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James RuotoloMay 26, 2016 2

The real deal in fraud and financial crimes

Financial institutions evaluating fraud management solutions face a crowded vendor landscape. Dozens of vendors claim to offer various pieces of the puzzle. With so many choices available, how will you sort through the marketing rhetoric to find the best fit for your organization? You could assemble a team of analysts

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Data Management

Simon TilleyMay 17, 2016 0

Gearing up for pharma’s big change

The pharmaceutical industry will undergo significant changes this summer. A set of standards for the identification of medicinal products (IDMP) from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) will take effect in July, requiring the whole industry to apply the terminologies released by EMA. The changes have raised many concerns regarding how

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Data Management | Internet of Things

Alan LipsonMay 14, 2016 0

Data, data everywhere…

It was John Allen Paulos who said, “Data, data everywhere, but not a thought to think.” That rings true more than ever before. Companies are struggling with the deluge of data coming at them from multiple channels. But traditional data channels are just the beginning. Companies also are facing an

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Data Management

Alan CudneyMay 12, 2016 0

Hospitals, data and analytics (part 2): Optimism and progress

In my previous post, I wrote about the Quick Pulse survey of leaders of health care institutions and the vital role data and analytics has in patient care and engagement. In this post, I'll tell you what the survey had to say about the progress these leaders believe they are

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Health Care

Data Management | Students & Educators

Georgia MarianiMay 6, 2016 0

Education shines BIG in Vegas!

Not everything that happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. At this year’s SAS Global Forum 2016, so many exciting things happened that I have to share some highlights. From the use of analytics in college administration to the teaching of analytics in the classroom, the range of information presented was quite

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Education

Data Management

Jeff AlfordMay 4, 2016 0

One more ‘giant leap’: Four decades of cardiovascular research data now shareable

In 1969, a human walked on the moon. I remember my parents waking me in the wee hours to watch (albeit bleary eyed) the grainy images on our black and white television as Neil Armstrong set foot on the lunar surface. Heady stuff then and now. In another world-altering advancement,

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Data Management | Data Visualization

Mary OsborneMay 4, 2016 1

May the 4th be with you

Most folks who know me, know I'm a bit of a Star Wars geek. I've analyzed the original trilogy scripts and documented my findings in a paper called Star Wars and the Art of Data Science. I'm always looking for excuses to get my hands into Star Wars data, and

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Data Management

Carmen GallagherMay 3, 2016 2

Three ways to monetise your data

There’s no such thing as a free app. “What?” I hear you say, “but I download free apps all the time!” So then why do organisations spend considerable time and effort creating free apps? Often their goal is to collect data and turn it into money. Consider this example. There’s

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Advanced Analytics | Analytics | Data Management

Sylvie FaucillonApril 27, 2016 1

Could text analytics be the cutting-edge technology the oil and gas industry was waiting for?

Small causes can have large effects; or how a discovery in the Barnett Shale can spike some interest in the rest of the world and change the face of the industry. This article is co-written by Sylvie Jacquet-Faucillon, Senior Analytics Presales Consultant, SAS France; and David Dozoul, Senior Adviser

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Energy & Utilities

Data Management

Georgia MarianiApril 27, 2016 0

How to partner with IT to build a dashboard for community college administrators

It's a common problem in any industry: getting a large number of similar requests for information. But with limited resources and an already overburdened staff, how do you handle it? At El Paso Community College, analysts from the Institutional Research (IR) team enlisted the help of IT to create a data

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