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

David PopeMarch 24, 2017 0

In a recent presentation, Jill Dyche, VP of SAS Best Practices gave two great quotes: "Map strategy to data" and "strategy drives analytics drives data." In other words, don't wait for your data to be perfect before you invest in analytics. Don't get me wrong -- I fully understand and

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Analytics

Ashley BinderMarch 22, 2017 2

Make an accurate prediction without watching a single basketball game

The second round of the 2017 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament was an interesting one. Eight-seeded Wisconsin took out the reigning champion Wildcats, despite pundit predictions that Villanova could go all the way again. South Carolina, 24-10 in the SEC during the regular season, upset perennial favorite Duke by seven points.

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Sports & Entertainment

Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Colin BristowMarch 21, 2017 0

Anti-money laundering requirements: Are the stakes increasing?

Part 504 of the US Department of Financial Services Superintendent’s Regulations seems to significantly up the requirements for firms to conduct ongoing review and continuously improve their approach to anti-money laundering (AML) monitoring. But is it really very different from the intergovernmental Financial Action Task Force's broader suggestions to introduce

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Banking

Analytics | Internet of Things

Tim ClarkMarch 20, 2017 0

Achieving a quality-connected enterprise

Quality in every thought, every action, every outcome You might think differentiating on the quality of your products is a no-brainer – who wouldn’t seek to make every product incredibly high quality? Yet experience shows us that many manufacturers only capture data from the production line. While this approach creates

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Manufacturing

Advanced Analytics | Analytics

Peter SnellingMarch 16, 2017 0

Why our future prosperity demands smart borders

There have been some rather hysterical headlines in the UK recently about immigration. Eyebrow-raising statements alluding to the Home Office (the government department responsible for immigration) losing thousands of asylum seekers illustrate that efforts to trace them are placing huge pressure on resources. This, and the more outward looking post-Brexit

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Government

Advanced Analytics | Analytics | SAS Events

David PopeMarch 13, 2017 0

4 strategic uses of analytics

Every where you turn today, you run into analytics. If you talk about big data, you will talk about analytics, if you talk about the internet of things (IoT), you will talk about analytics, if you talk about automation ... well, you get the picture. When used properly, analytics has always

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Analytics | Data Visualization | Students & Educators

Michael ThomasMarch 10, 2017 0

North Carolina's youth chess championship by the numbers

Once again, SAS is sponsoring the North Carolina Scholastic Chess Championship. The 43 year-old event is at the Raleigh Convention Center this weekend, March 11-12th. SAS sponsors this event because of the STEM education benefits of youth chess. Hundreds of players have been preparing and studying. A few even practiced

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Analytics

Peter SnellingMarch 9, 2017 0

Why deeper insights, not more cash, will transform Home Office outcomes

Unlike some other UK Government departments, the Home Office has done well out of the recent spending review. Overall police spending has been protected – following the debacle of the earlier calculation errors – to protect against emerging crime threats and to train more firearms officers. Counter-terrorism has received a

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Government

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