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Analytics | SAS Events

Per HyldborgMay 25, 2018 0

Embracing AI: a Nordic perspective on the future of our lives in the analytics economy

SAS COO Oliver Schabenberger’s opening keynote at SAS® Global Forum had many messages that resonated. I was particularly struck by his remark that AI, machine learning and IoT are all really a natural progression of the analytical models that SAS has always used. They are, therefore familiar, but also new,

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Advanced Analytics | Data Management | SAS Events

Larry LaRussoMay 21, 2018 0

Technology that gets the most from the Cloud

SAS Viya is our latest extension of the SAS Platform and interoperable with SAS® 9.4. There were a number of SAS Viya presentations at SAS Global Forum 2018. In this series, we will review several of the most interesting talks. This post reviews Hadley Christoffels’ talk, A Need For Speed: Loading Data via the Cloud.

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SAS Events

Charu ShankarMay 17, 2018 0

What makes a SAS User? Insight and Community: Josh Horstman

During SAS Global Forum 2018, I sat down with four SAS users to get their take on what makes a SAS user. Read through to find valuable tips they shared and up your SAS game. I’m sure you will come away inspired, as you discover some universal commonalities in being a SAS user.

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Data for Good | SAS Events | Students & Educators

Trent SmithMay 11, 2018 0

Students showcase power of open data to help government

Open data is critical to research, particularly at universities. The many university students that attend SAS Global Forum bring an energy and vitality to the conference that is unmistakable. They’re everywhere…in sessions, social activities, out on the town and, of course, the academic events. This year, 150 of them graced

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Education | Government

Learn SAS | SAS Events

Larry LaRussoMay 9, 2018 0

Knowledge from the SAS family: SAS Global Forum 2018 papers and videos now available

For those of you who weren't able to attend SAS Global Forum 2018, you can still learn a lot from the content shared there. Gain knowledge from your SAS family. SAS Global Forum 2018 papers and videos now available.

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Learn SAS | SAS Events

Sian RobertsMay 8, 2018 0

Top 10 bestselling titles at SAS Global Forum 2018

In this blog post you'll find out the top 10 bestselling titles at SAS Global Forum 2018.

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Learn SAS | SAS Events

Charu ShankarMay 1, 2018 0

What makes a SAS user? Order, logic and magic: Louise Hadden

During SAS Global Forum 2018, I sat down with four SAS users to get their take on what makes them a SAS user. Read through to find valuable tips they shared and up your SAS game. I’m sure you will come away inspired, as you discover some universal commonalities in being a SAS user.

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Analytics | SAS Events

Kristine VickMay 1, 2018 0

How will IoT and AI drive transformation in health care and life sciences?

As health care evolves, its entire ecosystem – from payers and providers to pharmaceutical companies and government agencies – seeks to find common ground. More data is available than ever. But transforming information into innovation is challenging. Organizations strive to create shared goals, internally and externally, trying to improve patient

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Health Care | Life Sciences

SAS Events

Charu ShankarApril 20, 2018 0

What makes a SAS user? SAS thinks like me: Dede Schreiber-Gregory

During SAS Global Forum 2018, I sat down with four SAS users to get their take on what makes a SAS user. Read through to find valuable tips they shared and up your SAS game. I’m sure you will come away inspired, as you discover some universal commonalities in being a SAS user.

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Charu ShankarApril 20, 2018 0

What makes a SAS user? Introverts find their tribe: Richann Watson

During SAS Global Forum 2018, SAS instructor Charu Shankar sat down with four SAS users to get their take on what makes them a SAS user. Read through to find valuable tips they shared and up your SAS game. I’m sure you will come away inspired, as you discover some universal commonalities in being a SAS user.

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SAS Events

E.G.NadhanApril 17, 2018 0

Peak moments define SAS Global Forum 2018

At the Executive Conference at SAS Global Forum 2018 speaker Dan Heath says customer experiences are defined by peak moments. In this blog post, E.G. Nadhan, Chief Technology Strategist at Red Hat, shares his peak moments from SAS Global Forum 2018.

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | SAS Events

Anjelica CummingsApril 9, 2018 0

Watch new discoveries unfold at SAS Global Forum

Bright lights, a packed house, loud music and high energy – these are the elements that come to life every year in the SAS Global Forum opening session. But it’s not just about the entertainment and energy. Each year, the Sunday night opening session sets the stage for conference attendees.

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Customer Intelligence | SAS Events

Larry LaRussoApril 5, 2018 0

Keys to building a successful and future-proof omni-channel customer experience

Sebastian Dziadkowiec and Piotr Czetwertynski presented the talk “An Agile Approach to Building an Omni-Channel Customer Experience” at SAS Global Forum 2018. Keys to building a successful and future-proof omni-channel customer experience Most organizations acknowledge that building a seamless and consistent customer experience is critical to long-term success. The big question is:

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Data Management | Data Visualization | SAS Events

Robert AllisonApril 4, 2018 0

100+ presentations about data visualization at SAS Global Forum!

Being the Graph Guy, I wanted to know about all the "data visualization" presentations at the upcoming SAS Global Forum 2018 conference. I tried going through the official interface to search for such sessions, but it was difficult (impossible?) to know that I had found them all. Therefore I created

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SAS Events

Gerhard SvolbaMarch 29, 2018 0

10 Reasons why I look forward to SAS Global Forum

SAS product manager, author and community contributor Gerhard Svolba shares 10 reasons to look forward to SAS Global Forum 2018.

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Analytics | Data for Good | Internet of Things | Machine Learning | SAS Events

Gloria CaberoMarch 27, 2018 0

SAS Global Forum, inspiración para hacer lo extraordinario

+Las empresas de todo el mundo están cambiando radicalmente su manera de operar y de relacionarse con clientes y socios. Se encuentran en plena transformación digital y capitalizan tendencias clave para evolucionar, como la nube, el Internet de las Cosas, la inteligencia artificial y la analítica, entre otras. De igual

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Banking | Communications | Insurance

Advanced Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence | SAS Events

Constantine Boyadjiev

Constantine BoyadjievMarch 14, 2018 0

Move fraud detection from hindsight to insight to foresight

In the medical field, an autopsy is valuable because it helps you understand the cause of death. But, what’s more valuable is identifying the leading indicators of an illness so that you can address it before the Grim Reaper comes knocking. Best in class organizations are taking a similar approach

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Advanced Analytics | Learn SAS | SAS Events

Jordan Bakerman

Jordan BakermanMarch 6, 2018 0

Use R to interface with SAS Cloud Analytics Services

The R SWAT package (SAS Wrapper for Analytics Transfer) enables you to upload big data into an in-memory distributed environment to manage data and create predictive models using familiar R syntax. In the SAS Viya Integration with Open Source Languages: R course, you learn the syntax and methodology required to

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Data Visualization | Programming Tips | SAS Events

Robert AllisonMarch 6, 2018 0

What to do in Denver, during SAS Global Forum!

Are you going to Denver, Colorado, and wondering what fun/interesting/eclectic things you can do there? Then this is the map for you! For the past couple of years, I've made maps of the city SAS Global Forum is in, pointing out some of the attractions that conference attendees might want

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Retail | Sports & Entertainment | Travel

Advanced Analytics | SAS Events

Succesful hackathon

Christian Giraud

Christian GiraudFebruary 28, 2018 0

My top 10 elements for a successful hackathon

As a regular hackathon participant, I’m often asked about what I appreciate in a well-run event, and what makes a hackathon successful. I’ve written before about the power of hackathons to be a melting pot of creativity, education and teamwork, whether in general, or in specific sectors like banking. They

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Learn SAS | SAS Events

Larry LaRussoFebruary 27, 2018 0

A conversation with SAS Global Forum 2018 Chair Goutam Chakraborty

Goutam Chakraborty is a busy man. In addition to serving as SAS professor of marketing analytics at Oklahoma State University, Dr. Chakraborty is the director and founder of the SAS and Oklahoma State University MS in Business Analytics and an award winning author and professor. He teaches courses in such areas as business

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | SAS Events

analytics economy

Cristina ContiFebruary 23, 2018 0

Analytics Economy: il futuro è data-driven

Vent’anni fa era Internet. Oggi sono gli Analytics a rivoluzionare la nostra vita e la società in ogni suo aspetto. Si parla già, infatti, di Analytics Economy: una nuova era basata sui dati e caratterizzata dall’impatto predominante dell’Artificial Intelligence. Ogni ambito della nostra vita sarà interessato da questo cambiamento rivoluzionario,

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Advanced Analytics | SAS Events

Sharat MathurFebruary 15, 2018 0

Shifting sands in pricing and promotion

The consumer packaged goods (CPG) and Retail industry are going through a period of significant change. Both retailers and manufacturers are struggling to find growth and improve profitability. One strategy is through consolidation - e.g., Kraft-Heinz, Keurig- Dr Pepper Snapple Group on the manufacturer side, as well as Safeway-Albertsons, Ahold-Delhaize,

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Advanced Analytics | Machine Learning | SAS Events

Bill SchmarzoFebruary 14, 2018 0

Data monetization and the economic value of data

How effective is your organization at leveraging data and analytics to power your business models? This question is surprising hard for many organizations to answer. Most organizations lack a roadmap against which they can measure their effectiveness for using data and analytics to optimize key business processes, uncover new business

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Data Visualization | Programming Tips | SAS Events

Robert AllisonFebruary 14, 2018 0

Building a SAS Global Forum infographic

You might have seen a SAS Global Forum infographic floating around the web. And maybe you wondered how you might create something similar using SAS software? If so, then this blog's for you - I have created my own version of the infographic using SAS/Graph, and I'll show you how

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SAS Events

Jennifer WallerJanuary 12, 2018 0

Interested in being the SAS Global Forum 2021 Conference Chair? Apply Now!

Each year the SAS Global Users Group Executive Board (SGUGEB) solicits applications for the SAS Global Forum Conference Chair for the conference three years from now. Individuals are identified, applications are requested, submitted applications are reviewed, candidates are interviewed, and finally a choice is made. We are asking for interested

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SAS Events | Students & Educators

Paula HendersonJanuary 12, 2018 0

Former US Chief Technology Officer encourages STEM diversity

Former U.S. Chief Technology officer Megan Smith stressed the importance of continued investments in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in her keynote address at SAS Analytics Experience, sharing a quote from George Washington. In his first address to Congress, in 1790, Washington said, “There is nothing which can better

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Education | Government

SAS Events

Larry LaRussoJanuary 10, 2018 0

Professional Awards provide first-time attendees a chance to attend SAS Global Forum 2018

This April, more than 5,000 SAS users and business leaders will converge on Denver CO for the premier event for SAS professionals: SAS Global Forum 2018. The event provides an excellent forum to expand your SAS knowledge and network with users of all skill levels. (Last year I found myself having lunch one

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Learn SAS | SAS Events

Chris HemedingerDecember 14, 2017 0

How to share your SAS knowledge with your professional network

As you might have heard, sasCommunity.org -- a wiki-based web site that has served as a user-sourced SAS repository for over a decade -- is winding down. This was a difficult decision taken by the volunteer advisory board that runs the site. However, the decision acknowledges a new reality: SAS

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