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Analytics | Data for Good

Will JonesJanuary 31, 2017 0

How can data help the most vulnerable victims of human trafficking?

Did you know that January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month in the United States? If not, you may not know that researchers estimate that human trafficking is a global industry with revenues from $51 to $99 billion annually, up from $32 billion just a few years ago. In this case,

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Government

Analytics | Data Management

Michael HerrmannJanuary 27, 2017 0

Analytisches Aufspüren versteckter Gefahrenfelder: die EU-Datenschutz-Grundverordnung

Am 28. Januar war Europäischer Datenschutztag und ab sofort gilt dann verschärftes EU-Recht – so kommt es einem zumindest vor bei Gesprächen mit Datenschutz-Experten, bei ihrem Streben, die neue EU-Datenschutz-Grundverordnung (DSGVO) zu bewältigen. Was ist schutzwürdig? Alles bekannt Personenbezogene, sowieso. Mehr aber noch das Unbekannte.

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Advanced Analytics | Analytics | Students & Educators

Mike GillilandJanuary 26, 2017 0

Guest blogger Len Tashman previews Winter 2017 issue of Foresight

Preview of the Winter 2017 issue of Foresight Foresight begins the new year with our 44th issue since the journal began publishing in 2005, and in this Winter 2017 collection we’re showcasing a broad range of incisive and entertaining pieces. We’re looking at new research on the effectiveness of collaboration

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Analytics

David PopeJanuary 26, 2017 0

3 attributes that define a powerful analytics environment

In my last post I described "4 adaptability attributes for analytical success," and in the past I've discussed the strategic role analytics play in helping organizations succeed now and into the future. Now I'd like to discuss three attributes that define a powerful analytics environment: Speed Accuracy Scalability [NOTE: Any

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Analytics | Customer Intelligence

Gloria CaberoJanuary 26, 2017 0

Nuevos retos del CIO para apoyar la transformación del negocio

Actualmente es muy común escuchar conversaciones relacionadas a la necesidad de transformar el negocio para competir en el nuevo entorno digital, incluso algunas organizaciones están diseñando sus planes para llevar a cabo esta transformación. Los principales cambios que se están planteando en las organizaciones están relacionados con la necesidad de

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Analytics | Internet of Things

Rainer SterneckerJanuary 26, 2017 0

IoT Trends 2017: Digital Twins / Edge Analytics schon spruchreif?

Die Zeit der Jahresrückblicke ist vorbei, endlich können wir unseren Blick wieder nach vorne richten. Seit einigen Wochen werden nämlich auf sämtlichen Portalen und Plattformen alle möglichen Prognosen für das Jahr 2017 ausgetauscht. So auch für Trends im Internet of Things (IoT). Ich lese da, ehrlich gesagt, meist nur mit

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Analytics

Alyssa FarrellJanuary 25, 2017 0

4 tips for the utility data scientist

Tell me if you’ve heard this before: Your company hired (or re-titled) a talented data scientist and they have great skills and no data. Or they're marginalized by IT because they're misunderstood. They're offered “cleansed” data that will fit into the hardware provisioned. What they want is “all” relevant data

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Energy & Utilities

Analytics | Data Visualization | SAS Events

Robert AllisonJanuary 25, 2017 0

Something for geeks and nerds to do at Disney World!

Are you one of those people who get easily bored at amusement parks? Would you like something to do while your friends/family are waiting in line for a ride? Perhaps I have an alternate idea, to keep you busy - survey markers! When surveyors are measuring and marking areas for

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Advanced Analytics | Analytics | Learn SAS

Jeff ThompsonJanuary 24, 2017 0

Step into the wonderful world of SAS Enterprise Miner

Editor's note (10/25/17): You can practice what you learned in class with 15 hours of Free virtual lab time when you attend the in-person or Live Web Applied Analytics Using SAS Enterprise Miner class. Register now. Are you interested in taking an advanced course on the machine learning topic of Neural Networks? Does text

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonJanuary 20, 2017 0

How do teenage boys eat so much, and stay so thin?

"They'll eat you out of house & home! Their food bill will put you in the poor house! ... And they never gain an ounce!" - That's what my friends say about their teenage sons. They're probably exaggerating a little, but since it's a recurring theme, there's probably some truth

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Analytics | Internet of Things

Cornelius KimmerJanuary 20, 2017 0

Das Internet of Things wird erwachsen

Die Zeiten, in denen man von Kühlschränken, die selbstständig bestellen, oder kommunizierenden Waschmaschinen spricht, sind gefühlt lange vorbei. Heute sprechen wir von Smart Environments. Smart Home, Smart Energie oder auch Smart Phone sind Begrifflichkeiten, die jeder erklären kann. Im Folgenden ein paar Einsatzszenarien, die den Nutzen der Technologie zeigen:

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Analytics

Jennifer BellJanuary 19, 2017 0

Rural school district wields predictive analytics to open doors for first generation college students

This predictive analytics post continues a blog series that highlights education leaders sharing successes and challenges of using data to drive school improvement. Sampson County Schools is a small rural school district in southeastern North Carolina. While overall graduation rates in the county were improving, one school wanted to do

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Education | Government

Analytics | Data for Good | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonJanuary 18, 2017 0

Where does Girl Scout cookie money go?

Here in the US, it's Girl Scout cookie season. This is when you get to spend a few bucks on cookies, break your New Year's resolution about losing weight ... and feel good about it, because the money's going to a good cause. Or is it? - Let's break down

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Retail

Analytics | Data Management

Adrián MontesJanuary 17, 2017 0

¿Dónde vive la gestión de datos?

Antes que el data management existiera como lo conocemos actualmente, la información generada en las empresas era depositada y centralizada en un solo lugar, el denominado enterprise data warehouse (EDW). Los EDW´s han sido de gran utilidad sobre todo para datos estructurados, transaccional e internally generated. Sin embargo, el big

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Banking | Communications | Energy & Utilities | Manufacturing | Retail

Analytics

David PopeJanuary 17, 2017 0

4 adaptability attributes for analytical success

After reading a recent LinkedIn post by Jeff Haden, "Want to Achieve Lifelong Success? An Army Ranger Says You Need This 1 Trait the Most", (spoiler alert: It's adaptability) something occurred to me. One of the reasons I enjoy solving business problems with analytics is that analytics is all about

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonJanuary 16, 2017 0

Prius isn't the highest-mpg hybrid in 2017!

For many years, the Toyota Prius was the hybrid with the best mpg - but in 2017 that's changing! Let's examine the data ... For analyses like this, I have found the fueleconomy.gov website to be a wonderful source of information. In recent years, they've even made all their data

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Analytics | Data Visualization | SAS Events

Robert AllisonJanuary 13, 2017 0

What to do in Orlando, during SAS Global Forum!

They say "a picture is worth 1000 words" - and I think it might be more like 2000 when it comes to planning out fun/interesting things to do in a new city! I'm going to the SAS Global Forum (#SASGF) conference in Orlando this year, and I was wondering where

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Analytics

Steven O'DonoghueJanuary 13, 2017 0

Lessons learned from customer modernization projects

A number of posts on SAS Voices have touched upon the theme of modernization. This is certainly a hot topic with our customers as many of them continue to be interested in taking advantage of the evolving software landscape. The thing is, modernization can be hard. I should know, I’ve been

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Advanced Analytics | Analytics

Robert MoreiraJanuary 12, 2017 0

Five great analytics resolutions for 2017

The holiday season is over – and you survived. You’ve made a lot of personal resolutions for 2017 - go to the gym, eat less sugar, save more money, visit Grandma more often. These are all great personal resolutions for 2017, but what about your analytics resolutions? If you are

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Analytics | SAS Events

Gloria CaberoJanuary 10, 2017 0

SGF 2017: La ruta más eficiente para llevar sus datos a la acción

El poder del conocimiento no tendrá límites en 2017 SAS Global Forum (SGF), la conferencia de usuarios de SAS, ha agrupado por más de tres décadas a la comunidad de expertos con mayor experiencia en el campo de la analítica. Esta conferencia es el escenario ideal para que los usuarios

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Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Stavros StavrinoudakisJanuary 9, 2017 0

A practical guide to tackle auto insurance fraud - Part 5: Hybrid Scoring

This is the fifth of the seven parts of blog post series “A practical guide to tackle auto insurance fraud”. In the first four articles of the series we drilled down to Data Management and Data Quality as the basis for fraud detection analytics, to Business Rules and Watch lists

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Analytics | Data Management

Iván LópezJanuary 6, 2017 0

Entendiendo cada componente del proceso de Data Management

Si se desea comprender cómo se desarrollan los procesos de Data Management y con ello poder hacer uso de todos los beneficios que éstos ofrecen, como primera instancia debemos clarificar qué es el Data Management y cómo está integrado. De acuerdo a la DAMA, Data Management Association, este concepto engloba

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Analytics

modern woman in front of tall, modern buildings

Steven O'DonoghueJanuary 5, 2017 0

The seven traits of a modern analytical platform

Much of my recent work has been along the theme of modernization. Analytics is not new for many of our customers, but standing still in this market is akin to falling behind. In order to continue to innovative and remain competitive, organizations need to be prepared to embrace new technologies

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Blanca GonzálezJanuary 5, 2017 0

Conozca la oferta educativa de SAS y visualice cuál se adapta a sus necesidades

A lo largo de cuatro décadas de liderazgo en temas de Analítica Empresarial, SAS mantiene su compromiso con las organizaciones al ir de la mano afrontando los retos que el mercado y su negocio demandan, por ello ofrecemos capacitaciones, certificaciones y training online o presenciales, para cubrir las necesidades y

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Education

Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonJanuary 4, 2017 0

American English: Where to use 'yall' versus 'yinz'

If you do much traveling in the United States, you're bound to hear a few words and expressions that are unique to certain areas. Well y'all get ready, because I'm fixin' to analyze some of those words for ya! I recently found a really neat web application called The Great

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Analytics | Data Management

Miriam AudeloJanuary 3, 2017 0

Obtener un proyecto exitoso basado en la analítica y gestión de la información

¿Cómo alcanzar el éxito empresarial basándose en la analítica y gestión información? Esta es una pregunta que resulta común en las compañías cuando se está considerando la adquisición de algún servicio de Business Intelligence, y la pregunta puede responderse planteando una nueva interrogante ¿cómo podría usted o su equipo tomar acertadas

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Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonJanuary 2, 2017 0

Beer: Finding your favorite that you didn't know about!

Data analysis can be used for many things ... how about finding other beers you might like, so you don't keep drinking the same old brand every time? Hang on tight - I think we're about to make a beer run! I recently read an interesting article on the Flowingdata website,

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Analytics | Customer Intelligence | Data Management

Elizabeth BautistaDecember 28, 2016 0

¿Su empresa está lista para enfrentar la ola de tendencias tecnológicas e informativas que traerá el 2017?

A la par de las metas empresariales que cada compañía se haya trazado para 2017, como la expansión a diversos territorios, conquista de nuevos mercados, amplificación de líneas de negocio, entre otras, es importante que los directivos estén preparados para enfrentar los cambios que el sector empresarial prevé. Sin importar

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Analytics

Joanna GolaDecember 28, 2016 0

10 Przykazań Ekonometrii Stosowanej, czyli jak nie grzeszyć podczas pracy z realnymi danymi? – część 6

W piątym wpisie z serii 10 przykazań Ekonometrii Stosowanej poruszyliśmy kwestie związane z wykorzystaniem technik data mining i machine learning. Dziś przedstawię kolejne przykazania, które wiążą się z gotowością do kompromisów przy implementacji rozwiązań z zakresu teorii statystyki i rozwagą w interpretowaniu znaczenia istotności zmiennych. 8. Bądź gotowy do kompromisów.

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Analytics

Matthias PistonDecember 28, 2016 0

Wandel durch Digitalisierung – Auch der Vorstand muss sich neu erfinden

Die Digitalisierung wird ja angeblich alles ändern. Oder sogar revolutionieren. Das gilt sowohl für unser Privat- wie auch das Berufsleben. Unsere Arbeitsweisen und Gewohnheiten werden sich an die digitale Gesellschaft anpassen. Ob wir wollen oder nicht. Gleichfalls werden sich Strukturen und Organisationsformen in Unternehmen verändern. Und diese Veränderungen machen auch

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