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Alex Kwiatkowski

Alex KwiatkowskiMarch 20, 2023 0

From Doyen to Disaster: Early lessons from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank

5,821 days. That’s the length of time that separates Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) collapse and the failure of real estate investment trust New Century in 2007, notably the first domino to fall in the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) of 2007-08. Last week’s events represent a sobering reality check. In 2023,

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Analytics

Donald van Deventer

Donald van DeventerMarch 16, 2023 0

Interest rate risk: Job insecurity is back for risk managers

One of Warren Buffett’s most famous quotes goes like this: “Only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked.” That time is now for interest rate risk managers, who have been basking in the warm sea of declining interest rates for most of the last four

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Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Rick WicklinMarch 8, 2023 0

How Newton calculated pi to 16 decimal places

Happy Pi Day! Every year on March 14th (written 3/14 in the US), people in the mathematical sciences celebrate "all things pi-related" because 3.14 is the three-decimal approximation to π ≈ 3.14159265358979.... Modern computer methods and algorithms enable us to calculate 100 trillion digits of π. However, I think it

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Analytics | Data Management

Liz McIntoshMarch 7, 2023 0

Metadata: 5 reasons why you should understand its analytical value

Analytics can get you answers from data. With an ever-increasing volume of data and new regulatory pressures, you need to know more than knowing where and how it is used. It's critical to comprehend the data: Is it relevant? Does it contain sensitive or private information? Can we detect bias?

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Advanced Analytics

Mary OsborneMarch 6, 2023 0

Curious about ChatGPT: Exploring the use of AI in education

Editor's note: This article follows Curious about ChatGPT: Exploring the origins of generative AI and natural language processing. As ChatGPT has entered the scene, many fear and uncertainty have been expressed by those working in education at all levels. Educators worry about cheating and rightly so. ChatGPT can do everything

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Equity and Responsibility | Innovation

Kristi BoydMarch 3, 2023 0

Generative AI: Benefits, risks and a framework for responsible innovation

Generative AI (GAI) is a category of AI that can create new content, including video, audio, images and text. GAI has the potential to change the way we approach content creation. It’s gotten much attention lately. Take ChatGPT for example. The AI chatbot has captivated the public’s imagination with clever

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Machine Learning | Risk Management

Joe Nyangon, PhD

Joe Nyangon, PhDFebruary 28, 2023 0

Managing stranded asset risks in the energy sector with analytics

As the world moves toward a low-carbon future, the power and utilities industry faces significant financial and reputational risks due to the potential stranding of resources and assets. This transition to carbon-free energy sources could render carbon-intensive assets – such as coal- and gas-fired power plants, coal mines and hydrocarbon

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Energy & Utilities

Analytics

Cheryl CassFebruary 27, 2023 0

How UNC Wilmington data science students are using SAS to drive business results for Lightcast

Students in the master's program in data science at the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) drove real-world results using SAS® Viya® for the labor market analytics company Lightcast. The project gave students practical analytical tools to solve a business challenge – invaluable career preparation. At the same time, Lightcast gained business insights

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Analytics

Vrushali Sawant

Vrushali SawantFebruary 22, 2023 0

Embedding responsible innovation: How SAS is leading the charge in ethical technology

Responsible innovation is critical because technology does not exist in a vacuum. It affects us all in unexpected ways. We know analytics has an undeniable impact on society. For example, analytics can help hospitals manage their inventories for essential items like wheelchairs and bladder scanners, help sports teams curate a

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Artificial Intelligence | Machine Learning

Olivia OjedaFebruary 17, 2023 0

Giving hope for lung disease sufferers

Dake IT uses augmented intelligence to build models for disease identification to help radiologists analyze scanned images. Medical imaging, such as x-rays and ultrasounds, is widely used across the medical community. From dentists and surgeons to oncologists, physicians everywhere rely on imaging to aid in diagnosing diseases, monitoring the spreading

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Advanced Analytics | Analytics | Marketing

Lexi RegaladoFebruary 13, 2023 0

How advanced analytics supplies love on Valentine's Day

Ah, Valentine’s Day. Whether you love or loathe this sweet holiday, you can’t miss it if you live in the United States. Seemingly by magic, stores begin filling with red and pink treats right after Christmas. And while you might be astonished by the quick switch in your favorite store,

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence

Reggie Townsend

Reggie TownsendFebruary 10, 2023 0

A call to action: Empowering minority populations in the AI revolution

One of the reasons I got involved with the trustworthy AI movement is because automated systems enabled by our past will hurt people – at scale – if we aren’t careful. Worse yet, and from a personal perspective, it concerned me that if such systems were deployed in justice and

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Analytics

Catherine (Cat) Truxillo

Catherine (Cat) TruxilloJanuary 31, 2023 0

5 keys to building stronger analytics teams

With so much complexity and change in the marketplace, organizations worldwide are leveraging opportunities to make better predictions, identify solutions and take strategic, proactive steps forward – which means that they increasingly depend on big data. In their quest for organizational resilience, however, companies find that numbers aren’t necessarily the secret

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Advanced Analytics | Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Cloud | SAS Events

Lexi RegaladoJanuary 24, 2023 0

4 ways you might not realize advanced analytics is changing the world

The word innovation often draws to mind images of self-driving cars, new phones, and shiny tech. Yet, innovation often happens behind the scenes, especially in advanced analytics. Around the world, industries like healthcare, government, banking, manufacturing, and more rely on the latest advancements in analytics. At SAS Explore, an event for

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Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Carl EastwoodJanuary 23, 2023 0

Top 2023 fraud trends – how can telcos prepare?

By Carl Eastwood, Fraud & Financial Crimes Domain Lead at SAS, and Katarina Garai, CFE - Retail & CSP Fraud Lead at SAS Managing fraud risks in the Communication Service Provider (CSP) industry is no easy task, not least because of the speed at which fraudsters adapt to exploit new

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Analytics | Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Rick WicklinJanuary 11, 2023 0

12 blog posts from 2022 that deserve a second look

In a previous article, I presented some of the most popular blog posts from 2022. In general, popular articles deal with elementary topics that have broad appeal. However, I also write articles about advanced topics. The following articles didn't make the Top 10 list, but they deserve a second look.

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Advanced Analytics | Analytics | Data Management

Spiros Potamitis

Spiros PotamitisJanuary 9, 2023 0

How organizations can maximize productivity to maintain their competitive edge

Data science teams are no longer comprised of tiny groups of Ph.D. holders exploring cutting-edge projects. Organizations that wish to stay competitive in their marketplaces today need effective data science teams. A strategy to effectively apply advanced analytics and data science to drive better products, services and decisions has many

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Learn SAS | SAS Events

Lexi RegaladoDecember 23, 2022 0

SAS training: 5 free sessions technologists love

SAS Explore was created by technologists for technologists, and has more than 100 free SAS training sessions. Here are a few top picks!

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Analytics

Pauline Ashcraft

Pauline AshcraftDecember 22, 2022 0

How young professionals are teaching younger students how to code

More than 100 volunteers from the SAS Young Professionals Network (YPN) led sessions at Wake Forest Elementary school for the annual week-long Hour of Code initiative during Computer Science Education Week (CSEdWeek) to teach kids to code. Students were challenged to work in groups and navigate a Sphero robot through

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Analytics

Paula Henderson

Paula HendersonDecember 9, 2022 0

3 ways to overcome leadership challenges in health care

What are the hallmarks of leadership? I have often asked myself this throughout my career journey as a technology leader. I place a high value on empathy, collaboration, passion and curiosity. In the health care industry that we all rely on, transformational leadership is a must. Few things about our

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Analytics

Caslee SimsDecember 8, 2022 0

Remaining resilient: Our 2023 analytics predictions

In 2022, the world adjusted to and worked to recover from a global pandemic and international conflict that displaced millions of families. Energy costs increased sharply and supply chain issues and other disruptions persisted. This contributed to the highest global inflation rate in decades, prompting a domino effect across economies.

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Data Visualization | Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Rick WicklinDecember 7, 2022 0

Art in SAS: Christmas wrapping paper

For Christmas 2021, I wrote an article about palettes of Christmas colors, chiefly shades of red, green, silver, and gold. One of my readers joked that she would like to use my custom palette to design her own Christmas wrapping paper! I remembered her jest when I saw some artwork

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Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Rick WicklinNovember 30, 2022 0

Ladders: A probabilistic card trick

A probabilistic card trick is a trick that succeeds with high probability and does not require any skill from the person performing the trick. I have seen a certain trick mentioned several times on social media. I call it "ladders" or the "ladders game" because it reminds me of the

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Data for Good | Work & Life at SAS

Evan MarkfieldNovember 22, 2022 0

Data for good volunteer helps bring 'Sweeter Dreams'

Jason Colón was hoping to work on a data for good project – any data for good project, really – offered through SAS’ analytic volunteer program. He had no idea the one he would be asked to do would hit so close to home for him. The organization – which

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence

Caslee SimsNovember 9, 2022 0

3 principles that emphasize productivity for your analytics platform

More digital channels are bringing greater connectivity and more data is bringing added complexity to organizations. All this can feel chaotic or like a fog of information warfare. As a result, the pace of disruption and data expansion require visual tools that accelerate data wrangling and modeling. To overcome complexity,

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Programming Tips | Work & Life at SAS

Joseph CastleNovember 4, 2022 0

Building an open source software community

Joseph Castle offers some important considerations that will help you when building and working in an OSS community.

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Advanced Analytics | Analytics | Data for Good

Nicholas Quirke

Nicholas QuirkeNovember 1, 2022 0

How students are using analytics to address poverty

For many countries, their plan for the future focuses on a transition to a smart jobs economy. And for many organisations, the key to thriving in an innovative jobs economy centres on bringing talented individuals—with a particular focus on technology—and connecting them with roles that best utilise their talents. Talent

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Advanced Analytics

Xi JiangNovember 1, 2022 0

Risk driver analysis for complex supply chains

SAS' Bahar Biller and Xi Jiang use the example of a semiconductor manufacturing plant to illustrate the role of sensitivity analysis in assessing supply chain risk.

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Analytics | SAS Events

Josh MorganOctober 26, 2022 0

Talking mental health, analytics and whole person care with Mayim Bialik

Question: This neuroscientist and SAS Explore host is known for appearing on "Blossom," "The Big Bang Theory" and "Jeopardy." Answer: Who is Mayim Bialik, Ph.D.? Today, instead of Bialik quizzing us, I got to be the lucky one to quiz her on some of her favorite topics, like mental health,

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Analytics | Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Rick WicklinOctober 24, 2022 0

Implement binary logistic regression from first principles

I recently gave a presentation about the SAS/IML matrix language in which I emphasized that a matrix language enables you to write complex analyses by using only a few lines of code. In the presentation, I used least squares regression as an example. One participant asked how many additional lines

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