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Pandemics. Wars. Energy crises. Unprecedented circumstances can make it hard to build accurate forecasts, especially when forecasts are based on historical data alone, explains Josh Ackerman, a Data Scientist Manager at DOW. “It’s hard to make strategic decisions when you can’t predict the future from the past,” says Ackerman. Leaders
At SAS Innovate 2026, best-selling author and podcaster Mel Robbins joined CMO Jenn Chase on the main stage for a candid, energizing conversation about change – why it’s so hard, why it feels relentless right now and how we can show up more effectively as leaders, teammates and humans. From
After another SAS Innovate, let’s revisit some images from the past and talk about the evolution that brought us to where we are today. A community built from the start (1976) In 1976, the same year SAS was incorporated, a few hundred users gathered for the first SAS user conference.