Internet of Things

Lee Ann DietzFebruary 25, 2016 0

The Internet of Things in transportation

In transportation, when an asset is standing still, it is losing money.  The same can be said for your business strategy: when you are standing still, you are not innovating or taking advantage of new ways to enhance efficiency or drive profitability.  This is true in all industries. In the

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Internet of Things

Tülay StecherFebruary 9, 2016 0

Internet der Dinge (IoT) braucht "analytics of things"

Das Internet der Dinge (IoT-Internet of things) ist derzeit das Hype-Thema der IT-Branche. Angefacht durch Miniaturisierung und Kostendegression bei Sensoren (z.B. MEMS), Connectivity (Funksender – und Empfänger) und immer mehr Rechenleistung (in-memory-computing) der Computer-Hardware können Unternehmen Services anbieten, die so vor 10 und mehr Jahren undenkbar gewesen wären.

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Internet of Things

David PopeFebruary 1, 2016 0

Major electrical utility challenges for 2016 (and how analytics can help)

I recently read an article about the major challenges electric utilities are facing in 2016, and I thought: "Wow, those challenges can be answered in so many ways..." Utilities are dealing with an onslaught of issues which can no longer be ignored or put off because they're all high priority and interrelated. But

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Internet of Things

Alyssa FarrellJanuary 27, 2016 0

SAS brings real-time sensors and analytics to 2016 DistribuTECH

The Internet of Things (IoT), sensors and connected devices are all the buzz leading up to DistribuTECH (Feb 9-11), so I sat down with one of our IoT specialists, Lorry Hardt to learn more. Lorry will be at DistribuTECH to support our joint demonstration with Intel and gave me the

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Internet of Things | Machine Learning

Krisa TailorJanuary 13, 2016 0

2016: Revolutionizing the patient experience

Health care is undergoing exponential change, and this year we’ll continue to see the industry launch bold missions to improve the patient experience. With new types of data and technologies, the vision of making health care more personalized and proactive is becoming closer to reality. In my new book “The

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Health Care

Internet of Things

Viktor HirvelaJanuary 12, 2016 0

The era of smart insurance is dawning

What if a reckless driver adopted a more responsible approach because the car insurance pricing was based on driving habits? What if the senior from next door had the insurance payments based on kilometres driven, resulting in significant savings? This may be reality sooner than you think. The Internet of Things will revolutionise

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Internet of Things

Natalie MendesJanuary 11, 2016 0

Four ways to make customer experience like visiting your local chicken shop

When I walk into my local chicken shop I always feel that Mary, the owner, has roasted chickens, prepared salads and put on extra rice pudding for my family’s Friday night meal. Mary welcomes me with open arms, greets me and my son by first name and always has an

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Data Management | Internet of Things

Bryan SaundersJanuary 6, 2016 0

What lies beneath the math matters

Has analytics become just a buzzword, the hype du jour? It’s great that analytics are now cool, but few people have taken then time to understand what analytics really are and how they can help solve their business problems. Last month at the the 30th Annual International Maintenance Conference, I

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Manufacturing

Customer Intelligence | Internet of Things

Jakobus DorloffDecember 23, 2015 0

Mein Bekenntnis: Ja, ich möchte ein bequemer Nicht-Sucher werden!

Am Jahresende Dinge noch einmal Revue passieren lassen und sich melancholisch an frühere Jahre zurückerinnern, ist sicherlich nicht nur meine Passion. Wie in jedem Jahr haben mich auch in diesem wieder einige Buzzwords verfolgt, die ich das eine oder andere Mal durchaus “einfach so” hingenommen habe. Aber im rethorischen Dickicht von Big

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Internet of Things

David PopeDecember 18, 2015 0

Big data is coming to town!

You’d better watch YouTube, you’d better not cry You’d better not post, I’m telling you why Big data is coming to town He’s making many lists (and selling them too), he’s writing it twice (for redundancy’s sake), He’s gonna find out whose naughty or nice Big data is coming to town

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Internet of Things

Randy GuardDecember 15, 2015 0

Introducing the Internet of Turkeys

When we talk about the Internet of Things and “analytics at the edge,” we’re talking about modeling data as close as possible to the device – not far away in some warehouse or data storage appliance. So, generally, the edge is anything with a sensor that is transmitting data: an

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Manufacturing

Internet of Things

David FredeDecember 11, 2015 0

Sensorless Industrial IoT improves quality

Recently I toured a manufacturing plant floor for a company that builds construction materials related to energy.  I find a number issues people face in production of which the most common are around asset efficiency, product quality, and safety.  This manufacturer like most had similar concerns on all those areas

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Manufacturing

Internet of Things

Elliot InmanNovember 13, 2015 0

Sawdust and SAS Studio: Thoughts on a liberal arts education during an IoT workshop

I brushed aside some sawdust on the workbench and set my laptop down. It wasn’t really mine. SAS Library Services had kindly lent me a new laptop for the “Making Sense of Sensor Data” workshop at UNC’s BEaM Makerspace. I had just set the laptop down…in sawdust. Like any normal

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Internet of Things

Mark WolffNovember 5, 2015 0

How SAS can improve the IoT experience

The Internet of Things, event stream processing and wearable devices such as Apple Watch and FitBit, just to name a few, all have massive potential to meaningfully contribute to the broader health care world. They accomplish this by transmitting personal health data in near-real time in support of potential diagnosis

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Internet of Things

Suzanne ClaytonNovember 4, 2015 0

What communications companies need to play in the digital arena

Like retailers, Communications Service Providers (CSPs) interact with customers in multiple ways during the buy, use and share journey. These interactions take place at stores and on websites, Facebook pages, call centers, and other channels. However, unlike retailers, CSPs are having a harder time providing a seamless experience across their many channels.

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Internet of Things

Andrea SangalliOctober 5, 2015 0

There’s no Internet of Things without event stream processing

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a revolutionary approach that will radically change our lives, our way of integrating with technology, and the way we do business and marketing. Companies have already defined a strategic plan for collecting and organizing data coming from the IoT. The next step is to

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Data Management | Internet of Things

Lee Ann DietzSeptember 28, 2015 0

Transporting analytics to the Internet of Things

Why are so many companies across a diverse set of industries investing in and around the Internet of Things? Everywhere I go, every blog I read … I sound like my favorite band from the 80s: the Internet of Things is watching me. In reality, it’s the reverse: I'm seeing

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Internet of Things

Stuart RoseSeptember 3, 2015 0

Flipping the data equation

Big Data has become a technology buzzword. But how is Big Data changing insurance? Historically, insurance companies have used SMALL data to make BIG decisions. Today, insurers are using BIG data for SMALL decisions. What does this mean? Traditionally, insurance companies have aggregated data to group risks into broad categories

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Internet of Things | Students & Educators

Elliot InmanSeptember 1, 2015 0

The Internet of Things at your local library

Will the Internet of Things (IoT) create a web of connected devices that make our lives better or an infinite infestation of annoying devices invading our privacy for no good reason? I don't know. I do know that the answer is going to depend less on the technology and more

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Education | Manufacturing

Analytics | Internet of Things

Norm MarksJuly 28, 2015 0

Competing and disrupting with analytics in Automotive

SAS recently held the Detroit Automotive Analytics Executive Forum to bring together leaders from the Industry. We heard from an experienced group of leaders on the future of the automotive industry, best practices for analytics success, innovative retail analytics, customer experience analytics, the connected vehicle, and competing on analytics. Following

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Manufacturing

Internet of Things

Mark TorrJuly 21, 2015 0

Why the Internet of Things will change how you interact with customers

There's a lot of talk right now about the Internet of Things and how it's likely the prime catalyst for the digital transformation of organizations over the next few years. Billions of sensors, and devices with sensors, all generating data in a hyper-connected world where it can be easily shared

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Internet of Things

David PopeJuly 9, 2015 0

Analytics examples using smart grid technology

The smart grid is a technology infrastructure that adds intelligent capabilities to the electricity distribution system. When you apply analytics to the smart grid data, you can automate and  improve operations, maintenance, planning and customer satisfaction - among other processes. As utilities continue to upgrade meters, transformers, and add new sensors and equipment,

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Data Management | Internet of Things

Jim HarrisJune 18, 2015 0

ESP can determine if big data is eventful

Jim Harris says event stream processing determines if big data is eventful and relevant enough to process and store.

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Analytics | Internet of Things

Bryan SaundersJune 16, 2015 0

The Internet of Things - it's not just about the connectivity

Recently, I had an opportunity to participate in an analyst briefing around the Internet of Things (IoT). During the review, a chart was shown to summarize the status of IoT projects in the manufacturing sector. I wasn’t surprised by the varying degree of “completeness” of IoT projects across this industry, but

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Manufacturing

Internet of Things

Alyssa FarrellJune 9, 2015 0

Does OT + analytics = IoT?

Operations technology (OT), such as control systems, are crucial elements in our daily lives. They make the stoplights function at intersections. They guide robots with precise movements on the shop floor. Their switches and routers are the backbone of our internet. But what if they were even more intelligent? What

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Analytics | Internet of Things

Michael ThomasJune 4, 2015 0

Let's talk about things – in the Internet of Things

The Internet has been around a long time. "Things" have been around even longer. Put the things on the Internet, aka the Internet of Things (IoT), and you get so much hype that IoT is at the top of Gartner's "Peak of Inflated Expectations" – and poised for a fall into the "Trough of

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Data Visualization | Internet of Things

Nascif Abousalh-NetoMay 21, 2015 0

Exploring my personal IoT data with SAS

After acquiring personal IoT data in part 1 and cleaning it up in part 2 of this series, we are now ready to explore the data with SAS Visual Analytics. Let's see which answers we can find with the help of data visualization and analytics! I followed the general exploratory workflow

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Fraud & Security Intelligence | Internet of Things

Leo SadovyMay 19, 2015 0

Transparency and the Information arms race

You are going to be spending proportionately more of your IT budget on security than you have previously spent or ever wanted to spend.  Why?  Because you and everyone else on this planet is engaged in the still early stages of an escalating information arms race, that, while you didn’t

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Data Visualization | Internet of Things

Nascif Abousalh-NetoMay 14, 2015 0

Data preparation and cleansing for personal analytics

In part 1 of this series we looked at how to acquire personal data from the Internet of Things for our own exploration. But we found that the data was not yet ready for analysis, as is usually the case. In this part, we will look at how we can use SAS

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Data Visualization | Internet of Things

Nascif Abousalh-NetoMay 7, 2015 0

Visualizing your personal analytics with SAS

Have you noticed how your smart phone seems to know everything about you? Where you live, where you work, and even how long your daily commute will take! A lot of that information is generated by your daily activities while using your connected devices. There is much to be found by analyzing the

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