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Anjelica CummingsApril 9, 2018 0

Watch new discoveries unfold at SAS Global Forum

Bright lights, a packed house, loud music and high energy – these are the elements that come to life every year in the SAS Global Forum opening session. But it’s not just about the entertainment and energy. Each year, the Sunday night opening session sets the stage for conference attendees.

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SAS Events | Students & Educators

Paula HendersonJanuary 12, 2018 0

Former US Chief Technology Officer encourages STEM diversity

Former U.S. Chief Technology officer Megan Smith stressed the importance of continued investments in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in her keynote address at SAS Analytics Experience, sharing a quote from George Washington. In his first address to Congress, in 1790, Washington said, “There is nothing which can better

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Education | Government

Analytics | Data for Good | Machine Learning | SAS Events

Steve BennettDecember 8, 2017 0

How federal civilian agencies can improve outcomes with analytics

From national parks and healthcare to taxes and nutrition, federal civilian agencies feature an incredibly large and diverse set of missions. These agencies oversee almost every aspect of American life with an endless sea of projects, programs and general oversight. But, as Deloitte Consulting’s Mark Urbanczyk said during a recent

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Government

Analytics | SAS Events

Paula HendersonOctober 9, 2017 0

Inspirational, emotional government leadership event focuses on challenges, solutions

Every day 91 Americans die from opioid abuse, every nine seconds a student drops out of high school and every 47 seconds a child is confirmed to be abused or neglected. These are sobering statistics that show the challenge our government leaders face to help those in need. While there

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Government

Analytics | SAS Events

Anjelica CummingsSeptember 21, 2017 1

How 20 girls turned into 40,000 programmers

Reshma Saujani, of Girls Who Code, doesn’t have the background you’d expect for the person leading an organization whose mission is to inspire, educate and equip young women with computing skills to pursue 21st-century opportunities. She’s not a coder or computer science graduate, and she grew up terrified of math

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Analytics | SAS Events

Randy GuardSeptember 18, 2017 0

Analytics economy = data + analytics + collaboration

Have you heard the term “analytics economy” and wondered what it means? Or maybe you’ve wondered how your organization can use data and analytics to achieve economic gains. Now we have more than just data. We have accessible data, fueled by advances in compute power and connectivity, and interpreted by ever-more powerful

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Analytics | Data for Good | SAS Events

Trent SmithSeptember 13, 2017 0

Using government data for good: Hear leaders share analytics stories

The government has an unfathomable amount of data -- and it grows more and more each year. This puts agencies in a unique and important position to use that data for good. Whether it be improving government operations, solving some of the nation’s biggest challenges or empowering citizens in new

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Government

Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Customer Intelligence | SAS Events

Christine CoudertJuly 24, 2017 0

With AI, marketing is needed but marketers might not be

In the first half of 2017 and in my only domain – which is marketing – an announcement set the tone for a major change. How not to be stunned when “Coca-Cola ditches global CMO role in leadership shake-up”? If there is only one product you can find anywhere on

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Analytics | SAS Events

David PopeJune 29, 2017 4

SAS is an analytical platform, not just a language

I'm sure I'm not the only one who has read and contributed to threads on the internet about all the different languages used for data mining. But one aspect that's been left out of most of these comparisons is that SAS is more than a 4th generation programming language (4GL).

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Analytics | Data Visualization | SAS Events

Becky GraebeApril 4, 2017 0

What can a BBC data journalist teach you about data visualization?

In an industry full of word people, it's not uncommon to hear journalists lament, “Data, what are you doing here!?” But today, data is a tool in the newsroom, and reporters often need to know how to analyze and present data to readers as part of their role in communicating information to the public.

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