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News and views from the people who make SAS a great place to work![Why the Internet of Things will change how you interact with customers Blurry people walking on city street](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2015/07/501667545-702x336.jpg)
There's a lot of talk right now about the Internet of Things and how it's likely the prime catalyst for the digital transformation of organizations over the next few years. Billions of sensors, and devices with sensors, all generating data in a hyper-connected world where it can be easily shared
![Three ways to save with a big data lab](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2015/07/alvaro-reyes-500040-unsplash-702x336.jpg)
I’ve had a lot of discussions with business leaders around the discrepancy between big data investment fears and successful use cases. Most of them say that "the quest for the golden use case" takes too much time and is usually not successful in the end. Ultimately, this quest can lead to
![Cybersecurity and the doomsday case for analytics](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2017/01/FraudSecurity-1-702x336.png)
Technology has brought the world a great deal of good, but the downside is that we’re increasingly vulnerable to some seriously scary stuff: Terrorists taking control of airplanes through the in-flight entertainment system. Governments breaking into secure systems and stealing identities. Thugs messing with the steering of self-driving cars. When
![From downtime to upside with oilfield predictive maintenance](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2015/07/184400622-702x336.jpg)
Dust off that old aphorism about an ounce of prevention. Oil companies applying analytics for predictive maintenance can see a substantial downtick in the unanticipated equipment repairs that quickly eat into an oil well’s profitability. Maintenance is far from a trivial concern in the oilfield. A pumping oil well is
![Living the dream](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2015/07/willk-702x336.jpg)
I just wanted to check in and give my adoring fans a glimpse into a typical day of my retirement. You didn’t think I was just going to lope off into the sunset, did you? First, I have been hanging out with Ed’s better half, Kimberly, and my best buddy,
![Exploration in trail running, big data and cyber crime Table Rock Wilderness, Marion, Oregon](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2015/07/11424236175_fbd72860d1_z-640x336.jpg)
I am a runner – a trail runner to be more precise. There are many trails that I enjoy running near where I live, but what I really anticipate is the opportunity to explore a new trail. Whenever I travel, my trail shoes go with me and I try to