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Georgia MarianiApril 23, 2012 0

Best practice #4: Manage expectations proactively

So far in our journey of the best practices for information management, reporting and analytics, we have learned about the importance of securing executive sponsorship, having a solid understanding of stakeholders needs and integrating all the data needed to make this happen. Now that stakeholders realize that you know their

Education

Analytics

Melissa SavageApril 19, 2012 0

The four E's of crash analytics: Part 1

The leading cause of death for Americans between 5 and 34 isn’t what most would expect. It’s not disease or acute illness. It’s traffic crashes. The good news is that the number of highway deaths has steadily decreased the last few years, yet crashes still cause more than 30,000 fatalities and

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Government

Analytics

Kristine VickApril 19, 2012 0

Judgment calls & wake up calls

What's almost as good as being in sunny Orlando to hear your favorite business leaders speak in person? Watching them from the comfort of your own office chair, of course, but with the ability to still ask questions and participate in live polls, as if you were on site. You are

Analytics

Georgia MarianiApril 14, 2012 0

Best practice # 3: Identify and integrate authoritative, trusted data sources

Data is everywhere,and getting to and managing that information is vital for accurate reporting, analysis and proactive decision making. This brings us to Best Practice # 3: Identify and Integrate Authoritative, Trusted Data Sources. As you might remember, these tips all come from my interviews with SAS education customers. From Best

Education

Analytics

Gary SpakesApril 12, 2012 0

Turning big data (volume, variety, and velocity) into value

Today, more companies are offering more products in more markets in more currencies to more customer segments than ever before. The result? An exponential explosion in data covering virtually every aspect of the organization: sales, marketing, finance, manufacturing, legal, HR, and more. Unquestionably, the era of “big data” has arrived.

Manufacturing

Analytics

Georgia MarianiApril 6, 2012 0

Best practice # 2: How to meet stakeholders' needs

As I mentioned in my previous blog post, I am sharing best practices that I learned from talking to education customers about successful implement ions of information management, reporting and analytics at their K-12 school district or higher education institutions. In that first post, we learned about the importance of securing executive

Education

Analytics

Kristine VickMarch 29, 2012 0

Drive your data with analytics

Mikhail Semeniuk, Director of Analytics at TrueCar, will explain why his company turned to SAS for an analytics solution that didn't require a large staff but was flexible enough to grow with the company, and powerful enough to better manage data and create fast, accurate forecasts. Mikhail works on the

Analytics | Data Visualization

Jennifer MarchiMarch 28, 2012 0

Picture this: The power of analytics extended to everyone in your organization

In my last blog post I revealed the WOW factor of SAS Visual Analytics. In summary: analyzing billions of rows of data, across vast numbers of columns, via 100+ correlation calculations in SECONDS (wow). What exactly does that mean? SAS Visual Analytics takes full advantage of SAS’ high-performance analytics technology.

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Analytics | Risk Management

Leo SadovyMarch 28, 2012 0

Conversational analytics

When you begin your career your most important skills are your hard, technical skills; the finance and accounting, the statistics and economics, the physics and chemistry, the engineering and calculus. But as I tell my business school mentees, as your career progresses, the emphasis changes such that much sooner than

Analytics

Georgia MarianiMarch 27, 2012 0

Best practice #1: Secure strong executive sponsorship

As the Industry Marketing Manager for Education at SAS, I get to talk to lots of education customers about how they’re using SAS software. I hear the many great things they’re doing with SAS and often wonder: What is the secret of their success? So I started working with our

Education

Analytics

Jennifer MarchiMarch 23, 2012 0

So many WOWs…in so little time

I remember the first time I saw a Cirque du Soleil® performance—the artistry, the split-second timing, that repeating sense of WOW. I was an instant fan. Funny… but I got that same sense of awe the first time I saw a demo of SAS® Visual Analytics. I’d read the project

Analytics

Vincent TalucciMarch 23, 2012 0

Promises, (over)promises

As public safety officials leaf through their favorite criminal justice periodical they are greeted with pages and pages of analytics advertisements. These ads are laden with promises of robust and scalable solutions, improved efficiencies and, yes, the promise of prediction. While reading the advertisements, the mental conversation may go something

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Government

Analytics

Shannon HeathMarch 23, 2012 0

Proud to back the Pack

Yesterday was one of those (many) days where I felt the pride of working at SAS. It all started when I read a News & Observer article detailing the plight of student journalists at NC State University's newspaper, The Technician, trying to get to St. Louis to cover their beloved Wolfpack

Analytics | Data Visualization

David WallaceMarch 21, 2012 0

Pivot to win: Banks can score with big data

The first quarter of the fiscal year is the time that banking industry analysts provide clients with their vision on the key challenges and solutions in banking for 2012. TowerGroup’s Nicole Sturgill recently wrote that “understanding consumer use of the financial institution’s delivery channels is a critical element” for institutions

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Analytics | Risk Management

Shannon HeathMarch 15, 2012 0

Could high-performance analytics have prevented the housing crisis?

There's been a lot of conversation recently around SAS High-Performance Analytics. And, rightly so - it's incredibly cool and applicable to every industry imaginable, including financial services. What if your risk calculations had seen the '08 credit collapse in time? CBS SmartPlanet addresses this (and highlights SAS High-Performance Analytics, with

Analytics

Melissa SavageMarch 15, 2012 0

Fallen interstate sign shows importance of asset management

A few weeks ago, in Northern Virginia, a 30 foot highway sign fell onto I-66 and landed on a passing pickup truck. Fortunately, no one was hurt, but it drew media attention and caused motorists in the area to wonder about the safety of other signs and the transportation network

English

Government

Analytics | Data Management

Rachel Alt-SimmonsMarch 13, 2012 0

The path to lean analytics

In my role at SAS I have the great fortune to meet with business intelligence and analytic (BI&A) teams all across the United States to share and discuss best practices and pain points, particularly around the ability to execute and operationalize insight internally and externally throughout the organization. In these

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Manufacturing

Analytics

Rachel Alt-SimmonsMarch 9, 2012 0

IFSUG kicks off with a bang!

This week I attended the inaugural Insurance and Finance SAS User Group conference at the SAS Headquarters in Cary, NC. The two-day conference was well attended by 80 members of our insurance and financial services customer community, and attendees were treated to a variety of presentations focused on these industry

Analytics

Kristine VickMarch 3, 2012 0

How to operationalize business analytics

Business analytics is maturing – and so is its role in forward-thinking organizations. Once mainly used in traditional batch-type environments, it's now being embedded into real-time business decision operations and processes to create immediate and significant value. To learn more about how to operationalize business analytics, attend this brief webinar,

Analytics

Kristine VickFebruary 28, 2012 0

SAS storyboards meetup at Predictive Analytics World

Several of us are heading out to San Francisco over the weekend for Predictive Analytics World and Text Analytics World running as part of Data Driven Business Week March 3-10 at the Marriott Marquis. If you're attending, we invite you to book your appointment with a SAS expert during Predictive Analytics

Analytics | Data Management

David StewartFebruary 28, 2012 0

Analytics comes to AML, what RAD wants to know!

There have been a lot of retrospectives marking the 10th anniversary of the USA PATRIOT Act, but I think what is most compelling is how dissatisfied the industry is with the status quo . KPMG’s ‘Global Anti-Money Laundering Survey 2011’ confirmed a number of trends: cost of compliance increased 45

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Analytics

Faye MerridethFebruary 27, 2012 0

Analytics supercharge telco campaigns

It was fun to see Amitava Ghosh, Senior Vice President at Reliance Communications on his visit to SAS headquarters. I was thrilled to learn that "Ami" -- my former neighbor -- is now a SAS customer using SAS Customer Intelligence to optimize campaign management. Even more exciting, Ami allowed me

Analytics

Kristine VickFebruary 27, 2012 0

What’s the big deal about big data? Find out tomorrow

In the beginning there was just raw data... rows and columns of numbers in strict, structured, disciplined formats generated by a variety of transactional and operational business systems. The volume - while quite large - was still manageable. And it was good. Well, good enough at least. Then, the “content

Analytics

Shelley SessomsFebruary 23, 2012 0

Time to tell your analytics story

Predictive Analytics World is a little over a week away. I hope you’re planning to be in San Francisco for this exciting conference. This is the first time that SAS Publishing will participate in the event, and I am really looking forward to it. We’re teaming up with the Analytics

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Analytics

Melissa SavageFebruary 9, 2012 0

Analytics helping transportation officials get the job done in tight financial times

The American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials recently released a top 10 list of transportation issues that will be “talked, written or tweeted and legislated about” in 2012. As expected, funding constraints and Congressional action on reauthorization appear on the list but the group also notes that natural disaster

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Government

Analytics

Vincent TalucciFebruary 2, 2012 0

Predictive policing is passé

My colleague, Steve Serrao, just published a blog post on the proliferation of varied law enforcement approaches and their related phraseologies. After reading, I concur – hence, this blog’s title. I am not a huge fan of the term “predictive policing”. While others may love it and live it, and

English

Government

Analytics

Bill ColemanJanuary 24, 2012 0

Local government impact of rising group medical and insurance costs, and what can be done

The single most costly employee benefit for any organization is health insurance, and the price is going up. From 2003-2009, the costs per hour worked for employee health insurance increased from $1.03 to $2.00. These costs continue to increase from 5%-7% per year. The reality is that employee health insurance costs will continue

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Government

Analytics

Bill ColemanJanuary 24, 2012 0

Analysis of 311 call data can lead to better service, lower costs

Many cities and counties are taking the lead of private industry and developing 311 call centers to consolidate incoming calls for service and information requests from citizens. The business advantages are clear: Citizens have one number to call for service and information rather than having to waste time searching for

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Government

Analytics | Data for Good

Vincent TalucciJanuary 24, 2012 0

A sad reality: Crises drive positive change within criminal justice

All too often an unspeakable tragedy leads to a needed policy or operational change through a newly-realized criminal justice system gap. While we continually work to minimize existing gaps, the reality is that as law enforcement evolves, so does the crime and so do the criminals. In recognition of those

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Government

Analytics

Bill ColemanJanuary 17, 2012 0

Using analytics to manage capital projects funding & costs

Cities and counties are responsible for building and maintaining the infrastructure to support a broad range of services. Local governments must develop and implement multiyear capital projects plans that provide infrastructure for things such as jails, courts, public office buildings, streets, bridges, parks, athletic complexes and community centers, water treatment

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Government

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