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Find out how analytics, from data mining to cognitive computing, is changing the way we do business

Frank SilvaJune 14, 2018 27

American readers may know that the ongoing 2018 international soccer/football tournament is a big deal in other countries. But it's hard to grasp just how ubiquitous and important it is when there's no other event like it in the United States. The best way I can describe it is if the

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Sports & Entertainment

Analytics

Roger ThomasJune 14, 2018 0

Workplace culture still No. 1 challenge for manufacturers

With all the technology advancements and innovative trends driving Industry 4.0 right now, you might expect geeky topics like the Internet of Things (IoT) or artificial intelligence (AI) to be the hottest topics of discussion among industry leaders. Instead, many leaders are still more focused on workplace culture. And here’s

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Manufacturing

Analytics

Georgia MarianiJune 13, 2018 0

The key to success in college sports? Analytics.

What do the New York Mets, the Orlando Magic and the Boston Bruins all have in common? They all use SAS analytics to gain deeper insights into athlete recruitment, retention, performance, safety and more. And after seeing the success teams like these have had using analytics, collegiate sports are turning

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Analytics | Data for Good | Data Visualization

SAS Voices: Shining a spotlight on human trafficking

Tom SaboJune 12, 2018 6

Shining a spotlight on human trafficking

My local middle school publishes a weekly paper. Very recently, I noted an article in that paper regarding an expose on human trafficking overseas, "World Slavery: The Terrors Our World Tries to Forget." The eloquent article in part highlighted how children have been exploited in the fishing industry in Ghana

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Falko SchulzJune 6, 2018 0

The dark side: analyzing global changes in nighttime illumination

Light lengthens the day and allows us more time to learn, socialize, contemplate and create. Exploring NASA nighttime satellite images shows how illumination patterns have changed over time. Increases and decreases in illumination show the effects of human civilization on earth. From population collapse and destruction in war zones to economic

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Analytics | Customer Intelligence

David WallaceMay 31, 2018 2

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

We asked banking leaders. Here’s a sneak peek of our findings in advance of our June 12 webinar How important is customer experience in banking today? Very. It's the number one business challenge banks face, surpassing even regulatory compliance, because it links directly to revenue. And the stakes are only

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Banking

Analytics

Mike F. SmithMay 30, 2018 0

How will electric vehicles contribute to the smart grid?

Remember when electric vehicles were a new thing? Just a few years ago, everywhere we turned there were opinions, white papers, and articles espousing the wonders of electric vehicles, and an equal chorus of voices warning of the dangers and challenges of electric vehicles. Would they blow up half of

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Energy & Utilities

Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Data for Good

Tom SaboMay 29, 2018 5

5 remarkable uses for text analytics

Maybe you’ve heard of text analytics (or natural language processing) as a way to analyze consumer sentiment. Businesses often use these techniques to analyze customer complaints or comments on social media, to identify when a response is needed. But text analytics has far more to offer than examining posts on

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Analytics | Customer Intelligence | Internet of Things

Power plug of electric car -- close up man's hand holding 3 pin power plug of a blue electric car

Lonnie MillerMay 23, 2018 0

Could analytics improve electric vehicle adoption?

In August 2017, Britta Gross spoke about General Motors’ perspective on bringing electric vehicles (and their derivatives) to market. Her point of view reaffirmed GM's research on consumer awareness of electric vehicles (only 60 percent) and consumer adoption concerns with this emerging technology. She also revealed the portfolio of cars

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Energy & Utilities | Manufacturing

Analytics | Artificial Intelligence

Kristine VickMay 14, 2018 1

Exploring the intersection of AI and human creativity

In a recent #SASchat we explored the intersection of artificial intelligence and human creativity. Posing questions like, "How is AI impacting human creativity?" And, "What will it take for the public to fully trust AI?" In the lively online conversation, a few themes prevailed: Automation enabled by AI frees humans

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Blogs

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