SAS Voices
News and views from the people who make SAS a great place to workWhat I love most about my job is the travel. The blind guy gets around. (We're talking a lot.) And wherever he goes, I go. Sadly, Ed thinks that people are excited because he’s shown up. WRONG! I'm the rock star on this team.
Recently, top executives from SAS gathered in Washington, DC with customers and other interested parties to discuss the potential impact of "big data" and high-performance analytics on the U.S. government. Topics included cyber-attack strategies, health care, bio-surveillance, border security and of course, fraud and improper payments. On the heels of
For some odd reason, the open-source Apache Hadoop ecosystem consists of cleverly named components that seem to have escaped from the Central Park Zoo. You may be aware that the little yellow elephant named Hadoop was actually a stuffed toy that Doug Cutting’s son owned. (Doug is the co-creator of
My colleague Allison Lane posed this question in a blog post earlier today: What gives you a sense of awe at SAS? I hesitated to post an answer. I mean, who cares what somebody in public relations says? As an 18-year PR veteran here, I’m not exactly objective. But here’s
What gives you a sense of awe? Perhaps the birth of a child. A sunset. A space shuttle flight. Or maybe your colleagues. Your workplace. Your company’s leadership. Here at SAS, I am in awe every day. SAS is programmers and statisticians, yes. It’s also landscapers, painters, builders, marketers, chefs,
SAS has been named the No. 1 company on the second annual "25 World's Best Multinational Workplaces" list from Great Place to Work®. This is an exciting award because it is a direct reflection of how our employees feel about our company. We feel a true connection to our unique culture,