A better term for the “data scientist” may be “data artist,” says SAS’ Rachel Alt-Simmons. She explains how this role needs to embed a solution efficiently within a business process. And one way to do this is through the Lean methodology.
All Operationalizing Analytics Stories
Transform your business through a reliable deployment architecture
A reliable deployment system for analytic models is vital to successfully operationalizing analytics. Learn more in this article, part of a series on operationalizing analytics.
Improve analytics through an industrial scale process
If you’re looking to operationalize analytics, you can’t do it without a repeatable, industrial-scale development process. Discover what that looks like in this article, part of a series on operationalizing analytics.
Analytics that work for your business (not the other way around)
The first step to operationalizing analytics is understanding and solving the right problem. Find out how in this article, part of a series on operationalizing analytics based on a recent white paper by James Taylor, Decision Management Solutions.
What is operationalizing analytics?
Operationalizing analytics involves making analytics pervasive, predictive and actionable, says James Taylor, CEO, Decision Management Solutions. Hear more in this video.
Quality data trumps intuition
Why do some still cling to intuition over the cold, hard facts? Accenture SAS Analytics Group research uncovers some reasons in this article.
Tagged data management, data quality
How Dow Chemical uses analytics to understand costs in a tight margin business
The cost of raw materials has been volatile in recent years, so understanding costs is critical for profitability. In this article, Dow Chemical executives talk about how they use analytics to hedge against price swings and more effectively manage their businesses.
Tagged manufacturing, value of analytics
Can’t start yet, I’m waiting on perfect data
Many data mining business mistakes are obvious, like failing to define an objective or the very common, “we’re waiting on perfect data,” according to Jeff Deal, Vice President of Operations, Elder Research. Hear about more mistakes in this video interview.
Tagged data mining
A picture…or a thousand words?
Big data is most understood through pictures, says SAS’ Jennifer Marchi. She explains the latest in data visualization for organizations to see what is most important immediately.
Tagged big data analytics, data visualization
Using the cloud to your advantage
“Predictive analytics is hot, the cloud is hot, so the intersection of the two is hot,” says James Taylor, CEO of Decision Management Solutions, as he discusses the scenarios of using predictive analytics in the cloud in this video interview.
Tagged big data analytics, cloud, predictive analytics



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