Analytics | Artificial Intelligence

Adam GoldsmithOctober 14, 2021 0

Walking the tightrope in insurance

By Adam Goldsmith, Insurance Specialist, SAS UK & Ireland Insurers have the near-impossible task of keeping customers satisfied with the service they're given whilst ensuring costs are controlled to ensure profitability. At the point a customer makes a claim, it is at a point of high stress and emotion, but

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Insurance

Analytics

John GottulaOctober 14, 2021 0

Growing innovation in analytics from the roots up

More than four decades ago, SAS developed a breakthrough system that helped farmers and researchers better understand and analyze crop yields and livestock production. It was pioneering work that laid a foundation for the emerging field of advanced analytics. While SAS has continued to grow and serve many other industries,

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AgTech

Analytics | Data for Good | Data Visualization

Ginny InmanOctober 13, 2021 0

How SAS is saving the sweet potato

Have you ever thought of a sweet potato as ugly? These tuberous, root vegetables are a holiday staple, but the sweet potato industry prefers a certain size, shape and weight for them to make it to your grocery store. Many farmers even leave the potatoes deemed “ugly” in the fields,

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English

AgTech

Analytics | Programming Tips

Rick WicklinOctober 13, 2021 0

Penalties versus constraints in optimization problems

Sometimes we can learn as much from our mistakes as we do from our successes. Recently, I needed to solve an optimization problem for which the solution vector was a binary vector subject to a constraint. I was in a hurry. Without thinking much about what I was doing, I

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Analytics | Cloud

Rajeeve NarulaOctober 12, 2021 0

Can moving analytics to the cloud really be that straight forward for the UK government?

Rajeeve Narula Cloud adoption is perhaps one of the most common themes I hear in my customer interactions these days. There is a clear mandate within the UK government’s Cloud First policy for UK government and the wider public sector organisations to fully evaluate potential for the public cloud rather

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Government

Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Caroline S PayneOctober 12, 2021 0

Accelerate the UK forward with digital transformation across government #BuildBackBetter

Caroline Payne, Head of Customer Advisory, SAS UK Public Sector Team Digital innovation across governments around the world has accelerated in the last 18 months as leaders turn to data and technology to deliver rapid responses to the pandemic. Public organisations have had to move quickly, whilst being acutely aware

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Government

Analytics

Olivia OjedaOctober 12, 2021 0

Stop selling, start serving

“No one wants to be sold to, not even the most eager buyer in the world,” says Farnoosh Brock, a corporate trainer, speaker and writer. Brock is also an engineer and author of the book, The Serving Mindset: Stop Selling and Grow Your Business. She is a proponent of selling

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English

Communications

Analytics

Rusty HamiltonOctober 11, 2021 0

3 ways data and analytics can improve outcomes for the construction industry

Construction is the second largest industry in the world with a market value of $12.5 trillion, accounting for 13% of the world’s GDP. Financial services are the only industry ahead of construction, with a market value of $22.5 trillion. There are many differences between the two industries, but the most

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English

Analytics | Data Management | Data Visualization

Ivan Fernando HerreraOctober 8, 2021 0

Laboratorios de datos, una de las tendencias empresariales que impulsa la innovación en los próximos años

Desde hace algún tiempo venimos escuchando que los datos son la nueva moneda de cambio. El nuevo oro, dicen muchos. En un mundo cada vez más digital e informado como el que tenemos esta afirmación en realidad se queda corta: son el oxígeno que nos permite pensar y movernos en

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Spanish

Analytics | Data for Good | Data Management

Josh MorganOctober 7, 2021 0

3 ways to use data to advocate for whole person mental health

With data, we can proactively advocate for changes to systems and policies. See how it's done.

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English

Government | Health Care

Advanced Analytics | Analytics | Data for Good

José Mutis O.October 7, 2021 0

Colombia habilita un nuevo centro de monitoreo y analítica de conectividad y muestra el camino a otros países

Hace algunas semanas, el Gobierno colombiano y más exactamente el Ministerio TIC presentaron DataTIC. Según explicaron los representantes del gobierno, se trata de un centro de análisis de datos que va a estar ubicado en las instalaciones del Ministerio de las TIC y que usa los conocimientos y herramientas de la

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Spanish

Government

Advanced Analytics | Analytics | Data Management

José Mutis O.October 6, 2021 0

Líderes con dominio en nuevas tecnologías, los nuevos CEO

Seguimos atravesando tiempos de cambio pero ahora podemos ser un poco más optimistas. De la incertidumbre que aún nos acompañaba hace algunos meses, hemos pasado a un “momento de reinvención en la que se está definiendo el futuro”. Así por lo menos lo establece el más reciente informe de Technology

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Spanish

Banking | Communications

Analytics

Mike GillilandOctober 5, 2021 0

M6 Financial Forecasting Competition announced

M6 Financial Forecasting Competition The Makridakis Open Forecasting Center has announced the M6 Financial Forecasting Competition, to begin in February 2022. This will be a "live" competition running through February 2023, with a focus on forecasts of stock price (returns) and risk, and on investment decisions based on the forecasts.

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Analytics | Customer Intelligence | SAS Events

Alena TsishchankaOctober 5, 2021 0

Let's continue to rock: The complete vision quartet for insurance

An ideal quartet formation of a rock band consists of a voice, an electric guitar, a bass, and a drum kit. What else do we need to enjoy our favorite tunes and get inspired? There's another great quartet that could bring you fresh ideas and that is the insurance industry.

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English

Insurance

Analytics | Artificial Intelligence

Nicky FurlongOctober 4, 2021 0

UK Government: #BuildBackBetter

Resetting the risk dial – empowering the UK public sector to build back better. Public sector organisations in the UK had to respond rapidly to the pandemic when lockdown was announced in 2020. Policy changes were issued in quick succession and departments had to scramble to implement new solutions safely

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Government

Analytics | Marketing

Caslee SimsOctober 4, 2021 0

Brand marketing tips for everyone – not just marketers

“You have to have a left and right-brained approach to marketing. It’s important to leverage data, but you also have to spark creativity and inspiration so you can appeal to the head and heart of your customers.” - Jenn Chase, SAS EVP and CMO The marketing landscape continues to change. Whether

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English

Advanced Analytics | Analytics | Cloud

Santiago FainsteinOctober 4, 2021 0

La nube potenciada con analítica: la manera más inteligente de impulsar la innovación empresarial

La nube potenciada con analítica, la propuesta de tecnología aplicada a los negocios que SAS y Microsoft han venido desarrollando de manera conjunta desde el 2020, tiene el potencial de convertirse en una de las soluciones empresariales más importantes de los últimos años y catalizador de los nuevos niveles de

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Spanish

Banking | Government | Manufacturing | Retail

Analytics | Learn SAS

Rick WicklinOctober 4, 2021 0

Choose samples with specified statistical properties

A reader asked whether it is possible to find a bootstrap sample that has some desirable properties. I am using the term "bootstrap sample" to refer to the result of randomly resampling with replacement from a data set. Specifically, he wanted to find a bootstrap sample that has a specific

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English

Analytics

Gloria CaberoOctober 1, 2021 0

SAS Viya Tour: Tome las mejores decisiones para maximizar el valor de su empresa

Su negocio necesita tomar decisiones inteligentes a partir de datos confiables que generen resultados confiables. La analítica está ayudando a las empresas a entender su entorno de negocio y tomar las mejores decisiones para maximizar su valor. El mundo de negocios, al que la pandemia y los fenómenos políticos, económicos

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Spanish

Analytics

Marta Prus-WojciukOctober 1, 2021 0

Why good price means better customer experience: finding the balance in insurance

It is widely recognized that the right price is crucial in insurance. Insurance is what is known as a ‘grudge purchase’: customers know it is necessary, but they hope never to use it. This traditionally and theoretically means that they want to pay as little as possible for their insurance

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Insurance

Analytics | Data for Good

Caslee SimsOctober 1, 2021 0

What matters now when it comes to COVID-19

Early in the pandemic, we used this blog to offer resources for responding to COVID-19, recovering from the economic losses, and reimagining life after the pandemic. By now, everyone has read about testing, contact tracing, social distancing, treatment protocols and vaccines. Whether or not you have had COVID yourself, all

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English

Health Care

Analytics | Data for Good | Students & Educators

Lee Ellen HarmerOctober 1, 2021 0

Engaging students with data literacy

When students hear the word data, they may envision measurements that scientists collect, or perhaps it has something to do with the social media platforms they love. Many students struggle to understand where data comes from and how it can help us make decisions and better understand our world! They may not make a connection with computer science either. Just as

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English

Education

Advanced Analytics | Analytics | Cloud | Customer Intelligence | Data Management

Ricardo SalamaSeptember 30, 2021 0

A mentalidade da jornada digital

Vivemos tempos de mudanças rápidas e intensas. As inovações tecnológicas cada vez mais impactam as vidas das pessoas e das organizações, que precisam instantaneamente acompanhar o acelerado passo da digitalização. Observamos isso como nunca antes no ano de 2020. Espelho disso foi a evolução da computação em nuvem, tecnologia que

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Brazilian Portuguese

Analytics

Toby TextSeptember 30, 2021 0

Wir brauchen jetzt den Koal-O-Maten

Der Koal-O-Mat, eine Anwendung zur Beantwortung der Frage: Auf wen oder was müssen wir uns jetzt nach der Wahl einstellen?

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German

Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Data for Good

Alex CoopSeptember 30, 2021 0

Why I listen to branded podcasts (and 5 great ones to add to your list)

Since 2015, the number of Americans who to listen to at least one podcast per month has increased by approximately 40 million people. The number of podcast listeners has also ballooned globally in tandem with a rise in smart speaker adoption. People are consuming them at home, on the go

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Health Care

Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Cloud

Ernesto CantuSeptember 29, 2021 0

Tutorial de analítica para pequeños y medianos manufactureros

Por Loren Sylvan Los manufactureros pequeños y medianos (PYMES) son impulsores críticos de la innovación y la productividad, y la agilidad a menudo les da una ventaja competitiva sobre las organizaciones más grandes. También tienen desafíos únicos en comparación con los fabricantes más grandes que tienen los recursos y el

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Spanish

Analytics

Gloria CaberoSeptember 28, 2021 0

SAS Viya Tour: cuando la agilidad marca la diferencia en su empresa

Las empresas buscan innovar constantemente y lanzar productos novedosos al mercado. Sin embargo, por la urgencia de adelantarse a la competencia, pueden pasar por alto etapas como investigar más a fondo el mercado y conocer las necesidades de los consumidores. Para que un proyecto de innovación alcance el éxito que

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Spanish

Analytics

Maggie LyonsSeptember 24, 2021 0

What happens to grocery stores during hurricane season?

Tropical Storm Ana, which formed in May this year, officially made 2021 the seventh consecutive year that a storm formed before the season's designated start. Since then we have seen a number of storms, representative of an increase of severe weather over the past few years, especially as we remember

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AgTech

Analytics | Artificial Intelligence

Olivia OjedaSeptember 23, 2021 0

Breaking the cycle of bias in decision making

“Bias is not inhuman. To have bias is absolutely human,” says Banu Raghuraman. If data enthusiasts are going to break the cycle of bias, however, “we have to be more aware of where the data is coming from, what it’s trying to tell us and how we can break the

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Communications

Analytics | Customer Intelligence

Allan Lezcano MølgaardSeptember 22, 2021 0

When 'rip and replace' is confronted with 'integrate and enhance'

Data should alleviate strain instead of causing new pain  Recent research from SAS and Accenture underlines what many of us already knew anecdotally. Marketers are increasingly frustrated by their inability to obtain and leverage insights into customer behavior. Marketing teams have data – heaps of data – but they are unable

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