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Analytics

Candace InscoeDecember 13, 2012 0

Your iron play is not as good as you think it is, and other false assumptions

Analytics can uncover insights that compel us to view the world in new ways. An avid golfer friend of mine used analytics to improve his golf game—turning all of his pre-conceived notions about his strengths and weaknesses upside-down. All golfers like to tell tall tales, not unlike fishermen, but Tom

Analytics

Bill ColemanDecember 12, 2012 0

Analytics key to law enforcement gold standard

Police Departments across the country are under constant scrutiny by elected officials, the media and the public to reduce crime, control costs, engage the public, always be accessible and, most important, always be courteous and professional. Police departments that demonstrate excellence in these areas can achieve accreditation by The Commission

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Government

Analytics | Data Visualization

Kevin GarbedianDecember 11, 2012 0

5 features SMBs want from data visualization

To read more ongoing tips and insights for small and midsize businesses, follow our SAS4SMB blog series or visit SAS for Small and MidSize Business. Data underpins the operations and strategic decisions of every business. Yet these days, data is generated faster than it can be digested, making it challenging

Analytics

Chuck EllstromDecember 7, 2012 0

Hold the flip phone! Outdated data solutions in disaster recovery, planning

Several years ago my mom, bless her heart, bought a cell phone. Now, my mom is not what one would call “tech-savvy”. She has had the same car forever, same furniture for 25 years (well, she did get it reupholstered), even the same pots and pans that came as wedding

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Government

Analytics | Risk Management

Leo SadovyDecember 4, 2012 0

“Any fool can make a rule …

… and any fool will mind it”. ~ Henry David Thoreau. The EPA was in my neighborhood several weeks ago testing well water - never a good sign. It was determined that the subdivision just north and upstream of us had once been the site of a farm contaminated by

Analytics

Chuck EllstromDecember 3, 2012 0

Deer in the the headlights? Not with analytics.

I live in the South, but was raised by Midwestern Catholics from rural Minnesota. Think Jeff Foxworthy meets Fargo. A few of the great things that I have learned about folks in the South is their incredible politeness even when they are really saying, "Wow, what in the world are

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Government

Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Carl HammersburgDecember 3, 2012 0

Employee misclassification: Will the last employee please turn off the lights?

Independent contractor. Two very simple words that have a dramatic impact on businesses, workers, and government programs. While most people have a basic understanding of the term, they often have very little understanding of the laws governing it, which vary significantly program by program and state by state. This has

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Government

Analytics

Krisa TailorNovember 28, 2012 0

All-Payer Claims Databases set stage for data-driven healthcare and big analytics

If you haven’t heard of an APCD, it’s one of those acronyms you need to know. All-Payer Claims Databases are simply databases that consist of claims data from all health care payers in a given state. This includes private payers such as Blue Cross Blue Shield, and public payers such

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Government

Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Greg HendersonNovember 26, 2012 0

"Financial fraud is the dominant crime of this millennium"

Several weeks ago, South Carolina was the victim of what some experts believe to be the largest cyber-attack against a state tax department in history. Approximately 3.6 million personal South Carolina income tax returns were exposed, and nearly 657,000 businesses compromised, in an international hacking attack. Coincidentally, SAS and the SC

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Government

Analytics

John StultzNovember 20, 2012 0

Federal policy on improper payments spurs need for high performance analytics

Recently, top executives from SAS gathered in Washington, DC with customers and other interested parties to discuss the potential impact of "big data" and high-performance analytics on the U.S. government. Topics included cyber-attack strategies, health care, bio-surveillance, border security and of course, fraud and improper payments. On the heels of

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Government

Analytics

Gary SpakesNovember 8, 2012 0

If someone asks what you do, tell them why you do it

It takes just one-tenth of a second for us to make a first impression. And if that initial sizing up is followed by the classic icebreaker “What do you do?” the pressure is really on to keep someone engaged in conversation. What do you do? will come up countless times

Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Chuck EllstromNovember 6, 2012 0

Disaster recovery fraud, and back-office romance

Disasters like Hurricane Sandy, by and large, shine a positive light on humanity, with the heroic actions of first responders and volunteers, and the massive outpouring of support from across the nation. They also present fraud opportunities for the shady operators and criminals among us. Hurricanes leave behind a lot

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Government

Analytics | Data Visualization

Leo SadovyNovember 6, 2012 0

It sure is noisy around here

In case you are wondering, yes, I am reusing the same graphic from last week, but this time to make a contrasting point. Last time, in “The Skeptical CFO” I was focused on the VARIABILITY in the data and the forecast. This week, however, we’re headed in the opposite direction,

Analytics

Annette MarettNovember 2, 2012 0

SAS loves math: Udo Sglavo

“Maybe math is not love-at-first-sight for you, but it pays to flirt with it a little,” says Udo Sglavo. As a principal analytical consultant in the operations research R&D group at SAS, he’s not your typical mathematician. Udo arrived at his career with a gentle tug from family members and

Analytics

Courtney PetersNovember 1, 2012 0

3 ways to improve customer loyalty with analytics

It’s no secret that analytics helps large organizations determine what offers are best for their customers and their business, but can powerful analytics be harnessed for small and medium business success? For the answer, I turned to Oberweis Dairy, a 90-year-old mid-sized business that has grown from a family-owned dairy farm

Analytics | Students & Educators

Nadja YoungOctober 31, 2012 0

Education reform in Houston: Together we can. Whatever it takes. No excuses.

K-12 education reform and policy has seen a recent surge in the cinema with "Waiting for Superman," "The Lottery," and this fall’s "Won't Back Down.” However, if you can’t bring yourself to spend $9.00+ at the box office, or (like me) have a hard time finding babysitters to even get

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Education | Government

Analytics | Data for Good | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonOctober 29, 2012 0

Will there be analytics for Frankenstorm?

“Frankenstorm” is what the U.S. National Weather Service is calling the combination of Hurricane Sandy, an early winter storm heading east, and a blast of arctic air from the North. SAS headquarters is located in the middle of the U.S. east coast ... and we barely missed being the bulls-eye for this

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Analytics

Candace InscoeOctober 25, 2012 0

Analytics raises questions that lead to value

I recently talked with the director of analytic operations at a large office supply retailer who explained that his group is often approached with broad questions that they investigate historically and descriptively to help figure out where to go next. The broad questions often lead the retailer to learn things

Analytics

Chuck EllstromOctober 25, 2012 0

Baseball, disaster planning and unintended consequences

What do disaster planning and baseball have in common? (Cue Cubs fans, "We plan on every season being a disaster!") Bear with me... Watching game 1 of the World Series reminded me of the time I took my son to AT&T Park to see the Giants play. It was the day

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Government

Analytics

Chuck EllstromOctober 23, 2012 0

Analytics and disaster recovery

While 2012 has been a very active hurricane season in terms of total storms, the effects on life and property have been relatively small and the need for disaster recovery less than many years. Let's all be thankful for that. Right now, Tropical Storm Sandy is threatening Jamaica and the

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Government

Analytics | Risk Management

Leo SadovyOctober 23, 2012 0

The skeptical CFO

During a recent presentation on performance management I had an audience member ask me if perhaps I had minored in cynicism along with my degree in finance. I replied that, with the science, psychology and philosophy I’d taken, I probably had minored in skepticism, but that the cynicism came later,

Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Carl HammersburgOctober 19, 2012 0

Is real-time fraud detection possible in government programs?

The first step is to answer the question of what “real-time” actually means. Depending on the program and industry speed of response, I’ve heard answers that varied from milliseconds for the biggest banks in processing credit card charges to 24 hours for some government programs. A better description of what

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Government

Analytics

Melissa SavageOctober 15, 2012 0

Take me out to the ball game, with transportation analytics

Living in the Washington, D.C. area I expect the morning news shows to spend a lot of time reporting on traffic. Crashes on the beltway, downed power lines delaying train service…that’s a normal day. D.C. is the most congested city, according to the Texas Transportation Institute’s annual report.). Commuting to

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Government

Analytics

Chuck EllstromOctober 11, 2012 0

Big Bird's salvation? Apply analytics to Medicaid

Sunny days, keeping the clouds away, can you tell me how to get, how to get to Sesame Street?? Oops, sorry, was just day dreaming about younger days and the magic of an eight foot talking yellow bird. How great was Sesame Street? I learned counting, my abc’s, sharing, diversity,

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Government

Analytics

Krisa TailorOctober 8, 2012 0

Analytics: The game changer in health reform

As SLG’s health policy specialist, I’m chartered with developing novel ways to apply data analytics to our state government health systems. If you ask me, it’s the perfect blend of technology and policy - two of my favorite things. However, I sometimes find it challenging to identify the areas within

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Government

Analytics

Scott VanValkenburghOctober 4, 2012 0

EMC Greenplum data scientist talks big data trends

SAS partners always bring valueable thought-leadership and industry perspectives to customer at events like Analytics 2012 and The Premier Business Leadership Series. Joining Deloitte and Teradata to talk about big data opportunities and trends is Jarrod Vawdrey, data scientist with Greenplum, a division of EMC. Vawdrey will be hosting one of

Analytics

Bill ColemanOctober 4, 2012 0

How can local governments add clarity and confidence to budgeting?

As much as I enjoy dramatic reinterpretations, for this blog post I’m just going to talk to you about the complex challenges municipal organizations face in setting spending priorities. The complexity stems from competing aspects of the various projects vying for funding. Some of these factors are related to the

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Government

Analytics | Data for Good

Dr. InsightOctober 2, 2012 0

Can super-powered messaging save Datapolis?

The lines at clinics, hospitals and pharmacies seemed endless. My people, the people of Datapolis, were growing wearier by the day… The targeted, on-time communications intended to inform citizens about new healthcare options and relieve stress on the system were arriving late, or being delivered to the wrong consumers. And

Health Care

Analytics

Ericka WilcherSeptember 28, 2012 0

Analytics vs the HiPPO?

Given the increasing role of analytics, are HiPPOS going the way of the dinosaur? According to the recent research from Harvard Business Review Analytic Services, the answer is yes and no. Perhaps you’ve heard of the term HiPPO (Highest Paid Person in the Organization or Highest Paid Person’s Opinion) –

Analytics

Scott VanValkenburghSeptember 25, 2012 0

Teradata talks trends, challenges, predictions at A2012

As I mentioned in my last blog post, Analytics 2012 will offer you opportunities to hear from a few of our valued partners, including Teradata, who will be hosting three roundtable discussions that are sure to satisfy your analytics appetite: The Analytic Challenges of Unstructured Data Considerations for Determining Analytic

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