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News and views from the people who make SAS a great place to work![Build on the past and prepare for the future with SAS 9.4](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2017/01/Analytics-1-702x336.png)
Typically, business success results from a series of decisions and strategies that continue to move the business forward and build on past successes. Choosing SAS 9.4 helps you build on past success and supports your strategy for the future. How? I'll give you four reasons, from four perspectives. SAS 9.4: Simplifies
![Ask a Statistician: What are the next big trends in statistics?](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2017/01/Analytics-1-702x336.png)
Out of all the questions that we asked in our "Ask the statistician" blog and video series at the recent SAS Global Forum, I was most intrigued to hear the responses to this next question: What are the next big trends in statistics? Watch the latest video in the series
![How to get started now with Hadoop](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2017/01/DataMgt-1-702x336.png)
What do you get when you put a dozen big data pros around a table to discuss the real (not over-inflated) effects of big data on the organization? An honest discussion around what big data is and what it isn’t, what Hadoop can accomplish and what it cannot. Where did
![Some SMBs get tech; others don't](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2017/01/DataVisualization-1-702x336.png)
A few weeks back I went shopping for a new car. The experience left me wondering why many dealerships—perhaps the stereotypical small or mid-size US business—were so far behind in use of technology. I was surprised at how little use of tech was in place. At about the same time
![The Teradata and SAS partnership: Faster than a speeding query on a 6700](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2013/09/berman-rob-photo-20063-384x336.jpg)
Customers continue to validate the value of the joint alliance strategy of Teradata and SAS, and for good reason.
![40-somethings love fancy sushi ... and other insights from visual analytics](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2013/09/CafeData2-702x336.png)
At SAS, we’ve always been smart about using our own software internally to support our business goals. For an example, read Chris Hemedinger’s post about the SAS program he designed to measure blog activity - and one decision the blog team made as a result. Or, you can read several