There’s a lot of talk about the gap between the demand for analytics talent and the short supply. Jennifer Priestley of Kennesaw State led a panel at Analytics 2013 to discuss how universities are minding the gap. I caught up with her to ask what schools need to be doing
We all want our favorite football team to bring home a national championship, but does winning that title score a touchdown when it comes to enrollment? The University of Alabama disputes this myth with a historical timeline of events that have shaped the class more than games on the gridiron.
Another benefit of attending the Analytics conference is the SAS Training and SAS Certification exams offered before and after the conference. We interviewed an attendee who just finished the exam for his SAS Certified Predictive Modeler using SAS Enterprise Miner 7 credential. Here’s his advice for people interested in SAS Certifications.
It’s almost here! The Analytics 2013 conference kicks off next week in Orlando. Around 1,000 analytics professionals from around the world will be attending to learn, network and even have some fun. Many of our speakers attend the conference year after year, so we asked some of them to share
I recently had the chance to sit down with SAS CEO, Jim Goodnight, to talk about his keynote at Analytics 2013 in Orlando. We also talked about the latest in data visualization, analytics in higher education and what attendees can expect at this year’s conference. Goodnight will deliver his
The demand for SAS Certifications has never been bigger. The number of SAS Certifications awarded has doubled over the last three years and in August the program had its biggest month ever with 1,195 certifications awarded. Here’s another impressive stat. More than 59,000 SAS Certifications have been awarded since the
Want to know the secrets to landing a job as an analytics professional? I went straight to the source – the expert speakers of Analytics 2013 to find out. Here’s some of their advice… What advice would you give students considering a job in analytics and those already in the
Forecast Value Added (FVA) is a metric for comparing the performance of your organization’s forecasting process to “doing nothing” and using a naïve model to generate your forecasts. The idea is, if all the resources and effort we put into forecasting are not providing forecasts that are better than using
Leading up to the Analytics 2013 conference, we’re going to dive into some of the big topics in the industry. Up first, the hurdles to using analytics and big data effectively in your organization. We reached out to some of our conference speakers and sponsors to get their take on
Talent Analytics CEO Greta Roberts (@GretaRoberts) will be presenting at SAS’s Analytics 2013 Conference next month in Orlando, Florida on the results of the landmark 2012 Analytics Professionals Study. I recently had the opportunity to get Greta’s thoughts on a myriad of topics including what to expect at Analytics 2013,
