Last year I was given an iPad. At the time I was rather ho-hum about my new toy, but my fourteen-year-old daughter was ecstatic about it. I now know why. Today, I am writing this blog post from my iPad and I am lost when I leave it at home.
Credit lending is a fast-paced business that relies on large amounts of customer and transaction data. Premier Bankcard’s primary purpose has been to provide even customers with damaged credit histories an avenue to obtain credit and demonstrate positive financial patterns. To stay competitive, the company uses analytics to predict and
Are you still struggling to understand what "big data" means to you or your industry? Or maybe you get it, but you want your boss to understand the opportunities, and you're not sure how to explain it clearly. Look no further. I've categorized some of our most popular recent big
During the Dutch Golden Age (spanning the 17th century), artists like Vermeer, Jan Steen and Rembrandt produced amazing scenes of everyday life, realistic portraits, and moody landscapes infused with shadows and light. Through their skilled use of paint and brush, these “Dutch Masters” provided new ways of looking at the
"Nobody knows analytics the way SAS does," said SAS CEO Jim Goodnight in my recent interview with him. He also explained the significance of being able to visualize and explore "big data." With visual analytics, you can cruise a billion records and just do graphs and plots one after the
Insurance companies are using telematics to collect data on driving patterns, habits and locations to calculate pay-as-you-go rates. Telecommunications companies are able to detect failures and automate repairs in real time. And in health care, personalized medicine based on your unique genetic makeup is on the horizon. What does your
There's recently been a lot of discussion and release of products around high-performance analytic architectures and in-memory computing. It seems like every vendor in the BI and analytics realm has jumped on this bandwagon. Is it all the same stuff? Or are there signficant differences? No question in our minds, the
Like Vince said a few days ago, you don’t have to be Goliath to see how the intersection of big data and high performance analytics creates competitive advantage. Let’s also be realistic though: compared to someone like Walmart, pretty much everyone’s David! While Telstra and the Commonwealth Bank may not be the largest companies by global measures, they’re still
How does in-memory analytics really work? What is the simplest and most effective way to work with Hadoop? Why is billion the new million? In this interview, Oliver Schabenberger, Lead Developer for SAS High-Performance Analytics answers those questions and explains how his team has helped SAS evolve to tackle complex
