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SAS and Microsoft certifications can help with your professional and career development. And now, you can even take certification exams from the comfort of your own home.
Cast your ballots for the SAS Support Communities, nominated for the Khoros Kudos Award: Best-in-Class: Community.
Organizational psychologist Adam Grant studies how we lead, work and live and his pioneering research has inspired people to question their assumptions about motivation, generosity and creativity. His unique and counterintuitive ideas are backed by data-driven science and case studies (he loves data just as much as I do!). Adam's
Our traditional assumptions about data are evolving, and so is our understanding of data literacy. Data is more than numbers, charts and graphs. And data literacy is not just for data scientists. “If you’re talking with people who aren’t already data fluent, you have to make them aware that data is
We’ve all experienced the value that innovation has brought to our lives. The cloud, enormous data sets and more accurate AI modeling have enabled many organizations to bring new products and services to market in ways we could not have imagined 20 years ago. The health care and life sciences
You've probably seen a population pyramid, such as this one I showed in a previous blog post. But let's scrutinize population pyramids a bit deeper, with an eye on special features that can make them even more useful! I was inspired to give population trees a second look by this
Ready to turn big data into big business insights? Look to the cloud.
At SAS, curiosity is at the heart of who we are and what we do. It’s one of our core values, and what drives us forward every day. It’s been this way since the beginning, and our rich history of curiosity has paved the way for some unique aspects of
Mental health and data sharing. Seeing those phrases in a single sentence gives even the most seasoned professionals pause. This is legitimately sensitive data. And there are often specialized confidentiality and privacy laws due to the stigma and discrimination against those with mental health disorders. All the same, many agencies are starting to ask
In her Ted Talk, Gavriella Schuster, Corporate Vice President of Commerical Partner Team at Microsoft, shares that in 1991, 36% of the computing workforce in the United States was women. In 2020, that number fell to 25%. We're going in the wrong direction of gender equity in high tech.
I refer to the SAS documentation every day. Usually, I want information about SAS syntax and the statistical formulas and algorithms for various options and statements. Although I have bookmarked common documentation books and chapters, sometimes it is easier to perform an internet search to find information. I've discovered a
One of the questions we hear a lot about artificial intelligence is, “Which algorithm or AI technique should I use?” For complex problems, the answer isn’t always one technique or another. Instead, the best answer to any problem is often a combination of multiple techniques and technologies. We’re seeing with
The demand for people with analytics and data science skills continues to outpace supply – and SAS skills are among the most prized. Through programs such as the new SAS Academic Specialization, the company is building a sustainable pool of data science and analytics talent. At the virtual SAS Global Forum 2021, the company recognized
“Over the last 15 months, we’ve seen the world change in countless ways,” SAS CEO Jim Goodnight said to virtual attendees at SAS Global Forum’s Opening Session. “We’re relying on math and science to make important decisions. We look at data to determine when it’s safe to travel or return
I caught up with Mark Schneider, Advisory Product Manager here at SAS, about the future of SAS Grid and SAS Viya.
It’s not too late to register for Tuesday’s (May 18) SAS Global Forum kickoff. And there are so many online sessions it’s going to be hard to choose which to attend. Business and analytics experts are leading dozens of virtual session for industries, from agtech, banking and financial services, goverment,
It’s almost time for another SAS Global Forum, and this year even I’m surprised by the range of topics and experiences available for attendees. With the conference theme of “New day, new answers, inspired by curiosity,” you probably guessed we’ll be talking about analytics and pandemic recovery. And, of course,
The COVID-19 pandemic forced government agencies to accelerate digital transformation efforts, and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) was no exception. The IRS was already in a significant transition period, spurred by the Taxpayer First Act, which was signed into law in July 2019. The Act was designed to improve the
It’s safe to say that SAS Global Forum is a conference designed for users, by users. As your conference chair, I am excited by this year’s top-notch user sessions. More than 150 sessions are available, many by SAS users just like you. Wherever you work or whatever you do, you’ll
Early in her career, a mentor gave Dawnté Early some career advice that would ultimately change her life. “If you can learn how to analyze and dig into your own data, instead of paying others to do it for you, you’ll be able to do your own research and write
Dr. Ayesha Khanna has a vision for blending our physical infrastructures with cloud and AI infrastructures to improve the way we live, work and learn. As the co-founder and CEO of ADDO AI, an AI solutions firm and incubator, she advises corporations and governments on AI and smart cities. She
Break down silos, uncover problems, support mental health solutions – with data and analytics.
An estimated 44% of people in jail and 37% of those in prison have a mental health condition. When I worked at the San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health, the Sheriff and Probation Departments were close partners with us. My Research & Evaluation team worked with their data teams to evaluate
Every 10 years the United States conducts a Census where we count all the people. This week the 2020 Census population totals for each state were released. And how might these numbers affect you? ... One thing the Census numbers are used for is to determine how many of the
Note from Gül Ege Sr. Director, Analytics R&D, IoT: The pattern of training in the Cloud, with your choices of framework and inferencing at the Edge with a target environment, are especially common in Internet of Things (IoT). In IoT, there is a proliferation of hardware environments on the Edge.
Analyzing climate change business risk helps companies choose the most effective actions.
Predictive models and medical image analysis have the potential to transform health care delivery. To accelerate innovative approaches in health analytics, teams around the world are participating in a global hackathon. In scientific communities, it's well-known that the fastest way to drive progress and discover new ideas is collaboration with
SAS' Leonid Batkhan reveals a fuss-free way to halt SAS program execution and terminate SAS session in batch-processing scenarios.
Learn why a data catalog is so valuable in helping you find and use big data at your business.
As an American child growing up on a military base in Germany, I learned many important life lessons. One of the most important was about language and communication. I realized at age 12 that, even though I could speak German, I thought in English -- and it led me to
