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Randy GuardMay 16, 2017 0

How companies can succeed in an analytics economy

Artificial intelligence. Big data. Cognitive computing. These buzzwords are the ABCs of today’s marketplace. In a recent interview at SAS® Global Forum, I discussed the unprecedented pace of change that we’re seeing in the market. It’s creating what I like to call an analytics economy. In this economy, analytics –

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Advanced Analytics | Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Machine Learning

Elliot InmanMay 15, 2017 0

Teaching the machine a lesson

The forecast is frightening: Robots will take over all manual labor and self-generating code will automatically spin out the algorithms once developed by statisticians and programmers. Humans will become obsolete. What will mere mortals do all day long? Ride captive as our self-driving cars take us on a sentimental journey

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Analytics

Tim ClarkMay 2, 2017 2

The spreadsheet: Friend or foe?

For many years the humble spreadsheet has held many different roles and responsibilities supporting finance, marketing, sales -- pretty much every department in your business. There's always someone with a “magic spreadsheet,” but how effective is this culture that always uses the same format to consume data? My view of

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Machine Learning

Sascha SchubertMay 1, 2017 0

Autotuning: How machine learning helps optimize itself

Machine learning seems to be the new hot topic these days. Everybody's talking about how machines are beating human players in chess, Jeopardy, and now even Go. In the future, artificial intelligence will drive our cars and our jobs will be taken over by robots. There’s a lot of hype,

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Advanced Analytics | Analytics | Customer Intelligence

Lonnie MillerApril 27, 2017 0

Tripping over text icebergs

Recently I backed into a hotel parking spot after returning from a customer dinner. It was dark and rainy, and I was tired from traveling. My mind wandered until I heard a shrill “BEEP BEEP BEEP” coming from my rental car. I looked down at the dashboard’s rear-view camera, and

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Manufacturing

Analytics

Phil SimonApril 25, 2017 0

The Moneyball effect moves from the field to industry

Billy Beane attained fame in baseball and analytics circles long before Brad Pitt portrayed him in the 2011 film Moneyball. In fact, Beane was making quite the name for himself prior to Michael Lewis’s 2004 book of the same name. It’s no overstatement to claim that, as general manager (GM)

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Sports & Entertainment

Analytics | Data Visualization

Georgia MarianiApril 20, 2017 0

4 examples of data, reporting and analytics in education

Leaders in the education industry understand that when people at all levels have timely access to the right data and reports, they can generate trusted knowledge and insights that help transform programs, curriculums, student outcomes and more. That's how the industry's leaders deliver desired results faster to further student success.

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Education

Analytics

Analise PolskyApril 11, 2017 0

How to be a data-driven SMB: Part one of Twiddy’s tale

Family-owned and operated for more than 35 years, Twiddy & Company prides itself on exceptional real estate services to homeowners and vacationers in northeast North Carolina and the Outer Banks. Whether a customer is thinking of putting their house up for rent or planning their next vacation, Twiddy makes the

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Travel

Analytics | Data Visualization

Falko SchulzApril 10, 2017 5

How to design an infographic about volcanic eruptions using SAS Visual Analytics

Earth is an explosive world! Data from the Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program (GVP) documents Earth's volcanoes and their eruptive history over the past 10,000 years. The GVP database includes the names, locations, types, and features of more than 1,500 volcanoes. Let's look closer into volcanic eruptions across the globe

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Analytics | Data for Good

Becky GraebeApril 6, 2017 6

Using data for good with GatherIQ

“This conference has been one of my best because I’ve learned about GatherIQ, a social, good cause initiative that’s made me think about the bigger picture, and how I can help people who need help,” said a SAS Global Forum attendee who heard about SAS’ new data-for-good crowdsourcing app at

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