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SAS 9.4 will get a new maintenance release in 2025. Also, some older SAS releases and product versions will move to Limited Support.
A SAS programmer had many polynomials for which he wanted to compute the real roots. By the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra, every polynomial of degree d has d complex roots. You can find these complex roots by using the POLYROOT function in SAS IML. The programmer only wanted to output
What happens if an employee unknowingly enters sensitive information into a public large language model (LLM)? Could that information then be leaked to other users of the same LLM? For example, if you ask ChatGPT or Claude to read and summarize a confidential contract, a patient record or a customer
SAS' Sophia Rowland breaks down the roles of each team member in a long-term machine learning project and how they can better combine their efforts to increase efficiency and efficacy
Making a big purchase, such as a car or home, can be stressful for everyone involved, from doing the due diligence to identifying a good lender. Everyone wants to make the process smooth while mitigating risks. Banks and lenders also have more data to work with when making a lending
In a previous article, I presented some of the most popular blog posts from The DO Loop in 2024. In general, popular articles deal with elementary topics that have broad appeal. However, I also write technical articles about advanced topics, which typically do not make it onto a Top 10
SAS' Danny Sprukulis takes you step-by-step through geocoding incomplete geographic data sources for proper visualization and through its additional capabilities.
In 2024, I wrote about 80 articles for The DO Loop blog. My most popular articles were about SAS programming, data visualization, and statistics. If you missed any of these articles, here is the "Reader's Choice Awards" for some of the most popular articles from 2024! SAS Programming The following
We all know by now that customer experience (CX) is pivotal to any organization's success. Providing seamless, secure, personalized interactions across all customer touchpoints can be transformative. To achieve this, organizations must move beyond siloed functions such as fraud detection and credit risk management, integrating these critical areas with broader
Fraudsters are relentless but tax agencies are tenacious in their pursuit of illicit acts. In recent years, synthetic identity fraud has emerged as a significant threat to businesses and tax agencies. Unlike traditional identity theft, where criminals steal real personal information, synthetic identity fraud involves creating entirely new identities by
Review these three cool use cases for SAS users, built using SAS Viya Workbench. SAS and Python for better working together!
Have you accomplished something amazing with SAS software? We want to hear about it! Brag about yourself by entering the SAS Customer Recognition Awards contest. The awards recognize our customers for their stand-out contributions and highlight how users are changing the world through analytics. Enter now through Friday, January 31,
With a new year around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about what tech trends are coming in the months ahead. 2025 will be interesting, because now that AI has been around long enough to go from novel to normal, we should stop marveling at what it can do
In 2012, Harvard Business Review declared the data scientist the sexiest job of the 21st century. Here’s what we knew at the time: big data was (and still is to this day) an enormous opportunity to make new discoveries. We were in the boom of user-generated content from social platforms,
While researching the topic of Latin hypercube sampling (LHS), I read an article by Emily Gao (2019) that shows how to use PROC IML in SAS to perform the algorithm. It is possible to simplify Gao's implementation of Latin hypercube sampling in SAS while also making the computation more efficient.
At the very heart of the financial world lies a commodity so vast it’s almost immeasurable ... and it’s growing exponentially with potential yet unrealized. Big data – complex structured and unstructured datasets arriving from innumerable sources – is reshaping the global banking industry. Used effectively, big data can support the delivery
As technology becomes a central part of how we communicate, learn, and interact with the world, many students in many regions still lack the digital skills needed to unlock their full potential. Bridging this digital divide not only offers a concrete path toward economic prosperity but also is foundational to
I don’t know about you, but it feels like the year has gone by in a blink – it’s hard to believe we’re already talking 2025 predictions and holiday plans! The year zoomed by so quickly that you might have missed some of our favorite stories of 2024. As you’re
An epic battle is taking place in the world of banking fraud and financial crime. Banks and fraudsters are using the latest technology, and the winner of the war has yet to be determined. While AI and GenAI hold incredible transformative potential for banks and are being used in countless
Many of us have fond memories of a Family Feud host saying, “And the survey says…!” as the game show’s answer board lit up, bringing joy or disappointment to the contestants. For some, the host who comes to mind is Richard Dawson or Ray Combs, while today’s fans likely think
The ongoing impact of inflation on the economy is a persistent news headline. Organizations around the world are exploring how data and AI can help lower costs and improve efficiency. Georgia-Pacific, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of pulp and paper products, is ahead of the curve. They are poised
The search to maximize our own productivity is never-ending. We all want to be more efficient in our work and carve out more time with loved ones. As you assess data and AI technology to automate processes and maximize efficiency, you may wonder if it’s truly possible for you or
Customer trust is a multifaceted thing. On one hand, earning and keeping it requires marketers to overcome a myriad of threats. On the other hand, trust is almost universally revered by marketers, and once obtained, the benefits are plentiful. A new report from Harvard Business Review Analytic Services and sponsored
Fairness, transparency, integrity and competition are essential for managing public funds. We rely on departments to choose the best value from the private sector. Efficient public procurement improves services, infrastructure, and the economy. It must also be accountable to the public by protecting financial loss from fraud, waste, abuse, and
Making informed decisions quickly is more critical than ever. As markets shift and customer expectations evolve, companies need tools to process vast data and turn insights into actionable strategies. That’s where SAS Decision Builder comes in, now available through Microsoft Fabric's public preview announced at Microsoft Ignite. With SAS Decision
Insurers are racing to adopt GenAI, despite concerns. See where the industry is headed.
Data scarcity, privacy and bias are just a few reasons why synthetic data is becoming increasingly important. In this Q&A, Brett Wujek, Senior Manager of Product Strategy at SAS, explains why synthetic data will redefine data management and speed up the production of AI and machine learning models while cutting
Synthetic data generation, as its name suggests, is one component of generative AI. With this technology, marketers can generate artificial data sets that share the attributes and characteristics of real customer data. As marketers continue to expand their use of both traditional AI and GenAI, synthetic data generation reduces the
It’s no surprise that MarTech in 2024 seemed to be dominated by GenAI, GenAI and … more GenAI. Perhaps this is a bit of an exaggeration, but you can’t deny this topic was a headliner in the MarTech space, along with AI and customer data platforms. Here are my top
As we move into 2025, AI continues to transform industries in unprecedented ways, driving efficiency, innovation, and productivity. But with this rapid advancement come critical ethical questions. How can we ensure that AI systems protect the rights and well-being of individuals? Manufacturing and agriculture are two essential industries where answering
