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Alison BolenAugust 17, 2018 0

4 inspiring videos from Analytics Experience keynote speakers

Get ready to have your mind blown. Whether or not you plan to attend Analytics Experience in San Diego on September 17, you'll be inspired by the speakers we have lined up to keynote the event. There's an inventor. A data scientist. A world class athlete. And a photographer. They've

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Analytics

David PopeAugust 13, 2018 0

6 real-world ways to use optimization and forecasting in the oil and gas industry

In the oil industry you can make or lose money based on how good your forecasts are, so I’ve pulled together six papers that discuss different ways in which you can leverage analytics to optimize your output and more accurately predict your production performance. Written by employees at oil and

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Energy & Utilities

Analytics

John MaynardAugust 10, 2018 2

The wizarding world of data

I am unabashedly a data zealot, but not a data scientist. I believe in the power of data and data analytics, and that the data revolution has started. It will transform all our lives in ways we cannot even imagine. This is one of the things that attracted me to

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Advanced Analytics | Analytics

Michael PawlakAugust 7, 2018 0

How are CSPs using real-time analytics to improve customer experience?

How important is the customer experience in communications today? “Very important” is an understatement. It should be the top area of focus for all communications providers. It’s no secret that when customers are extremely satisfied, they become brand champions for the companies that provide them the products and services they

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Communications

Analytics

David PopeAugust 6, 2018 0

12 real-world examples of smart grid analytics

Looking for use cases for analytics to derive value at an electrical utility? We have identified over 125 ways you can use analytics to improve the business processes at an electric utility. I recently posted a series of blog posts discussing four different use cases. Now I'd like to share

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Energy & Utilities

Analytics

Georgia MarianiAugust 2, 2018 0

Scaling data and analytics across the University of North Carolina

Recently, Scott Jackson, Director Business Intelligence at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill shared their data quality, reporting and analytics journey. They're using SAS in a multitude of ways – from operations, institutional research, athletics – and are now looking to scale to the enterprise. They've been so successful

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Analytics | SAS Events

Kristine VickJuly 24, 2018 0

4 resources to help convince your boss to send you to SAS Analytics Experience

Wondering what makes this conference special? Over the years I’ve heard from many attendees that it’s the best way to get the most out of their analytics investments. Analytics Experience is a learning-focused conference featuring networking opportunities, training, certification exams and analytics presentations for all skill levels. #AnalyticsX will give you

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Analytics | Internet of Things

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Sarah GatesJuly 13, 2018 0

7 tips for operationalizing analytics

One of the biggest challenges we’ve been hearing from customers lately is that they need help operationalizing analytics to extend the value of their modeling efforts. In many cases, they’ve hired smart data analysts who can transform data and create sophisticated models, but their work is used for a single

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Analytics

David PopeJuly 11, 2018 0

Analytics use cases for utilities: Portfolio analytics

SAS works with utilities all over the world, helping these companies capitalize on the value of analytics and become "digital utilities." When we talk to utilities, we look at analytics use cases across: assets and operations; customers; portfolio; and corporate operations (see diagram below). In this fourth post of my four-part

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Energy & Utilities

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