SAS Voices
News and views from the people who make SAS a great place to workA few weeks ago, we asked, "What would big data say if it could talk?" Today, we might ask, "What if big data had a mail cart?!" It's a fun metaphor that shows how overwhelming big data can be without a strategy for managing it. Watch the short video below
It seems like only yesterday that the SAS Executive Briefing Center (EBC) parking lot was filled with Craft Services tents, high-end luxury cars, movie cameras and, oh, a few celebrities. But, it’s been nearly a year since SAS became Stark Industries for a day when parts of Iron Man 3
I’m a geek at heart – I always have been and I always will be. I love technology and I love math. I love that my job combines both. But you know what is even better? In today’s world of big data and data visualization, it is totally fashionable to
As a boy growing up in the 1970s, I was fascinated in particular by dinosaurs. I knew all their names, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Diplodocus, Triceratops etc. And I could also remember in which geological time period they lived, and on which continent; and what they ate, often each other of course!
A question was recently put to me by everyone’s favorite futurist – Thornton May: “Most people don't put innovation and infrastructure in the same sentence. They simply tend to view savings derived from optimized infrastructure as a funding source for “other” innovation investments. My thoughts?” My thoughts initially circled in
Big data might be daunting, but Matthew J. Becker, Senior Director and Global Head of Statistical Programming at inVentive Health Clinical, says the goal remains simple for those in health care and life sciences: cure disease and improve health outcomes. Speaking last week at SAS Global Forum, Becker noted that