at SAS. What are you working on right now? There is so much going on…. No two days are ever quite the same. Some of my priority projects include: Balancing expectations of employees so passionate about stewardship while giving fair consideration
These days you can’t get very far without bumping into some variation of the term “networking.” Sure, there’s the area of computer networking, which is oh-so-important for those of us who must stay attuned to the IT world. But the concepts and opportunities for social networking are so prolific; it’s
As I really enjoyed Chris Hemedingers blog: My mother the Computer, I want to share a similar one: My father was (until he retired about 20 years ago) “head of central company economics” of a large steel company. His job was business intelligence and performance management. And yes they were
