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News and views from the people who make SAS a great place to work![From one tech leader to another: 3 big thoughts on big data](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2011/09/kcollins.jpg)
If you're looking for an honest discussion around big data and IT from one technologist to another, look no further than the recent Forbes article, "SAS CTO On IT And Big Data Analytics."* In it, Keith Collins discusses Hadoop, shadow IT and more. Three excerpted points you won't want to
![How is an oil company like a farm, a bank, an insurance company or a retail manufacturer?](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2013/08/questionmark.jpg)
Perhaps I should have titled this post, "Riddle me this Batman..." Bam! Zap! etc.... now back to our regular scheduled blog post, where we explore the many lessons that can be learned from one industry to the next. Let's start with one of the easier comparisons: How is an
![Coolhunting and the Product life cycle](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2013/08/cool-hunting2.jpg.png)
While you might not think that businesses outside the trendy, youth-focused fashion and music markets would have much to learn from the practice of “coolhunting”, there are some key product life cycle principles common to both. Coolhunting is market research aimed at discovering, in their infancy, new trends in youth markets, catching
![Stop the games, embrace high availability](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2017/01/Analytics-1-702x336.png)
Accessing computing resources must feel like playing Monopoly in some organizations. If you can out-game fellow analysts or have more-than-a-little luck, you get your report when you need it. If you can’t, you don’t pass Go and have to wait your next turn in the queue . . . whenever
![sascom magazine 3q13: Why your brain needs data visualization](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2013/08/3Q_2013_150x196.gif)
If the latest issue of sascom magazine has a theme, it’s preparation. The size and speed of your data is growing exponentially, the world of analytics is changing – and we want our readers to be ahead of the curve. That’s why we’re continuing to explore data visualization. Visualizations are
![SAS 9.4: Deployment options right-sized for you](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2017/01/Analytics-1-702x336.png)
SAS 9.4, our newest platform release offers product enhancements galore, more deployment choices than ever, simplified administration and more. In this post, we take a look at SAS 9.4 deployment options. Now you can choose the best way to provide the world’s most powerful analytics to your users. Is a