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News and views from the people who make SAS a great place to work![Self-service BI and approachable analytics for all](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2015/06/mobilebiman-702x336.jpg)
Still think business intelligence (BI) and analytics are only for big companies? The truth is, small to medium size enterprises (SMEs) can benefit from BI and analytics in a big way. Digital disruption Thanks to innovative new developments SME’s (and small teams who haven't yet gotten IT’s attention) can now
![The pros and cons of innovation labs](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2015/06/JillDycheDallas20-702x336.png)
How is it that some companies can come up with a big idea and implement that idea successfully in the market, while others never get past the idea phase? "In the case of innovation," says Jill Dyché, VP of SAS Best Practices, "big ideas aren't enough." It's also not enough
![A case for real-world evidence](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2017/01/Analytics-1-702x336.png)
For health and life sciences organizations, discussions about big data include gaining value from that data in the form of real-world evidence. Consider for a moment the amount of healthcare data that exists today thanks to the adoption of electronic health records. Then think about the future with data from
![Does OT + analytics = IoT?](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2015/06/42-40999995-702x336.jpg)
Operations technology (OT), such as control systems, are crucial elements in our daily lives. They make the stoplights function at intersections. They guide robots with precise movements on the shop floor. Their switches and routers are the backbone of our internet. But what if they were even more intelligent? What
![All customer intelligence must be woven into CRM programs – online and offline](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2017/01/DataVisualization-1-702x336.png)
You've probably heard many times about the fantastic untapped potential of combining online and offline customer data. But relax, I’m going to cut out the fluff and address this matter in a way that makes the idea plausible and its objectives achievable. The reality is that while much has been
![Let's talk about things – in the Internet of Things](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2015/06/things_on_fog2-702x336.png)
The Internet has been around a long time. "Things" have been around even longer. Put the things on the Internet, aka the Internet of Things (IoT), and you get so much hype that IoT is at the top of Gartner's "Peak of Inflated Expectations" – and poised for a fall into the "Trough of