Fairness, transparency, integrity and competition are essential for managing public funds. We rely on departments to choose the best value from the private sector. Efficient public procurement improves services, infrastructure, and the economy. It must also be accountable to the public by protecting financial loss from fraud, waste, abuse, and
For small and midsize businesses (SMBs), AI is no longer optional. But for many leaders, the real challenge is making those investments pay off. That’s where things often break down. Too many AI initiatives start with tools instead of outcomes. They stay stuck in pilot mode. Or they deliver insights
Raise your hand if you’re using data and AI, but are as busy as ever. If that sounds familiar, you’re not alone. Many employees are still weighed down with high volumes of manual processing despite having data and analytics tools. For some, the workload has even increased as analytics and AI generate more information that requires review and
When I joined SAS in 1997, most analytics workflows still revolved around desktops, batch processing and highly technical users. Later that same year, SAS introduced SAS/IntrNet – a technology that helped bring SAS analytics into the growing world of web applications. At the time, it felt like a major shift
Every patent starts as a problem someone couldn't ignore. In 2025, SAS and JMP inventors earned 82 patents – spanning natural language processing, AI, fraud protection, IoT and more – each one rooted in the kind of friction that real organizations actually deal with. At SAS' annual Patent Dinner, the
The regulatory submission process in life sciences is becoming less about assembling documents and more about proving trust. For years, submission readiness was largely treated as an end-stage operational milestone: finalize the analysis, validate the outputs and package everything for regulators. But that model is beginning to break down under
Recausticizing is the beating heart of pulp production. Sure, it’s chemistry, too, but it’s anything but boring science. For Georgia-Pacific, mastering this heartbeat’s rhythm has meant protecting profits, safeguarding quality and rewriting what’s possible on the mill floor. Georgia-Pacific, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of tissue, pulp, packaging and
Small and midsize businesses (SMBs) around the world are investing in AI, but most are still early in their AI maturity journey. That’s one of the key takeaways from a new global study commissioned by SAS and IDC. The report, AI for SMBs: Closing the Readiness–Reality Gap, explores how SMBs
Tax return registrations and filings continue to rise and fraud schemes are becoming more automated and sophisticated. At the same time, public expectations for fast, digital service are higher than ever. The intensity is real and the data tells a sobering story. In the United States alone, the Internal Revenue
For the past 13 years, NC State College of Design students have been tasked with exploring how technology and design can help tackle society’s biggest challenges. This year, students were asked to reconsider the role design plays in society. Rather than developing a traditional B2B interface, they explored how design,
