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News and views from the people who make SAS a great place to work![Father’s Day data visualization reveals…do not feed your brother cat food!](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2015/06/Fathers-Day-blog-dashboard-2015-702x336.png)
As a proud father of three young children, Father’s Day is very special to me. I pulled together some data about the holiday for a fun blog post, but with three kids it’s difficult to find time to write. Evenings end with me and my wife collapsed on the couch
![The Internet of Things - it's not just about the connectivity](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2015/06/179121866-702x336.jpg)
Recently, I had an opportunity to participate in an analyst briefing around the Internet of Things (IoT). During the review, a chart was shown to summarize the status of IoT projects in the manufacturing sector. I wasn’t surprised by the varying degree of “completeness” of IoT projects across this industry, but
![Is Data an Asset? The importance of the metaphors we use for data](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2015/06/big_data_linkedin2-702x336.jpg)
The metaphors we choose to describe our data are important, for they can either open up the potential for understanding and insight, or they can limit our ability to effectively extract all the value our data may hold. Consisting as it does of nothing but electric potentials, or variations in
![Customer experience conundrum](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2017/01/Analytics-1-702x336.png)
Who is your best customer? The answer to this question can vary dramatically depending on your industry. A retailer’s best customer is someone who comes back to their store over and over again. A gym owner’s best customer could be considered consumer who pays their monthly on time but never
![UK Hadoopists: fashionably late to the big data party](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2015/06/Party-702x336.jpg)
People are such an important aspect of data analytics. I was reminded of this at the recent Strata+Hadoop World event, where I saw first hand that the UK is indeed facing the same skills gaps as elsewhere in the world. Perhaps that didn’t surprise me, but I also noticed the
![Education leaders need data visualization too](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2017/01/DataVisualization-1-702x336.png)
Did you know that the education industry is heavily embracing data visualization to run their business? Just like any other industry, leaders in education need to understand their customers (i.e. students). They need to understand how the students are doing, how they're progressing and if intervention is needed to ensure