SAS Voices
News and views from the people who make SAS a great place to workI have been on a plane non-stop for four weeks travelling around Asia working with key customers looking to expand their analytics footprint. It's clear that analytics is no longer taking a back seat to business intelligence (BI). Customers I am talking to have squeezed as much value out of
![Master data management success factors](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2017/01/DataMgt-1-702x336.png)
I’m holding down the fort from my office in North Carolina wishing I could have made the Gartner Master Data Management Summit in Texas. Is cloning the answer? This year’s event promises to be bigger and better than ever. Business-side managers will enjoy the new track recognizing master data management
![Asking new questions - and finding answers - with data visualization](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2013/03/HolmesKimberly.jpeg)
Kimberly Holmes doesn't want to put any limits on what analytics can accomplish at XL Group plc. As the Head of Strategic Analytics, Holmes recently selected SAS Visual Analytics to help the global insurance and reinsurance operations at XL Group meet that lofty goal. We spoke with her at a recent
![Corporate culture: Your organization’s response to stress](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2013/03/MyNameIsCulture-390x336.png)
“Culture eats strategy for breakfast”. If we’ve heard it once we’ve heard it a thousand times. I even wrote one of my early posts on this topic (“When metrics collide”). Consultants, analysts, academics and other thought leaders have examined and questioned its veracity, but still the consensus seems to be that
![Overcoming the Top Four Challenges to More Effective Decision Making With Data Visualisation](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2017/01/DataMgt-1-702x336.png)
Our recent innovations into Data Visualisation have led us to be inundated and involved in lots of conversations with customers and prospects looking to benefit from the marriage of advanced analytics, visualisation, data management and simplicity. Greg and Minh delved into the benefits that this marriage can yield and why data visualisation should form an
![Talking maps in the California sun site index of accessible map of Manchester Grand Hyatt - San Diego](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2013/02/hyatt_Map-702x336.jpg)
February is one of my favorite months. Each year, I get to spend the last week of February in California, hanging out with my buds. It’s because the blind guy goes to this conference in San Diego dedicated to making life better for people with disabilities. A lot of blind