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News and views from the people who make SAS a great place to work![Four tips for putting business users in touch with Hadoop](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2017/01/DataMgt-1-702x336.png)
The Global Hadoop market was valued at $1.5 billion in 2012 and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 58.2 percent, to reach $50.2 billion by 2020, according to a Hadoop Market Analysis report prepared by Allied Market Research. There is no doubt that IT teams are
![Analytic benchmarking against a virtual oil portfolio VirtualOil Rolling Five-Year Portfolio Oct 2014](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2014/10/VirtualOil102114-702x336.jpg)
Volatility. It’s a business reality for energy market participants and it’s been a wild ride for the oil marketing business over the past few weeks. How has your energy risk data helped you navigate the recent increase in volatility and precipitous price drop? This month, we are launching a recurring
![It’s not just ANNY award for Ford](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2014/10/Ford-HQ_flickr_commons-640x336.jpg)
Perhaps the greatest legacy that Ford Motor Company’s former chief executive, Alan Mulally, left behind is a culture of analytics. Ford began using analytics in the late 1990’s, but it wasn’t until their financial woes in the 2000’s and Mulally’s arrival in 2006, that analytics started to be used regularly for
![Building brand ambassadors around the world](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2014/10/BilderHR-219-702x336.jpg)
If you are a citizen of a western industrialized country and were born in the 1970s, you probably grew up in a multicultural society. Personally, I come from such a society and I was always extremely excited about meeting people with different cultural backgrounds. My classmates and friends came from
![Insurers Sharing Best Practice in Analytics](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2017/01/FraudSecurity-1-702x336.png)
Last week, I was fortunate enough to attend the Insurance Networking News Analytics Symposium. This great event had several engaging speakers. As analytics becomes more prevalent within insurance, it was refreshing to see that many organizations discuss their successes and share best practices in this essential aspect of the business.
![Hadoop and connected cars: Why automotive execs should care about data](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2014/10/Blogpost-702x336.jpg)
Did you know: For 13 percent of car buyers a new vehicle without internet access is a no-go? Obviously, no-go means no-buy. Thirteen percent! If I have ever seen a market demand, it is this. For sure, the industry will respond to that. The management consulting company Bain even expects