We all expect the police to be focused on protecting us from harm and catching criminals. And, in my experience, the vast majority of police officers are dedicated men and women who take their service commitment seriously. However, that does not mean our protection should be achieved irrespective of cost.
"Big data" is a big deal for electric utilities. In a smart power grid, when you turn on the lights, you're generating data. When your neighbor plugs in his electric vehicle, he's generating data. When a heat wave causes retailers to crank up the air conditioning, they're generating data. All
In Amsterdam, harnessing the power of the (data) tide With more than 100 km of canals and 1,500 bridges, dikes and dams, Amsterdam has long been in tune with the tides. Today, as an economic tide tugs at Europe and many regions, organizations are coping with a flood of data
When SAS CEO Jim Goodnight talks about the development of SAS High-Performance Analytics, he always starts with the customer. After all, it was banking customer UOB in Singapore that first approached Goodnight three years ago about reducing the time it took to calculate risk factors on the bank's full portfolio.
In the United States, we’re having an election in which there’s a lot of discussion about the economy. The question is, are we talking about the right things? Are the candidates, the media and the general public talking about the right issues? Michael Porter, Bishop William Lawrence University Professor at
Every year, SAS hosts the Premier Business Leadership Series, which focuses on gathering the most innovative corporate minds from around the world to tackle and discuss the latest challenges and trends within the corporate world. With SAS being used in 90 of the top 100 companies in the Fortune 500
In a recent blog post, I discussed how I enjoy working with the education industry because they are so eager and willing to help. While that post dealt with K-12, this one discusses higher education, specifically the University of Texas System and their public dashboard. If you are interested in
I'm heading to Vegas next week for The Premier Business Leadership Series, where I'll be covering keynote and customer presentations on this blog and over on The Knowledge Exchange site. Before I pack my bags, I have one final pre-conference blog post for you. We asked the conference speakers for
What do SAS technology partners think about the “big data” craze? Is it real or hype? And if it's real, what skills do you need to embrace big data opportunities? At our upcoming events, Analytics 2012 and The Premier Business Leadership Series, you’ll get the opportunity to ask these questions of our partners in
Well, that’s another year of PBLS completed and I have really enjoyed my first conference in sunny Orlando (when I would normally be worrying about the first winter frosts at home in the UK). With luck, I will be able to attend next year when the conference returns to Las
