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Michael ThomasMarch 29, 2019 0

Intelligent realities with AI, IoT and eXtended reality

Virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), eXtended reality (XR), mixed reality (MR), spatial augmented reality, hybrid reality. That's a lot of new technology and a lot of acronyms for a philosophical concept that has been pondered for millennia: what is reality? An intelligent reality is a technologically enhanced reality that

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Analytics

Mike F. SmithMarch 27, 2019 0

Utility analytics leaders at the edge: Meet an industry unicorn

Note: This is the first in a series of profiles of leaders in today’s utility analytics marketplace. “My job is to make people uncomfortable with the way they do things today. Transformation implies a revolution, not small incremental changes, and today the big revolution in any industry is in data,"

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Energy & Utilities

Analytics

John MaynardMarch 20, 2019 0

6 tech influencers to follow on Twitter

My favorite tech influencers teach, ask questions and share their knowledge freely. They value quality over quantity, and they engage with each other authentically. My goals on social media are to learn, engage with the world socially, and to share what I think is cool – sometimes this is about

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Analytics | Data for Good | Data Management | SAS Events

Heather HallettMarch 14, 2019 1

Puzzle obsession ... piecing together a 360-degree view of a patient.

I am obsessed with jigsaw puzzles. Specifically, 1000-piece mystery puzzles, entertaining not just for their pictorial humor, but also for the challenge. Unlike traditional puzzles, you don't know what you are putting together because the completed puzzle isn't pictured on the box. Mystery puzzles are constructed so that you must

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Health Care

Analytics

Ron RighterMarch 13, 2019 0

It’s a game changer: Sports analytics in higher education

Why is sports analytics rapidly becoming a high priority for several universities? Because they’re beginning to truly understand the significance of a winning athletic program. The value of a win speaks volumes and takes on different forms. It trickles down to the fans filling the stadium seats, television contracts, fan

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Education | Sports & Entertainment

Analytics | Data for Good

Yigit KarabagMarch 12, 2019 2

Normal and exceptional: 5 ways analytics is used at the Special Olympics

The Special Olympics is part of the inclusion movement for people with intellectual disabilities. The organisation provides year-round sports training and competitions for adults and children with intellectual disabilities. In March 2019 the Special Olympics World Games will be held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. SAS is an official

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Internet of Things

Tim ClarkFebruary 25, 2019 0

Unlocking the value of IoT data with the artificial intelligence of things

There will be more than 55 billion IoT devices by 2025 – more than four devices for every person on earth. That means that big data is only getting bigger. All of that high frequency, high velocity data from connecting the physical world to the digital world is available, and

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Internet of Things | Machine Learning

Charlie ChaseFebruary 19, 2019 0

Practical approaches to new product forecasting using structured and unstructured data

When it comes to forecasting new product launches, executives say that it's a frustrating, almost futile, effort. The reason? Minimal data, limited analytic capabilities and a general uncertainty surrounding a new product launch. Not to mention the ever-changing marketplace. Nevertheless, companies cannot disregard the need for a new product forecast

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Manufacturing | Retail

Analytics | Internet of Things

Greg HeidrickFebruary 12, 2019 0

Can IoT reduce energy costs for retailers?

This Is the third and final installment of a series of posts discussing promising use cases in retail and the benefits of adopting IoT technologies in 2019. What will be the ground-breaking new application of IoT and analytics that drives an epiphany and spurs widespread adoption? In previous posts, I discussed

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Retail

Analytics | Data for Good

Mark PittsFebruary 11, 2019 0

Saving lives with genetics and big data

During each minute you spend reading this article, 18 people will die of cancer. With each tick of the clock, your odds of becoming one of them increases: age is one of the primary risk factors for cancer. Take Nancy. She is a normal, active, healthy woman. Inside her body

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