At the NRF BIG Show in NYC this week, one of the hottest topics is what retailers can do with high-performance analytics. One major retailer has been able to determine optimal prices for as many as 270 million items each week, from 30 to two hours, run advanced markdown optimization
What brings more than 20,000 retailers to NYC in mid-January? I can promise you, it’s not the balmy 15 degree temperatures -- it’s the 101st NRF BIG SHOW, where SAS is a platinum sponsor. This is my first year attending this event – and it’s a bit overwhelming, so here’s a
It's true. "Big data" can be a problem and an opportunity. Many organizations have struggled to manage, much less profit from, the deluge. In 2012, look for big data to spur demand for big data analytics. New developments in high-performance computing as well as increased demand for visualization and text
Big data has been a hot topic recently, but more often than not the topic is covered from an IT perspective. What do the analysts, data miners and statisticians think? I recall the old days discussing with statisticians what data mining is and how it fundamentally differs from statistics. In
Oliver Schabenberger likes things that go fast. Perched on a shelf in his office at SAS world headquarters in Cary, North Carolina, are five scale models of Formula One race cars, which symbolize Schabenberger’s fascination with speed and technology. The models are replicas of the life-size, aerodynamic machines that can travel
Brooke Fortson from the SAS Training division took to the conference floor to interview attendees and presenters during Analytics 2011 earlier this week. I've chosen three of my favorite videos from the series to share below, but be sure to check out the others on the SAS Software YouTube channel
The Premier Business Leadership Series in Orlando was the backdrop for a number of news announcements from SAS. Here's a rundown: 1. Big Data research A new survey has found that organizations with formal data management strategies derive more value from data assets and outperform competitors. The survey, Big Data:
When you can get three succesful corporate leaders on stage to talk at a technology conference, what do you ask them about? Corporate culture, the economy and business leadership, sure - but most importantly, you talk about technology. Specifically, what technologies should businesses be taking advantage of today? Mobile, social
Starting in 2007, according to IDC, the amount of data captured and replicated worldwide outgrew our total available storage capacity. Total data captured that year equaled 281 exabytes and storage capacity equaled 264 exabytes. These numbers - and that gap - have been growing exponentially ever since. And that's just one
I jotted down the following fact from a session yesterday at the Disney Analytics & Optimization Summit: Organizations that invest in analytics perform better in the market. That's quite an assertion. Tweetable for sure. But it was a late-afternoon presentation and I was hungry for supper. So I forgot about
