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Analytics | Data Management | Data Visualization

Greg WoodJune 25, 2015 1

Are you missing out when it comes to data monetization?

After doing some recent research with IDC®, I got to thinking again about the reasons that organizations of all sizes in all industries are so slow at adopting analytics as part of their ‘business as usual’ operations. While I have no hard statistics on who is and who isn’t adopting

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Analytics | Data Management | Data Visualization

Daniel TeacheyJune 22, 2015 0

Build a culture that embraces big data challenges

Big data. Streaming data. Complex data. We’ve all heard the reasons why organizations feel like they’re facing an insurmountable data challenge. Now, it’s time to do something about it. For the past few years, SAS has helped some of the world’s leading companies make sense of an avalanche of data.

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Analytics | Internet of Things

Bryan SaundersJune 16, 2015 0

The Internet of Things - it's not just about the connectivity

Recently, I had an opportunity to participate in an analyst briefing around the Internet of Things (IoT). During the review, a chart was shown to summarize the status of IoT projects in the manufacturing sector. I wasn’t surprised by the varying degree of “completeness” of IoT projects across this industry, but

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Manufacturing

Analytics

Stuart RoseJune 15, 2015 0

Customer experience conundrum

Who is your best customer? The answer to this question can vary dramatically depending on your industry. A retailer’s best customer is someone who comes back to their store over and over again. A gym owner’s best customer could be considered consumer who pays their monthly on time but never

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Analytics

Tamara DullJune 15, 2015 0

UK Hadoopists: fashionably late to the big data party

People are such an important aspect of data analytics. I was reminded of this at the recent Strata+Hadoop World event, where I saw first hand that the UK is indeed facing the same skills gaps as elsewhere in the world. Perhaps that didn’t surprise me, but I also noticed the

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Analytics

Natan MeekersJune 11, 2015 1

Self-service BI and approachable analytics for all

Still think business intelligence (BI) and analytics are only for big companies? The truth is, small to medium size enterprises (SMEs) can benefit from BI and analytics in a big way. Digital disruption Thanks to innovative new developments SME’s (and small teams who haven't yet gotten IT’s attention) can now

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Analytics

Alison BolenJune 10, 2015 0

The pros and cons of innovation labs

How is it that some companies can come up with a big idea and implement that idea successfully in the market, while others never get past the idea phase? "In the case of innovation," says Jill Dyché, VP of SAS Best Practices, "big ideas aren't enough." It's also not enough

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Analytics

Amanda MacDowellJune 10, 2015 0

A case for real-world evidence

For health and life sciences organizations, discussions about big data include gaining value from that data in the form of real-world evidence. Consider for a moment the amount of healthcare data that exists today thanks to the adoption of electronic health records. Then think about the future with data from

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Analytics | Internet of Things

Michael ThomasJune 4, 2015 1

Let's talk about things – in the Internet of Things

The Internet has been around a long time. "Things" have been around even longer. Put the things on the Internet, aka the Internet of Things (IoT), and you get so much hype that IoT is at the top of Gartner's "Peak of Inflated Expectations" – and poised for a fall into the "Trough of

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Advanced Analytics | Analytics | Customer Intelligence

Alan LipsonJune 3, 2015 0

Helping retailers get their unfair share

USA Today recently published an article titled 10 retailers take two-thirds of your money. The story highlights the revenue distribution among the Top 100 retailers in the S&P 1500. It was startling to see that such a small number of retail powerhouses take in such a large percentage of consumers’ income.

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Retail

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