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Students boarding school bus from city sidewalk

Shannon HeathSeptember 12, 2017 3

How did one school system save money, improve local traffic and make students happier? With fewer bus stops and better bus schedules

Every fall, highways, backroads and neighborhood streets nationwide take on a noticeable yellow hue, as school buses carefully and methodically transport students back to school. In some areas, including Boston, this massive transportation exercise can present a number of challenges. Boston Public Schools (BPS) provided transportation for 25,000 students via

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Analytics

Leo SadovySeptember 11, 2017 1

SAS Viya: What’s in it for me, the business?

If you’ve got SAS running within your organization, which is likely considering that over 90 percent of the largest global firms have SAS, you’ve probably been hearing a lot about SAS® Viya™, which drives many of the latest enhancements of the SAS platform. But amidst all the talk about microservices

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Analytics | Machine Learning

Alison BolenAugust 31, 2017 1

3 machine learning technologies to watch over the next 3 three years

What’s new and what’s on the horizon for machine learning and analytics? We asked Kirk Borne, Principal Data Scientist and Executive Advisor at Booz Allen Hamilton, what machine learning technologies he’s watching. He focused his reply on applications, not algorithms. “When I think about what’s new and coming up, I

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Analytics

Georgia MarianiAugust 30, 2017 0

Education analytics: The impact of using SAS and analytics

In my first post of this blog series, we learned how three education customers are using SAS. Today, we'll hear about the positive impact that SAS and analytics are providing for users and the education institutions. In this post, you'll hear from: Linda Sullivan, Assistant Vice President for Institutional Knowledge Management,

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Education

Analytics

satellite image of Hurricane Harvey making landfall near Houston

Alyssa FarrellAugust 29, 2017 0

After the storm: Analytics help energy companies anticipate and recover

Widespread flooding. Downed power lines. Broken poles. Failed transformers and breakers. Leaking pipes. Shut down refineries. The toll that a catastrophic storm takes on the energy value chain is significant. A functioning power grid, clean water and reliable fuel sources are critical for public safety and economic recovery. Even with

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Energy & Utilities

Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Sundeep TengurAugust 25, 2017 0

PSD2: How new European payment regulations could elevate fraud risk

The Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2) is a new European-wide regulation that requires European banks to make it easier to share customer transaction and account data (where the customer has given their consent) with third party providers, and it's the current hot topic across the payments industry in Europe. As

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Banking

Analytics

Mike F. SmithAugust 23, 2017 0

Are utilities fighting the last war?

There is an expression in the military that goes something like this: Military leaders train and prepare for the next war using available information, which typically means they're planning for the last (previous) war -- and that's a recipe for disaster. So what does this have to do with utilities

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Energy & Utilities

Data for Good | Students & Educators

Andrea SantyAugust 22, 2017 3

Help us generate tomorrow’s conservationists

World Wildlife Fund (WWF) invests in education and training to create the next generation of conservation leaders from around the world. These leaders go on to have a powerful influence on the fate of the world’s most biodiverse and vulnerable places. While scores of leaders benefit from WWF’s support, many

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Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Sundeep TengurAugust 18, 2017 3

PSD2: Understanding the new payments regulation in Europe

The revised EU Payment Services Directive (PSD2) has been a focal point for the financial services industry over the last couple of years and its adoption is set to revolutionise the payment ecosystem in Europe. New entrants, innovative technologies and increased regulation are already posing major challenges to traditional banks

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Banking

Advanced Analytics | Analytics | Data Management | Machine Learning

Charlie ChaseAugust 16, 2017 4

At the end of the day, it’s all about analytics-driven forecasting

Analytics-driven forecasting means more than measuring trend and seasonality. It includes all categories of methods (e.g. exponential smoothing, dynamic regression, ARIMA, ARIMA(X), unobserved component models, and more), including artificial intelligence, but not necessarily deep learning algorithms. That said, deep learning algorithms like neural networks can also be used for demand forecasting,

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Manufacturing | Retail

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