http://www.sas.com/news/mediacoverage/indexByDate.html Summary Feed of Recent Media Coverage about SAS http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/government-pushes-for-open-data/2013/05/19/4b73249e-bd64-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html SAS' Rebecca Garcia, and others from government and industry, share their thoughts on President Obama's open data directive. --Government - General --Federal Government Analytics Mon, 20 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/government-pushes-for-open-data/2013/05/19/4b73249e-bd64-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html 2013-05-20T12:00:00Z http://www.fiercecmo.com/story/cmo-role-shifting-advent-digital-marketing-tools/2013-05-19 FierceCMO reports on the study from SAS and the Economist Intelligence Unit "Voice of the customer: Whose job is it, anyway?" Customer Intelligence Sun, 19 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.fiercecmo.com/story/cmo-role-shifting-advent-digital-marketing-tools/2013-05-19 2013-05-19T12:00:00Z http://www.dmnews.com/infographic-cmos-and-cios-fight-for-customer-centricity/article/293855/# DM News produced a great Infographic depicting the results of the SAS sponsored research “Big Data's Biggest Role: Aligning the CMO and CIO” Customer Intelligence Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.dmnews.com/infographic-cmos-and-cios-fight-for-customer-centricity/article/293855/# 2013-05-17T12:00:00Z http://www.eyefortravel.com/mobile-and-technology/act-now-meet-your-customer-every-stage-digital-journey SAS' Suneel Grover, senior solutiosn architect at SAS, contributes to this story on the importance of acting on data in real-time in the travel industry. --Travel --Services - General Customer Intelligence Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.eyefortravel.com/mobile-and-technology/act-now-meet-your-customer-every-stage-digital-journey 2013-05-17T12:00:00Z http://www.bulldogreporter.com/dailydog/article/brand-engagement-and-the-voice-of-the-customer-companies-placing-priority-on-unders Bulldog Reporter reports on findings from SAS and the Economist Intelligence Unit in the study "Voice of the customer: Whose job is it, anyway?" Customer Intelligence Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.bulldogreporter.com/dailydog/article/brand-engagement-and-the-voice-of-the-customer-companies-placing-priority-on-unders 2013-05-17T12:00:00Z http://www.kmworld.com/Articles/Editorial/ViewPoints/Data-Governance-as-Usual-89604.aspx Creating a sustainable governance practice means transcending the pilot phase to become ‘business as usual' Keeping governance on the corporate agenda means keeping it warm with executives and stakeholders alike. Identifying information initiatives and requirements as part of—rather than separate from—established business planning processes ensures governance retains a seat at the table. Data Management --Data Cleansing and Enrichment Tue, 14 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.kmworld.com/Articles/Editorial/ViewPoints/Data-Governance-as-Usual-89604.aspx 2013-05-14T12:00:00Z http://www.smartmeters.com/the-news/4011-california-utility-expands-forecasting-capabilities-with-sasr.html SCE reports, “With the increase of wind and solar resources and a high penetration of smart meters in the California market, the business of energy forecasting is increasingly complex…However, gathering quality data for analysis is no longer labor-intensive. With SAS…model development, data analysis, reporting, and visualization are now all accomplished in a single integrated software platform, streamlining the load and price forecasting process.” Raymond Johnson, SCE principal manager of demand and price forecasting explains, “SAS helped us modernize. Having more integrated data and models helps us avoid operational errors and speed up the creation of forecasts, which in turn allows us to spend more time reviewing results and making any necessary changes. Since completing the SAS implementation in December 2012, our forecasters now have greater flexibility on improving model performance, reviewing forecasted results, and running reports. --Energy and Utilities - General Analytics --Forecasting SAS Forecast Server Sun, 12 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.smartmeters.com/the-news/4011-california-utility-expands-forecasting-capabilities-with-sasr.html 2013-05-12T12:00:00Z http://www.eschoolnews.com/2013/05/10/app-of-the-week-sas-data-notebook/ SAS Data Notebook was named eSchool News App of the Week. SAS® Data Notebook lets students take control of their learning and monitor their progress. Built-in templates for mission statements, goals, checklists, plus/deltas, spelling lists and histograms are included. Teaching and Learning Fri, 10 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.eschoolnews.com/2013/05/10/app-of-the-week-sas-data-notebook/ 2013-05-10T12:00:00Z http://gcn.com/articles/2013/05/10/social-media-analysis-predictive-coding-enlisted-to-fight-fraud.aspx Government gencies are employing new technologies that can detect collusive relationships and combat some of the more sophisticated fraud schemes, such as SAS Social Network Analysis, which helps establish connections and relationships between people. --Health and Social Services --State and Local Government --Government - General --Payments Fraud --Fraud and Improper Payments Fraud Prevention and Detection --Security Intelligence for Government --Claims Fraud Analytics SAS Social Network Analysis Server SAS Fraud Framework for Government Fri, 10 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://gcn.com/articles/2013/05/10/social-media-analysis-predictive-coding-enlisted-to-fight-fraud.aspx 2013-05-10T12:00:00Z http://marksmith.ventanaresearch.com/2013/05/09/teradata-brings-in-memory-computing-and-data-discovery-to-big-data/ Teradata Brings In-Memory Computing and Data Discovery to Big Data - SAS high performance analytics appliance Partners Analytics SAS Visual Analytics SAS High-Performance Analytics Server Thu, 09 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://marksmith.ventanaresearch.com/2013/05/09/teradata-brings-in-memory-computing-and-data-discovery-to-big-data/ 2013-05-09T12:00:00Z http://searchcio-midmarket.techtarget.com/feature/Automating-business-processes-saves-time-money-and-Excel-dependency Working smarter, not harder turned out to be possible with the help of SAS Institute Inc.'s Business Intelligence for Midsize Companies technology. It provided more elaborate views of the data and helped Carver automate certain manual processes. What used to be an eight- to sixteen-hour task -- creating and distributing pool and hot-tub cleaning schedules, for example -- was cut down to 20 minutes. Internal support is key to success in automating business processes. On the front end of the new platform, non-technical employees are given an easy-to-use Web-based interface to run their own reports. On the back end, the technology integrates data from different sources, giving Carver and her team a chance to build reports and other products that give a more intricate look at the data and automate processes. --Hotels Small/Medium Business Business Analytics Business Intelligence SAS BI for Midsize Business Thu, 09 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://searchcio-midmarket.techtarget.com/feature/Automating-business-processes-saves-time-money-and-Excel-dependency 2013-05-09T12:00:00Z http://hospitalitytechnology.edgl.com/news/IHG-Utilizes-Analytics-to-Drive-Revenue86271 Latest Analytic Hero from SAS and Teradata announced. --Hotels Partners Analytics Wed, 08 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://hospitalitytechnology.edgl.com/news/IHG-Utilizes-Analytics-to-Drive-Revenue86271 2013-05-08T12:00:00Z http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.solarserver.com/solar-magazine/solar-news/current/2013/kw19/sas-supplies-energy-forecasting-software-to-southern-california-edison.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATAAOABA3JiqjAVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=ilzT2YcfYBw&usg=AFQjCNHojfUxAmuR3KdBKCv5W-gPRSmpxQ SAS (Cary, North Carolina, U.S.) reports that it has supplied energy forecasting software to utility Southern California Edison (SCE, Rosemead, California, U.S.). SAS notes that with the increasing penetration of wind and solar generation and smart meters in the California market the business of energy forecasting grows more complex. --Energy and Utilities - General Analytics --Forecasting Wed, 08 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.solarserver.com/solar-magazine/solar-news/current/2013/kw19/sas-supplies-energy-forecasting-software-to-southern-california-edison.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATAAOABA3JiqjAVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=ilzT2YcfYBw&usg=AFQjCNHojfUxAmuR3KdBKCv5W-gPRSmpxQ 2013-05-08T12:00:00Z http://green.tmcnet.com/topics/green/articles/2013/05/07/337160-southern-california-edison-trades-up-sas-accurate-energy.htm With the increase of wind and solar resources and the high penetration of smart meters in the California market, the business of energy forecasting has become increasingly complex. However, gathering quality data for analysis no longer needs to be labor-intensive. With enterprise software from Cary, North Carolina-based SAS (News - Alert) Analytics, Southern California Edison can integrate data from a wide variety of sources and extract crucial insights for decision making. Model development, data analysis, reporting and visualization are now all accomplished via a single integrated software platform — streamlining the load and price forecasting process. Indeed, more enterprises worldwide rely on SAS advanced analytics than on any other brand by a large margin, according to the “Business Analytics Software 2012-2016 Forecast and 2011 Vendor Shares” report , released by New York City-based IDC (News - Alert), an IT research firm. --Energy and Utilities - General Analytics --Forecasting SAS Forecast Server Tue, 07 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://green.tmcnet.com/topics/green/articles/2013/05/07/337160-southern-california-edison-trades-up-sas-accurate-energy.htm 2013-05-07T12:00:00Z http://fordhamnotes.blogspot.com/2013/05/fordham-at-forefront-restoring-trust-in.html Fordham at the Forefront: Restoring Trust in Business Corporate Tue, 07 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://fordhamnotes.blogspot.com/2013/05/fordham-at-forefront-restoring-trust-in.html 2013-05-07T12:00:00Z http://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/05/07/latest-sas-teradata-analytic-hero-david-schmitt-ih/ Latest SAS, Teradata Analytic Hero announced --Hotels Partners Analytics Tue, 07 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/05/07/latest-sas-teradata-analytic-hero-david-schmitt-ih/ 2013-05-07T12:00:00Z http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20130507-907763.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Latest SAS, Teradata analytic hero announced. --Hotels Partners Analytics Tue, 07 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20130507-907763.html?mod=googlenews_wsj 2013-05-07T12:00:00Z http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.renewgridmag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php%3Fcontent.9851&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAhYygjAVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=db_Eg4I1M0Y&usg=AFQjCNHPyLLfJh6AHpkZHPk8JnPtDf_u-g Inverstor-owned utility Southern California Edison (SCE) says it is now using SAS Analytics to help forecast critical operational information, such as short-term load and renewable energy output, that contributes to ensuring power grid efficiencies. SAS' forecasting tools integrate data from a wide variety of sources, such as wind and solar power plants and smart meters, and "extract crucial insights for decision-making." SCE can host model development, data analysis, reporting and visualization in a single integrated software platform, streamlining the load and price forecasting process. --Energy and Utilities - General Analytics --Forecasting Tue, 07 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.renewgridmag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php%3Fcontent.9851&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAhYygjAVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=db_Eg4I1M0Y&usg=AFQjCNHPyLLfJh6AHpkZHPk8JnPtDf_u-g 2013-05-07T12:00:00Z http://www.elp.com/articles/2013/05/southern-california-edison-expands-forecasting-capabilities-with.html Using SAS Analytics for utilities, Southern California Edison (SCE) has begun improving its forecasting efficiency by integrating and analyzing vast stores of data in its energy forecasting platform. Today SCE — an electric utilities, with nearly 5 million customers — is strengthening energy operations and preparing to address new smart grid challenges and opportunities. With the increase of wind and solar energy resources and a high penetration of smart meters in the California market, the business of energy forecasting is increasingly complex. The short-term load forecasting team at SCE creates a larger number and greater variety of forecasts than ever before. However, gathering quality data for analysis is no longer labor-intensive. --Energy and Utilities - General Analytics --Forecasting Tue, 07 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.elp.com/articles/2013/05/southern-california-edison-expands-forecasting-capabilities-with.html 2013-05-07T12:00:00Z http://www.allanalytics.com/author.asp?section_id=1411&doc_id=262193& Even as Miami Herald works to offload direct-mail delivery from the US Postal Service and onto its own carriers, data quality remains paramount, Hampton said. The newspaper carriers still need to be sure they're delivering the flyers to the right addresses. "The mailers need to be at the right spot, at the right time." Hampton credits the accuracy of client mailings and the ability to contain costs in part to the quality of the data management tool itself, SAS DataFlux Data Management. For example, for address coding, the tool uses an extra line of travel key for sorting, which is really important because the Miami Herald buys data directly from the Postal Service. "With the tool we can score and sequence the list to obtain the best possible postage." --Media Data Management --Data Cleansing and Enrichment Mon, 06 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.allanalytics.com/author.asp?section_id=1411&doc_id=262193& 2013-05-06T12:00:00Z http://www.allanalytics.com/author.asp?section_id=1411&doc_id=262972& Insurance fraud consultant John Standish is on a mission, borne out of years of experience as an officer and investigator with the California Highway Patrol and as Chief of the California Department of Insurance's Fraud Division: Get insurance companies to embrace fraud analytics. --Insurance - General Business Analytics Fraud Prevention and Detection Claims Prediction High-Performance Analytics Fri, 03 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.allanalytics.com/author.asp?section_id=1411&doc_id=262972& 2013-05-03T12:00:00Z http://www.allanalytics.com/author.asp?section_id=1411&doc_id=262924& If you've been itching to serve up your SAS analytics software from the cloud, you won't have to wait much longer. Business Analytics High-Performance Analytics Thu, 02 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.allanalytics.com/author.asp?section_id=1411&doc_id=262924& 2013-05-02T12:00:00Z http://www.individual.com/storyrss.php?story=175144069&hash=5f0b9a5ee908af4243d9945e085cfcfd Six new high-performance analytics products from SAS will provide the speed and flexibility of in-memory big data analytics with targeted functions to fit business needs. Business Analytics High-Performance Analytics Thu, 02 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.individual.com/storyrss.php?story=175144069&hash=5f0b9a5ee908af4243d9945e085cfcfd 2013-05-02T12:00:00Z http://inside-bigdata.com/sas-adds-to-its-big-data-analytics-product-lineup/ SAS this week announced six new high-performance analytics products to further strengthen the company’s leadership role as a provider of advanced analytics for Big Data. High-Performance Analytics Thu, 02 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://inside-bigdata.com/sas-adds-to-its-big-data-analytics-product-lineup/ 2013-05-02T12:00:00Z http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.fiercebigdata.com/story/why-would-sass-ceo-take-swipe-big-data/2013-05-02&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAEoATABOAFA0oORjAVIAVgAYgVlbi1VUw&cd=bX6yCltFmGc&usg=AFQjCNHDggMZEZWp-IzOQ39Os-fTmkvcHA Goodnight said all the talk around big data can be helpful because people want to know what it's all about. And there is no easier way to sell a solution than when people are coming to you and asking about it. According to its website, which has the term "big data" splashed all over it, SAS accepts Gartner's assessment that the term applies whenever an organization's ability to handle, store and analyze data exceeds its current capacity. Read more: Why would SAS's CEO take a swipe at big data? - FierceBigData http://www.fiercebigdata.com/story/why-would-sass-ceo-take-swipe-big-data/2013-05-02#ixzz2SoVcfGwK Subscribe at FierceBigData Data Management Thu, 02 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.fiercebigdata.com/story/why-would-sass-ceo-take-swipe-big-data/2013-05-02&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAEoATABOAFA0oORjAVIAVgAYgVlbi1VUw&cd=bX6yCltFmGc&usg=AFQjCNHDggMZEZWp-IzOQ39Os-fTmkvcHA 2013-05-02T12:00:00Z http://www.propertycasualty360.com/2013/05/02/a-look-inside-fraud-detection?eNL=5182c0ab140ba01b04000159&utm_source=PC360DailyeNews&utm_medium=eNL&utm_campaign=PC360_eNLs&t=tech-management&_LID=72239538 Spotlight article on CNA’s use of SAS for fraud detection --Insurance - General Fraud Prevention and Detection Thu, 02 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.propertycasualty360.com/2013/05/02/a-look-inside-fraud-detection?eNL=5182c0ab140ba01b04000159&utm_source=PC360DailyeNews&utm_medium=eNL&utm_campaign=PC360_eNLs&t=tech-management&_LID=72239538 2013-05-02T12:00:00Z http://www.individual.com/storyrss.php?story=175141952&hash=2f3add952db8544b8c2546ae5df1a315 Individual.com picks up on the news of the launch of the newly redesigned SAS Customer Intelligence solution. Customer Intelligence Thu, 02 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.individual.com/storyrss.php?story=175141952&hash=2f3add952db8544b8c2546ae5df1a315 2013-05-02T12:00:00Z http://it.tmcnet.com/news/2013/05/02/7105768.htm InfoTech reports on the launch of the redesigned SAS Customer Intelligence solution. Customer Intelligence Thu, 02 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://it.tmcnet.com/news/2013/05/02/7105768.htm 2013-05-02T12:00:00Z http://www.crn.com/news/applications-os/240153998/sas-takes-its-business-analytics-software-to-the-cloud.htm SAS also unveiled an alliance with data warehouse system giant Teradata (NYSE:TDC) under which the two companies have designed an appliance based on Teradata's hardware platform and the new SAS' High-Performance Analytics applications and SAS Visual Analytics. Partners Analytics SAS Visual Analytics SAS High-Performance Analytics Server Wed, 01 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.crn.com/news/applications-os/240153998/sas-takes-its-business-analytics-software-to-the-cloud.htm 2013-05-01T12:00:00Z http://www.crn.com/news/applications-os/240153998/sas-takes-its-business-analytics-software-to-the-cloud.htm Business intelligence software vendor SAS is joining the cloud. IT Management High-Performance Analytics Wed, 01 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.crn.com/news/applications-os/240153998/sas-takes-its-business-analytics-software-to-the-cloud.htm 2013-05-01T12:00:00Z http://www.informationweek.com/software/business-intelligence/sas-makes-triple-play/240153951 SAS broadens High-Performance Analytics portfolio, unites formerly siloed marketing applications and adds cloud deployment flexibility. Business Analytics Customer Intelligence High-Performance Analytics Business Intelligence SAS Visual Analytics SAS High-Performance Analytics Server SAS Automated Forecasting Procedures Wed, 01 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.informationweek.com/software/business-intelligence/sas-makes-triple-play/240153951 2013-05-01T12:00:00Z http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2013/04/30/big-data-news-actian-acquires-paraccel-teradata-launches-sas-analytics-model/ Teradata launches appliance Model 720 for SAS High-Performance Analytics Partners High-Performance Analytics --In-Memory Analytics SAS Visual Analytics SAS High-Performance Analytics Server Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2013/04/30/big-data-news-actian-acquires-paraccel-teradata-launches-sas-analytics-model/ 2013-04-30T12:00:00Z http://www.businesscloud9.com/topic/management/sas-builds-saas Last week Forrester Research picked on Business Intelligence (BI) as an area that wasn't ripe for SaaS as yet; this week SAS has set out to prove the analyst firm wrong with plans to spend $70 million on a Cloud Computing fdata centre to expand its on-demand applications. Business Analytics High-Performance Analytics Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.businesscloud9.com/topic/management/sas-builds-saas 2013-04-30T12:00:00Z http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/sas-business-analytics-cloud-114753 SAS has upgraded its analytics engine with the ability to be deployed in either private or public clouds High-Performance Analytics Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/sas-business-analytics-cloud-114753 2013-04-30T12:00:00Z http://www.allanalytics.com/author.asp?section_id=1411&doc_id=262762 Nobody wants to be in the position of trading speed for accuracy of analytical work, but sometimes, you don't have much choice. The business has questions it wants answered, and you need to deliver -- the sooner the better. --Banking - General Financial Intelligence High-Performance Analytics Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.allanalytics.com/author.asp?section_id=1411&doc_id=262762 2013-04-30T12:00:00Z http://blog.executivebiz.com/2013/04/cloudera-sas-form-enterprise-hadoop-partnership-tim-stevens-comments/ Cloudera and SAS are partnering to help enterprises manage Hadoop-based structured and unstructured data using SAS’ data management and analytics tools. The alliance aims to integrate SAS offerings with Hadoop open source software and parallel architecture, Cloudera said Monday. SAS intends for its customers to connect to big data repositories powered by Cloudera and for business analysts to make queries on Hadoop without additional training. Partners Data Management Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://blog.executivebiz.com/2013/04/cloudera-sas-form-enterprise-hadoop-partnership-tim-stevens-comments/ 2013-04-30T12:00:00Z http://ggbmagazine.com/issue/vol-12-no-5-may-2013/article/the-big-bang Natalie Osborn, senior industry consultant at SAS, discusses the use of analytics in Casinos on the non-gaming side of the business. --Casinos --Services - General Customer Intelligence Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://ggbmagazine.com/issue/vol-12-no-5-may-2013/article/the-big-bang 2013-04-30T12:00:00Z http://www.destinationcrm.com/Articles/CRM-News/Daily-News/Is-the-Consumer-the-New-CMO-89338.aspx Reporting from SAS Global Forum, CRM magazine writes about SAS customer Williams-Sonoma's marketing strategy to succeed at integration across "multiple banners," from social media sites like Pinterest and YouTube to cross-promoting lifestyle merchandise in-catalog with its care centers. --Retail - General Customer Intelligence Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.destinationcrm.com/Articles/CRM-News/Daily-News/Is-the-Consumer-the-New-CMO-89338.aspx 2013-04-30T12:00:00Z http://www.insurancetech.com/business-intelligence/signal-to-noise-nate-silver-offers-lesso/240153935 Guest blog by SAS' Stuart Rose on exec summit highlighting Nate Silver and SAS customers USAA and State Farm --Insurance - General Analytics Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.insurancetech.com/business-intelligence/signal-to-noise-nate-silver-offers-lesso/240153935 2013-04-30T12:00:00Z http://www.allanalytics.com/author.asp?section_id=1411&doc_id=262717 We -- and I'm speaking universally here -- love to talk about big-data . It's great and glorious in its transformative capabilities, we all agree. But hold on a second, now, let's not get ahead of ourselves. High-Performance Analytics Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.allanalytics.com/author.asp?section_id=1411&doc_id=262717 2013-04-29T12:00:00Z http://www.mobile-tech-today.com/story.xhtml?story_id=87807 New Version of SAS(R) Business Analytics Platform to Add Cloud Deployment to Complement Current Hosted and On-Premise Models -- Platform benefits all SAS software products, including popular data visualization software High-Performance Analytics Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.mobile-tech-today.com/story.xhtml?story_id=87807 2013-04-29T12:00:00Z http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-04-29/sas_announces_new_high-performance_analytics_products.html Six new high-performance analytics products from business analytics leader SAS will provide the speed and flexibility of in-memory big data analytics with targeted functions to fit business needs. High-Performance Analytics Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2013-04-29/sas_announces_new_high-performance_analytics_products.html 2013-04-29T12:00:00Z http://www.eweek.com/cloud/sas-updates-business-analytics-for-all-cloud-deployments/ SAS, the world's largest independent business intelligence provider, updated its frontline analytics engine April 29 with a new version that can be deployed in several ways: in public or private clouds, hosted by SAS or via on-premise software. High-Performance Analytics Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.eweek.com/cloud/sas-updates-business-analytics-for-all-cloud-deployments/ 2013-04-29T12:00:00Z http://www.destinationcrm.com/Articles/CRM-News/Daily-News/SAS-Looks-to-Answer-Complex-Data-Driven-Questions-89287.aspx Overhauls Customer Intelligence suite, debuts enhanced visualization. --Banking - General Business Analytics High-Performance Analytics Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.destinationcrm.com/Articles/CRM-News/Daily-News/SAS-Looks-to-Answer-Complex-Data-Driven-Questions-89287.aspx 2013-04-29T12:00:00Z http://www.destinationcrm.com/Articles/CRM-News/Daily-News/SAS-Looks-to-Answer-Complex-Data-Driven-Questions-89287.aspx CRM magazine reports on the news coming out of SGF including the redesigned SAS Customer Intelligence solution and SAS 9.4 business analytics and visualization suite. Business Analytics Customer Intelligence Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.destinationcrm.com/Articles/CRM-News/Daily-News/SAS-Looks-to-Answer-Complex-Data-Driven-Questions-89287.aspx 2013-04-29T12:00:00Z http://www.dmnews.com/a-brief-primer-on-data-analytics/article/291113/ DM News provides its readers with a primer on how data analytics works and what it is based on information gleaned at SAS Global Forum. Customer Intelligence Analytics Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.dmnews.com/a-brief-primer-on-data-analytics/article/291113/ 2013-04-29T12:00:00Z http://www.dmnews.com/the-in-store-impact-of-customer-analytics/article/291240/# This story reported from a presentation at SAS Global Forum in April 2013 details the use of SAS analytics by Williams-Sonoma, Levi Straus and J Crew in both digital and instore marketing strategies. --Retail - General --Apparel/Fashion Customer Intelligence Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.dmnews.com/the-in-store-impact-of-customer-analytics/article/291240/# 2013-04-29T12:00:00Z http://www.softwaremag.com/content/ContentCT.asp?P=3483 As data continues to grow, organizations realize that establishing a program to address data issues is paramount to success. "Simply put, data and the proper management of that data is a driving force that determines which companies will thrive and which will struggle in the years to come," predicts Todd Wright, global product marketing manager, SAS DataFlux Data Quality. "Data management that encompasses data quality, data integration, and master data management is no longer seen as an elective for organizations," he says. "The data that drives a business is critical for both day-to-day decisions, such as offering a customer an additional service, or strategic initiatives like expanding the customer base into Asia. This information must be managed as a corporate asset." SAS Data Management Advanced enables users to manage virtually all data sources, including big data; extract, cleanse, transform, aggregate, load, and govern data; support data warehousing, migration, synchronization, and federation initiatives; support both batch-oriented and real-time master data management solutions; and create real-time data integration services in support of SOAs. "Data management is not a product to install and then wait for results," says SAS' Wright. With this in mind, SAS begins by learning about the data management team of customers, their objectives, and the business reasons for embarking on a data quality, DI, and master data management program. Data Integration Data Management --Data Cleansing and Enrichment Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.softwaremag.com/content/ContentCT.asp?P=3483 2013-04-26T12:00:00Z http://www.businessspectator.com.au/article/2013/4/26/technology/why-retail-should-buy-big-data If you plan to embark on a Big Data strategy you will need to have people with both mathematical modelling and computer science capabilities. And these people are hard to find. You will also need to assemble a cross-functional team which can have access to the right data. This may involve navigating a way through departmental silos. The other key requirement is a knowledge of the technologies involved. You will hear a lot about Hadoop, Cassandra, Apache, Teradata, SAS and many others you will never have heard before. Navigating your way through the layers of Big Data applications may require external advice. Most importantly you will need to align your Big Data plans with business objectives to ensure the information you derive has business value. --Retail - General Customer Intelligence Analytics Data Management Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.businessspectator.com.au/article/2013/4/26/technology/why-retail-should-buy-big-data 2013-04-25T12:00:00Z http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://midsizeinsider.com/en-us/article/big-data-adoption-still-low-survey&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoATAAOABAku_hiwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=zndpyw0QIG4&usg=AFQjCNHVCNVBwdQ718YGci1iorry4Ym96A A recent study completed about data management professionals reveals that senior IT administrators are still hesitant to make use of big data. The world of analytics has grown to such a tremendous size that professionals seem to be unwilling to grapple with the reality of terabytes, petabytes, and even exabytes of data for reasons that include a lack of knowledge about how to use it and a failure to see its benefits. SAS Manager, Todd Wright said, "The 12% of organizations that are already planning around big data enjoy a significant competitive advantage." So, likely anything admins can do to move their midsize firm into using this style of analytics should be worth it, at the very least, in the short term. Understanding the benefits of big data should come along with increased education. When IT professionals can speak wisely about this type of data usage, businesses' support should follow close behind. One thing will lead into another, and although collaboration is currently low, it's clear that early adoption also holds potential for an advantage over other firms. Small/Medium Business Analytics Data Management Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://midsizeinsider.com/en-us/article/big-data-adoption-still-low-survey&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoATAAOABAku_hiwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=zndpyw0QIG4&usg=AFQjCNHVCNVBwdQ718YGci1iorry4Ym96A 2013-04-24T12:00:00Z http://www.datamation.com/applications/seven-hot-hadoop-startups-that-will-tame-big-data-1.html These businesses have big plans for helping companies extract valuable insights from their Big Data Analytics Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.datamation.com/applications/seven-hot-hadoop-startups-that-will-tame-big-data-1.html 2013-04-22T12:00:00Z http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/2013/04/22/five-noteworthy-big-data-analytics-apps/ Today article “5 More Buzz-worthy Big Data Analytics Apps” gives an overview of the analytic tools Concurrent, Birst, SAS, Clearstory Data and Terracotta. Concurrent Lingual is a free open source project that was designed to work with Apache Hadoop. It uses Cascading application framework which allows SQL users to use their existing skills to run application on Hadoop without needing additional training. Birst Big Data is notable because experts say it helps to eliminate a vast majority of the upfront investment that is generally required to leverage Big Data. Business Analytics Analytics Business Intelligence Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/2013/04/22/five-noteworthy-big-data-analytics-apps/ 2013-04-22T12:00:00Z http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/22/idc_enterprise_software_sales/ Application development and deployment tools are the third piece of the enterprise software market as IDC slices it, and these wares brought in $81.5bn in revenues, or just under 24 per cent of the pie. This segment had 4.6 per cent growth, however, raising the class average. The jump is due mostly to analytics applications and the databases and data stores that are underneath them, which are tucked into this category. One could argue that big data apps are in fact applications, but IDC sees the world the way it does. Data access, analysis, and delivery software had 6 per cent growth in 2012, and structured data management software grew by 5.9 per cent. Oracle rules this segment of the market, with a 21.6 per cent market share thanks to its $17.6bn in sales. IBM, Microsoft, SAP, and SAS are ranking in that order... Customer Intelligence Data Management Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/22/idc_enterprise_software_sales/ 2013-04-22T12:00:00Z http://www.finextra.com/News/Announcement.aspx?pressreleaseid=49421&topic=stp SAS and Deloitte trawl Web for bank sentiment index --Banking - General Partners Analytics Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.finextra.com/News/Announcement.aspx?pressreleaseid=49421&topic=stp 2013-04-18T12:00:00Z http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20130418/big-data-2/telecom-analytics-big-data-telecom-grow-vendors-competition/ SAS mentioned as key vendor providing analytics in the telecom space. --Communications - General Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20130418/big-data-2/telecom-analytics-big-data-telecom-grow-vendors-competition/ 2013-04-18T12:00:00Z http://www.enterpriseappstoday.com/business-intelligence/using-big-data-to-fight-fraud.html Article on fraud detection and analytics, quotes SAS' Ellen Joyner and highlights SAS Security Intelligence --Insurance - General --Banking - General Fraud Prevention and Detection Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.enterpriseappstoday.com/business-intelligence/using-big-data-to-fight-fraud.html 2013-04-18T12:00:00Z http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.formtek.com/blog/%3Fp%3D3691&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoATABOAFAqsq8iwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=AjM1y6wzHzI&usg=AFQjCNHk6hzIqxaSw-Zte_RXSQWYWwlz9A Big Data has become a hot topic not only in tech journals and magazines, it’s also a topic that’s been picked up and heavily covered by the popular media, for example, it’s a frequent topic in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes and the New York Times. The Wall Street Journal, says that Big Data is not just the purview of “companies that already deal in information”, like Amazon, Google and Facebook, but it is something that is being employed across a variety of industry segments, like Caesars Entertainment for HR, Ford Motor and Zynga for Product Development, United Parcel for Operations, and Intercontinental hotels for Marketing. Many of these articles leave the impression that Big Data is something that is widely used and has already found its way into many or most organizations. But a recent survey by SAS finds that the perception that there are large numbers of businesses already using Big Data isn’t accurate. The SAS survey found that just 12 percent of organizations have been able to use Big Data analytics as part of their daily operations. And only 14 percent said that it is very likely that they will take on Big Data projects by 2014. Analyst Reports Data Management Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.formtek.com/blog/%3Fp%3D3691&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoATABOAFAqsq8iwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=AjM1y6wzHzI&usg=AFQjCNHk6hzIqxaSw-Zte_RXSQWYWwlz9A 2013-04-17T12:00:00Z http://middlemarketexecutive.com/milk-shakes-burgers-and-analytical-rigor-how-a-dairy-business-milked-new-growth/ To better assess Oberweis Group's customer retention challenges, Oberweis enlisted the services of Bruce Bedford, a consultant, who would later join the firm full-time as vice president of marketing analytics. Bedford began measuring customer retention rates within the home delivery business in order to isolate the factors that may have contributed to some of the recent customer attrition. Bedford’s efforts to measure customer behaviors brought forth new data insights for the firm to leverage, and led Oberweis to adopt a data analytics technology from SAS, of Cary, North Carolina. --Consumer Packaged Goods --Grocery Small/Medium Business Customer Intelligence Analytics Data Management Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://middlemarketexecutive.com/milk-shakes-burgers-and-analytical-rigor-how-a-dairy-business-milked-new-growth/ 2013-04-17T12:00:00Z http://consumergoods.edgl.com/2013-readers-choice/social-media CGT magazine names SAS as one of five technology providers that are helping companies measure, monitor, react and perhaps even influence social media engagement with their consumers. --Retail - General --Grocery --Social Media Analytics Customer Intelligence Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://consumergoods.edgl.com/2013-readers-choice/social-media 2013-04-17T12:00:00Z http://www.insurancenetworking.com/news/terra-sas-risk-compliance-solution-32143-1.html News brief on Terra Insurance selecting SAS for risk. --Insurance - General --Solvency II Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.insurancenetworking.com/news/terra-sas-risk-compliance-solution-32143-1.html 2013-04-16T12:00:00Z http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/teradata-and-siemens-partner-for-utility-big-data The potential market for smart grid related analytics is expected to top $20.6 billion from 2012 to 2020, with the annual global spend in 2020 reaching $3.8 billion. Teradata is just one of many big analytics companies, including Oracle, EMC, SAP, IBM and SAS, that are vying for market position. --Energy and Utilities - General Analytics Data Management Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/teradata-and-siemens-partner-for-utility-big-data 2013-04-16T12:00:00Z http://www.allanalytics.com/author.asp?section_id=1411&doc_id=262115& If you haven't heard it enough lately, let me say it one more time: Data visualization is your analytical future. --Banking - General Business Analytics Analytics Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.allanalytics.com/author.asp?section_id=1411&doc_id=262115& 2013-04-15T12:00:00Z http://www.allanalytics.com/author.asp?section_id=1411&doc_id=262115& Article on Cosmos Banks use of SAS Visual Analytics --Banking - General High-Performance Analytics Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.allanalytics.com/author.asp?section_id=1411&doc_id=262115& 2013-04-15T12:00:00Z http://www.business2community.com/marketing/report-cmos-face-challenges-to-cmo-cio-alignment-0465578 This article reports on "Big Data’s Biggest Role: Aligning the CMO and CIO,” a new report from the CMO Council and SAS. Customer Intelligence Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.business2community.com/marketing/report-cmos-face-challenges-to-cmo-cio-alignment-0465578 2013-04-15T12:00:00Z http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/04/12/2819876/wake-county-plans-employee-clinic.html Wake County plans employee clinic to cut health-care costs - SAS quoted Corporate Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/04/12/2819876/wake-county-plans-employee-clinic.html 2013-04-12T12:00:00Z http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/77779.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoATAAOABAvLmiiwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=lx9nfN3PwN0&usg=AFQjCNG7sAwDPaoYrfrmPJAkWKhVbamdyA Strategic Big Data and Actionable Analytics are two of the Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2013, according to Gartner. Yet only 12 percent have a big data strategy that governs their daily operations, a recent survey of 339 data management professionals by SAS and SourceMedia found. In my view, this gap is the result of years of unfulfilled promises from a previous generation of business intelligence and data integration vendors who failed to provide organizations of all sizes with easy-to-use solutions to address their escalating needs. That was then. Today the number of tools available to make sense of Big Data is only growing, and that's a good thing, because the need is deep. Analyst Reports Analytics Data Management Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/77779.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoATAAOABAvLmiiwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=lx9nfN3PwN0&usg=AFQjCNG7sAwDPaoYrfrmPJAkWKhVbamdyA 2013-04-12T12:00:00Z http://www.papershare.com/paper/using-cloud-analytics-to-corral-big-data---a-guest-blogpost-in-e-commerce-times?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+virtualization-cloud+%28Published+with+PaperShare+Content%29 Strategic Big Data and Actionable Analytics are two of the Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2013, according to Gartner. Yet only 12 percent have a big data strategy that governs their daily operations, a recent survey of 339 data management professionals by SAS and SourceMedia found. In my view, this gap is the result of years of unfulfilled promises from a previous generation of business intelligence and data integration vendors who failed to provide organizations of all sizes with easy-to-use solutions to address their escalating needs. Analytics Data Management Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.papershare.com/paper/using-cloud-analytics-to-corral-big-data---a-guest-blogpost-in-e-commerce-times?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+virtualization-cloud+%28Published+with+PaperShare+Content%29 2013-04-12T12:00:00Z http://www.marketingprofs.com/articles/2013/10518/managing-online-reputation-what-to-listen-for-and-where Wilson Raj, global customer intelligence director at SAS, provides advice on how brands should monitor online reputation. Customer Intelligence Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.marketingprofs.com/articles/2013/10518/managing-online-reputation-what-to-listen-for-and-where 2013-04-11T12:00:00Z http://www.activereportsserver.com/business-intelligence-news/why-the-best-data-visualization-tools-empower-end-users "Visualization tools allow users to explore, summarize, and visualize data in the way they see fit as opposed to the way someone else saw fit to allow them," he wrote. "By having the flexibility to join different data sources as desired, view patterns on the fly, and iterate, users can discover important insights and trends more easily and more rapidly." Business Intelligence Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.activereportsserver.com/business-intelligence-news/why-the-best-data-visualization-tools-empower-end-users 2013-04-10T12:00:00Z http://www.enterpriseappstoday.com/business-intelligence/5-more-buzz-worthy-big-data-analytics-apps.html The number of analytics applications designed to help enterprises leverage Big Data is getting bigger all the time. Here are five that got our attention. Business Analytics Analytics Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.enterpriseappstoday.com/business-intelligence/5-more-buzz-worthy-big-data-analytics-apps.html 2013-04-10T12:00:00Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/blogs/charting-your-it-career/data-scientists-no-individual-likely-to-have-all-the-skills.html?goback=.gde_1005097_member_232882243 Jill Dyché, vice president of Thought Leadership at SAS, however, told my colleague Loraine Lawson that it’s unrealistic to expect to find all these skills in a single person. She said: “What we're finding on the ground with our customers is the expectations for that individual role are so lofty, it's just become completely impractical to expect any one person to understand the data, understand the data sources, understand the data integration rules, understand the business rules, understand the meta data, understand the data access, understand data privacy, understand data security, understand how to cleanse the data, et cetera, et cetera. It's a fun thing to talk about, but on the ground, the specifics of the role are very unclear. In the worst-case scenario, we're setting people up for failure.” No wonder that many companies are tackling analytics by committee or pulling together a range of skills into a Big Data competency center. Analytics Data Management Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.itbusinessedge.com/blogs/charting-your-it-career/data-scientists-no-individual-likely-to-have-all-the-skills.html?goback=.gde_1005097_member_232882243 2013-04-10T12:00:00Z http://www.emarketer.com/Article/What-Do-Marketers-Want-Big-Data/1009798 eMarketer.com reports on research conducted by the CMO Council and sponsored by SAS. Customer Intelligence Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.emarketer.com/Article/What-Do-Marketers-Want-Big-Data/1009798 2013-04-10T12:00:00Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/interviews/how-big-data-is-changing-whats-possible-with-business-analytics.html Jill Dyche, vice president of Thought Leadership at SAS,explains to IT Business Edge ow Big Data is changing what’s possible with BI and advanced analytics — and how the tools are evolving to make Big Data usage easier. Business Analytics Analytics Data Management Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.itbusinessedge.com/interviews/how-big-data-is-changing-whats-possible-with-business-analytics.html 2013-04-08T12:00:00Z http://www.digiday.com/brands/is-the-ceo-obstructing-the-cmocio-relationship/ Digiday reports on the joint research from the CMO Council and SAS "BIG DATA’S BIGGEST ROLE ALIGNING THE CMO & CIO" Customer Intelligence Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.digiday.com/brands/is-the-ceo-obstructing-the-cmocio-relationship/ 2013-04-08T12:00:00Z http://www.marketingprofs.com/charts/2013/10493/big-disconnect-only-12-implementing-big-data-strategy MarketingProfs reports on the research from SourceMedia and SAS '2013 Big Data Survey Research Brief'. Business Analytics Customer Intelligence Analytics Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.marketingprofs.com/charts/2013/10493/big-disconnect-only-12-implementing-big-data-strategy 2013-04-08T12:00:00Z http://gigaom.com/2013/04/07/the-week-in-cloud-price-cut-after-price-cut-but-amazon-still-too-expensive-for-many/ Amazon keeps cutting prices of its base level services, but software vendors still say when it comes to deployment in many cases, AWS is still not the most cost-efficient option. High-Performance Analytics Sun, 07 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://gigaom.com/2013/04/07/the-week-in-cloud-price-cut-after-price-cut-but-amazon-still-too-expensive-for-many/ 2013-04-07T12:00:00Z http://controltrends.org/2013/04/data-visualization-overcome-the-five-biggest-challenges-of-big-data/ This excerpt from SAS Visual Analytics explains in great detail how Data Visualization is becoming an increasingly important component of analytics in the age of big data: High-Performance Analytics Sat, 06 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://controltrends.org/2013/04/data-visualization-overcome-the-five-biggest-challenges-of-big-data/ 2013-04-06T12:00:00Z http://finance.yahoo.com/news/sas-teradata-recognized-alliance-excellence-120000746.html SAS and Teradata recognized for alliance excellence Partners Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://finance.yahoo.com/news/sas-teradata-recognized-alliance-excellence-120000746.html 2013-04-05T12:00:00Z http://searchbusinessanalytics.techtarget.com/news/2240180896/SAS-report-offers-Rx-for-companies-lacking-in-analytical-capabilities The questions include these: Have we started our program by identifying a single business area that can benefit from business intelligence and analytics technology, before pursuing enterprisewide initiatives? Have we built lasting relationships, encouraged discussion and shared information between departments in our pursuit of analytical excellence? Have we gained the support of high-level executives by creating an "executive communications plan" that quantifies the expected return on investment of an analytics initiative? --Services - General Business Analytics Analytics Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://searchbusinessanalytics.techtarget.com/news/2240180896/SAS-report-offers-Rx-for-companies-lacking-in-analytical-capabilities 2013-04-05T12:00:00Z http://www.rdx.com/Blog/bi-and-analytics/2013/04/healthcare-industry-turns-to-bi-to-improve-decision-making/ Healthcare providers face an ever-growing number of challenges to providing quality patient care, but business intelligence (BI) tools may aid in filling this gap. With the help of DBA services, enterprises can capitalize on BI analytics to design more intelligent treatment programs. --Health Care - General Business Intelligence Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.rdx.com/Blog/bi-and-analytics/2013/04/healthcare-industry-turns-to-bi-to-improve-decision-making/ 2013-04-05T12:00:00Z http://www.chiefmarketer.com/b2b/big-data-critical-to-customer-centric-cultures-cmo-council-report-05042013#_ Chief Marketer reports on research from SAS and the CMO Council "Big Data's Biggest Role: Aligning the CMO and CIO" report" Customer Intelligence Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.chiefmarketer.com/b2b/big-data-critical-to-customer-centric-cultures-cmo-council-report-05042013#_ 2013-04-05T12:00:00Z http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-22029293# US firm SAS to create 94 jobs in Scotland Corporate Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-22029293# 2013-04-04T12:00:00Z http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/business/teradata-sas-honored-for-partnership-market-impact/nXCYB/ Teradata, SAS honored for partnership, market impact Partners Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/business/teradata-sas-honored-for-partnership-market-impact/nXCYB/ 2013-04-04T12:00:00Z http://www.insurancenetworking.com/news/the-war-against-pc-fraud-escalates-32083-1.html SAS mention as anti-fraud software vendor. --Insurance - General Fraud Prevention and Detection Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.insurancenetworking.com/news/the-war-against-pc-fraud-escalates-32083-1.html 2013-04-04T12:00:00Z http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=sas%20big%20data%20strategy&source=newssearch&cd=9&cad=rja&sqi=2&ved=0CE8QqQIoADAI&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmultichannelmerchant.com%2Flists%2Fis-big-data-big-hype-or-the-next-big-thing-04042013%2F&ei=b396UcDwHobe8ASij4C4Bg&usg=AFQjCNFrZGUuC5ypCHQIKFmjXEXjgHpPew&bvm=bv.45645796,d.eWU Last year, Big Data seemed to be the buzzword at every marketing conference. If merchants adopted Big Data, great things would happen – namely, better targeting of their clients and prospects, and the greater ability to build 1-to-1 relationships. But there also seemed to be a Big Disconnect with Big Data. Once marketers get their hands on Big Data, what do they do with it? How will merchants use it the right way? --Retail - General Data Management Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=sas%20big%20data%20strategy&source=newssearch&cd=9&cad=rja&sqi=2&ved=0CE8QqQIoADAI&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmultichannelmerchant.com%2Flists%2Fis-big-data-big-hype-or-the-next-big-thing-04042013%2F&ei=b396UcDwHobe8ASij4C4Bg&usg=AFQjCNFrZGUuC5ypCHQIKFmjXEXjgHpPew&bvm=bv.45645796,d.eWU 2013-04-04T12:00:00Z http://www.enterpriseappstoday.com/business-intelligence/how-big-data-is-changing-enterprise-applications.html Even though Big Data solutions are the foundation for new applications and new functions for traditional enterprise applications, that’s not how most organizations start with Big Data, according to Jill Dyché, vice president of Thought Leadership with BI and analytics vendor SAS. In fact, they’re not even necessarily using the data from these applications when they first start Big Data initiatives. “What it is possible to do is to have more segments of fewer customers to make the conversation that much more relevant,” she said. “The whole drama around CRM 15 years ago was about, 'At the end of the day, my CRM system is just automating my phone book. It's not necessarily helping me drive insight into specific segments of customers and their specific purchase behaviors and preferences.' “Now with Big Data we can not only do that, but we can drill down on even more behavioral detail very, very quickly.” Customer Intelligence Analytics Data Integration Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.enterpriseappstoday.com/business-intelligence/how-big-data-is-changing-enterprise-applications.html 2013-04-04T12:00:00Z http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20130404/big-data-2/telecom-analytics-big-data-said-critical-customer-centric-cultures/ RCR Wireless reports on research from SAS and the CMO Council "Big Data's Biggest Role: Aligning the CMO and CIO" report" --Communications - General Customer Intelligence Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20130404/big-data-2/telecom-analytics-big-data-said-critical-customer-centric-cultures/ 2013-04-04T12:00:00Z http://multichannelmerchant.com/lists/is-big-data-big-hype-or-the-next-big-thing-04042013/ I wasn’t surprised earlier this week, when SAS and SourceMedia issued a press release to say most organizations have yet to develop and implement a big data strategy. SAS and SourceMedia surveyed 339 data management professionals about their organizations’ use of data management technology. The results show few organizations taking advantage of product, customer and other data sources. According to the survey, 21% of respondents don’t know enough about Big Data, 15% don;t understand the benefits of Big Data, and 9% lack data quality in existing systems. So is Big Data the next big thing, or is it big hype? In theory, Big Data makes big sense. But it appears it’s going to take quite a while for Big Data to catch on. Once marketers get their hands on Big Data, what do they do with it? How will merchants use it the right way? Data Management Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://multichannelmerchant.com/lists/is-big-data-big-hype-or-the-next-big-thing-04042013/ 2013-04-04T12:00:00Z http://www.1to1media.com/view.aspx?docid=34208 This article is based on The CMO Council and SAS' recent study, "Big Data's Biggest Role: Aligning the CMO & CIO," that finds that Big Data now stands as the primary factor in achieving an enterprisewide customer-centric culture. --Customer Analytics Customer Intelligence Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.1to1media.com/view.aspx?docid=34208 2013-04-04T12:00:00Z http://auburnbigdata.blogspot.com/2013/04/big-data-for-better-world.html The challenge now the organization face is how they track what happens to populations around the world is still stuck back in the twentieth century，they were still using household surveys and collecting statistics every few years to see what’s happening. In the same time, they have begun asked the question if the private sector is able to transform its own operations, is able to monitor emerging trends in the market in real time, and is able to understand feedback to its customers in real time. Business Analytics Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://auburnbigdata.blogspot.com/2013/04/big-data-for-better-world.html 2013-04-03T12:00:00Z http://www.smartbrief.com/04/03/13/survey-functional-silos-are-hurting-customer-centric-efforts#.UWLVUhzqlpU SmartBrief reports on the CMO/SAS research ""Big Data's Biggest Role: Aligning the CMO & CIO" Customer Intelligence Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.smartbrief.com/04/03/13/survey-functional-silos-are-hurting-customer-centric-efforts#.UWLVUhzqlpU 2013-04-03T12:00:00Z http://www.cmo.com/articles/2013/4/3/cmos_cios_better_ali.html CMO.com reports on the SAS/CMO Council research “Big Data’s Biggest Role: Aligning the CMO and the CIO”. Customer Intelligence Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cmo.com/articles/2013/4/3/cmos_cios_better_ali.html 2013-04-03T12:00:00Z http://www.dataversity.net/sas-survey-finds-lack-of-big-data-implementation/ A study out of SAS demonstrates a lack of understanding surrounding Big Data. The article states, “Despite industry hype, most organizations have yet to develop and implement a big data strategy. Todd Wright, Global Product Marketing Manager for SAS DataFlux Data Quality stated, “The 12 percent of organizations that are already planning around big data enjoy a significant competitive advantage.” Data Management Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.dataversity.net/sas-survey-finds-lack-of-big-data-implementation/ 2013-04-03T12:00:00Z http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240180600/SAS-data-quality-data-governance-concerns-impede-big-data-programmes Analytics firm SAS and SourceMedia surveyed 339 data management professionals about their organizations' use of data management technology in December 2012, discovering reality still lags behind hype. Respondents expressed concerns about data quality and accuracy, accessing the right data, reconciling disparate data, lack of organizational view into data, timeliness, compliance and security. Data Management Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240180600/SAS-data-quality-data-governance-concerns-impede-big-data-programmes 2013-04-03T12:00:00Z http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2013/04/steamrolled-by-big-data.html Five years ago, few people had heard the phrase “Big Data.” Now, it’s hard to go an hour without seeing it. In the past several months, the industry has been mentioned in dozens of New York Times stories, in every section from metro to business. (Wired has even already declared it passé: “STOP HYPING BIG DATA AND START PAYING ATTENTION TO ‘LONG DATA’.”) At least one corporation, the business-analytics firm SAS, has a Vice-President of Big Data. Meanwhile, nobody seems quite sure exactly what the phrase means, beyond a general impression of the storage and analysis of unfathomable amounts of information, but we are assured, over and over, that it’s going to be big. Data Management Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2013/04/steamrolled-by-big-data.html 2013-04-03T12:00:00Z http://wraltechwire.com/sas-teradata-superhero-effort-lands-industry-award/12294889/ SAS-Teradata 'Legion on Analytic Superheroes' effort lands industry award Partners Analytics Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://wraltechwire.com/sas-teradata-superhero-effort-lands-industry-award/12294889/ 2013-04-02T12:00:00Z http://www.telecomreseller.com/2013/04/02/cmo-council-finds-big-data-critical-to-customer-centric-cultures/ Telecom Reseller reports on the SAS and CMO Council report "Big Data's Biggest Role, Aligning the CMO & CIO: Greater Partnership Drives Enterprise-Wide Customer Centricity Report" --Communications - General Customer Intelligence Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.telecomreseller.com/2013/04/02/cmo-council-finds-big-data-critical-to-customer-centric-cultures/ 2013-04-02T12:00:00Z http://www.fiercecmo.com/story/cmo-council-study-finds-despite-challenges-cmocio-alignment-critical-busine/2013-04-02?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss FierceCMO reports on research from SAS and the CMO Council "Big Data's Biggest Role: Aligning the CMO and CIO" report" Customer Intelligence Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.fiercecmo.com/story/cmo-council-study-finds-despite-challenges-cmocio-alignment-critical-busine/2013-04-02?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 2013-04-02T12:00:00Z http://www.btobonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130402/STRATEGY06/304029999/cmo-council-finds-challenges-to-cmo-cio-alignment This article is based on the findings of the joint research paper between The CMO Councial and SAS “Big Data's Biggest Role: Aligning the CMO and CIO” and skews heavily in its reporting toward the CMO-CIO angle. Customer Intelligence Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.btobonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130402/STRATEGY06/304029999/cmo-council-finds-challenges-to-cmo-cio-alignment 2013-04-02T12:00:00Z http://www.allanalytics.com/author.asp?section_id=1411&doc_id=261463& Beth Schultz wrote, "What I'd like is for all organizations to seek an understanding of big-data, to study potential benefits particular to them -- and then rule out its use in your organization as not providing enough value at this point." Data Management Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.allanalytics.com/author.asp?section_id=1411&doc_id=261463& 2013-04-02T12:00:00Z http://www.insurancenetworking.com/issues/2008_92/predictive-analytics-second-generations-32040-1.html Cover story where SAS customer Mercury General talks about their use of SAS --Insurance - General Analytics Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.insurancenetworking.com/issues/2008_92/predictive-analytics-second-generations-32040-1.html 2013-04-01T12:00:00Z http://www.dmnews.com/let-data-be-your-guide/article/285997/ SAS pharmaceutical customer Astellas discusses it's mix marketing efforts using analytics. --Life Sciences - General --Pharmaceuticals --Marketing Mix Analysis Customer Intelligence Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.dmnews.com/let-data-be-your-guide/article/285997/ 2013-04-01T12:00:00Z http://www.dmnews.com/freshdirects-secret-to-tantalizing-its-customers/article/285998/ A look into the expansion of Fresh Direct, a SAS customer, that uses analytics to target existing and future customers. --Retail - General --Grocery Customer Intelligence Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.dmnews.com/freshdirects-secret-to-tantalizing-its-customers/article/285998/ 2013-04-01T12:00:00Z http://www.dmnews.com/big-data-needs-big-planning/article/286043/ SAS' Wilson Raj provides advice in this article on how to start a Big Data project Customer Intelligence Analytics Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.dmnews.com/big-data-needs-big-planning/article/286043/ 2013-04-01T12:00:00Z http://www.dmnews.com/are-you-customer-experienced/article/284637/ Danish SAS customer YouSee is highlighted in this story about customer experience. --Communications - General --Customer Experience Analytics Customer Intelligence Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.dmnews.com/are-you-customer-experienced/article/284637/ 2013-04-01T12:00:00Z http://www.1to1media.com/view.aspx?docid=34196 Kelly McGuire, who leads SAS' hospitality and travel global practice, weighs in on airline loyaltyprograms and how they can differentiate themselves. --Travel --Customer Retention Customer Intelligence Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.1to1media.com/view.aspx?docid=34196 2013-04-01T12:00:00Z http://inside-bigdata.com/lessons-learned-from-big-data-analytical-innovators/ Recently SAS and the MIT Sloan Management Review teamed up to identify and learn more about those companies and individuals that are leading the Big Data analytics revolution – what the researchers call the “Analytical Innovators.” Business Analytics High-Performance Analytics Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://inside-bigdata.com/lessons-learned-from-big-data-analytical-innovators/ 2013-04-01T12:00:00Z http://www.dbta.com/Articles/Editorial/Think-About-It/New-Paths-to-Data-Integration-Taming-Big-Data-Helps-Address-Lingering-Issues-88416.aspx Data integration enables a more streamlined data management operation as well. An emerging approach such as data virtualization, for example, is capable of bringing the concept of single sign-on or a data-access layer which significantly reduces the cumbersome coding requirements of heterogeneous environments, Anne Buff, evangelist in the SAS Best Practices organization, tells DBTA. “Cloud models bring multiple advantages such as improved fiscal planning, reduced maintenance costs, scalability, and flexibility.” Plus, now smaller to medium-sized businesses can take advantage of data services, self-service, and automation, formerly only available to larger enterprises. The best path to success in data integration is effective planning. “The technology is often the smallest portion of the data integration solution,” she says. “When implementing a data integration solution, it is important to note what business problems you intend to solve and ensure the rules, standards, and processes implemented as part of the solution actually solve the problem. Without appropriate planning, the technology will just automate your existing problems.” Data Integration Data Management Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.dbta.com/Articles/Editorial/Think-About-It/New-Paths-to-Data-Integration-Taming-Big-Data-Helps-Address-Lingering-Issues-88416.aspx 2013-04-01T12:00:00Z http://www.enterpriseappstoday.com/business-intelligence/sas-survey-reveals-big-data-disconnect.html In the SAS study, twenty-one percent of those surveyed said they didn't know enough about Big Data, and 15 percent didn't understand its benefits. Business support was nonexistent for 9 percent of the survey takers, while another 9 percent found data quality lacking in existing systems. These shortcomings, if left to linger, could impact providers of Big Data services. Only 14 percent said they were "very likely" to use external Big Data sources in 2014. A small but significant minority (19 percent) said they were "not likely at all" to incorporate external Big Data. Data Management Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.enterpriseappstoday.com/business-intelligence/sas-survey-reveals-big-data-disconnect.html 2013-04-01T12:00:00Z http://wraltechwire.com/what-s-big-data-sas-survey-finds-most-firms-don-t-have-a-strategy/12289578/ If there is a topic as hyped in information technology circles today as "cloud computing," it's "big data." But so far implementation of data strategies designed to capitalize on the burgeoning amounts of data across disparate data bases worldwide is lacking. Data Management Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://wraltechwire.com/what-s-big-data-sas-survey-finds-most-firms-don-t-have-a-strategy/12289578/ 2013-04-01T12:00:00Z http://videos.komando.com/watch/3054/kims-picks-ipads-offer-unlimited-possibilities-for-the-blind A blind technology expert at SAS is helping unlock the power of the iPad to help blind people with everyday life. The iPad's touch interface offers incredible opportunities for blind people to interact with technology. --Education - General Teaching and Learning Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://videos.komando.com/watch/3054/kims-picks-ipads-offer-unlimited-possibilities-for-the-blind 2013-04-01T12:00:00Z http://www.cnbc.com/id/100589222 CNBC reports on the Orlando Magic's use of SAS analytics to improve the fan experience. --Sports Customer Intelligence Fri, 29 Mar 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cnbc.com/id/100589222 2013-03-29T12:00:00Z http://www.information-management.com/news/sas-ceo-goodnight-grand-opportunity-in-health-care-visualization-analytics-10024196-1.html Emerging visualization tools will offer unprecedented access to data and streamline decision-making, says Jim Goodnight, the founder and CEO of data analytics firm SAS. --Health Care - General Health and Condition Management High-Performance Analytics Fri, 29 Mar 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.information-management.com/news/sas-ceo-goodnight-grand-opportunity-in-health-care-visualization-analytics-10024196-1.html 2013-03-29T12:00:00Z http://www.cnbc.com/id/100589222 CNBC story on March Madness, the Dance Card, analytics and SAS. Analytics Fri, 29 Mar 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cnbc.com/id/100589222 2013-03-29T12:00:00Z http://ht.ly/jUczn Jily Dyche, vice president of Thought Leadership with business services and analytics vendor SAS, discusses the different types of explorations analytics allows you to do with Big Data. Analytics Data Management Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://ht.ly/jUczn 2013-03-28T12:00:00Z http://www.information-management.com/blogs/a-healthy-obsession-on-business-analytics-10024195-1.html I just finished reviewing the third annual research report on analytics from the MIT Sloan Management Review, “From Value to Vision: Reimagining the Possible with Data Analytics”, the latest version a collaboration with SAS Institute. I’ve blogged on the previous two reports, finding the studies generally well done. --Health Care - General Information Management High-Performance Analytics Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.information-management.com/blogs/a-healthy-obsession-on-business-analytics-10024195-1.html 2013-03-28T12:00:00Z http://www.sys-con.com/node/2595422 The Big Data phenomenon is real. It's happening in every sector of the economy, from government to education to private business Information Management High-Performance Analytics Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.sys-con.com/node/2595422 2013-03-28T12:00:00Z http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/28/the-nimble-dance-of-a-rich-legacy-software-company/ Article on SAS, with comments from CEO Jim GOodnight, SVP Jim Davis and Gartner's Merv Adrian on SAS Visual Analytics, cloud strategy and more. Business Analytics Data-Driven Decision Making Analytics --Data Visualization --Visualization High-Performance Analytics Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/28/the-nimble-dance-of-a-rich-legacy-software-company/ 2013-03-28T12:00:00Z http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/178_61/the-trouble-with-banks-risk-models-q-and-a-with-sas-ceo-1057903-1.html?zkPrintable=1&nopagination=1 Q&A with Goodnight on visual analytics and risk in banking. --Banking - General Risk Management High-Performance Analytics Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/178_61/the-trouble-with-banks-risk-models-q-and-a-with-sas-ceo-1057903-1.html?zkPrintable=1&nopagination=1 2013-03-28T12:00:00Z http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/4e83f91c-8716-11e2-9dd7-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2PbBgExpY High quality global journalism requires investment. Please share this article with others using the link below, do not cut & paste the article. See our Ts&Cs and Copyright Policy for more detail. Email ftsales.support@ft.com to buy additional rights. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4e83f91c-8716-11e2-9dd7-00144feabdc0.html#ixzz2PbQc7wAK When businesses first started to invest in information technology in the 1950s and 1960s, the finance director was usually in the driving seat. The early computer systems were installed to carry out tasks such as accounting or running the payroll. But the chief financial officer is no longer the main user, let alone the sole custodian, of business data. Business Analytics High-Performance Analytics Wed, 27 Mar 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/4e83f91c-8716-11e2-9dd7-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2PbBgExpY 2013-03-27T12:00:00Z http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=sas%20data&source=newssearch&cd=21&cad=rja&ved=0CCkQqQIoADAAOBQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fool.com.au%2F2013%2F03%2F26%2Ftwo-exciting-ways-to-play-the-aussie-tech-sector%2F&ei=k-ZRUcS4HJDm8gSc1YHgAg&usg=AFQjCNHuX86LV8KsVGaBtLLiaggFYRZEnQ Wellcom helps other companies to manage their digital assets. Among its leading products is an SAS program called Knowledgewell, used by a diverse range of companies. Blue chip clients already include National Australia Bank, retailer Kathmandu, and Jetstar. --Applications Development - SAS Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=sas%20data&source=newssearch&cd=21&cad=rja&ved=0CCkQqQIoADAAOBQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fool.com.au%2F2013%2F03%2F26%2Ftwo-exciting-ways-to-play-the-aussie-tech-sector%2F&ei=k-ZRUcS4HJDm8gSc1YHgAg&usg=AFQjCNHuX86LV8KsVGaBtLLiaggFYRZEnQ 2013-03-26T12:00:00Z http://www.economy-news.co.uk/shares/share-price-drivers/3100-oracle-corporation-orcl-finds-no-love-from-investors-45345 Ovum notes (1) the continued blending of telecom and IT; (2) software as the key driver of network capabilities; and (3) anytime/anywhere communications. In the article, SAS is named as an IT-focused competitor. --Communications - General Data Management Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.economy-news.co.uk/shares/share-price-drivers/3100-oracle-corporation-orcl-finds-no-love-from-investors-45345 2013-03-26T12:00:00Z http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/automated-macro-helps-flag-unauthorized-health-data-exposure/2013-03-25 As collaborative research grows, so does the potential for exposure of protected health information. Setting up a macro within SAS software can effectively automate the process of flagging such information, according to a paper published in BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. Read more: Automated macro helps to flag unauthorized health data exposure - FierceHealthIT http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/automated-macro-helps-flag-unauthorized-health-data-exposure/2013-03-25#ixzz2RI1auUjN Subscribe at FierceHealthIT --Health Care - General Information Management High-Performance Analytics Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/automated-macro-helps-flag-unauthorized-health-data-exposure/2013-03-25 2013-03-25T12:00:00Z http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-03-25/news/38010311_1_power-demand-power-distribution-peak-demand The power demand forecast also gives a fair idea to the utility about how much power it needs to buy for the upcoming season. Such forecasting began barely six years ago in India and has evolved over time. Reliance was the first to use metrological data to forecast load in their power distribution areas. BSES also uses a load forecasting system developed by SAS to help its discoms predict power load more accurately for its distribution companies. --Energy and Utilities - General --Forecasting Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-03-25/news/38010311_1_power-demand-power-distribution-peak-demand 2013-03-25T12:00:00Z http://data-informed.com/sas-experts-mdm-a-key-starting-point-for-big-data-analytics/ SAS’ Jill Dyché, vice president of best practices, and Ron Agresta, the technical director for MDM and governance, discuss why a full data management strategy needs to include efforts to maintain data quality and data governance. --Master Data Management Data Integration Data Management Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://data-informed.com/sas-experts-mdm-a-key-starting-point-for-big-data-analytics/ 2013-03-25T12:00:00Z http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=sas%20data&source=newssearch&cd=52&cad=rja&ved=0CCsQqQIoADABODI&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.itjungle.com%2Ftfh%2Ftfh032513-story06.html&ei=UupRUaGEGIam9ASL6YG4Bw&usg=AFQjCNFOnwXNMQS-0DRLQ3mt-70oFY5juA "Gleaning insights from their data" is the number one analytics-related challenge organizations face right now, with 25 percent of respondents reporting that as a challenge, according to Lavastorm's 16-page report, titled Analytics 2013: A survey on analytic usage, trends, and future initiatives, which is based on a survey of about 600 IT professionals in multiple industries conducted by Lavastorm on the Internet. The next most pressing analytics struggle is getting access to data, with 22 percent, and manipulating and integrating data at 19 percent. When users were asked what "self-service" analytic tool they're currently using, Excel was the clear winner, with 76 percent of respondents saying they used the ubiquitous spreadsheet program. Other popular self-service tools include the open source R statistical programming language with 35 percent, SAS with 34 percent, Microsoft Access with 28 percent, IBM's SPSS with 23 percent, Tableau at 18 percent, and straight SQL at 16 percent. Analytics Enterprise Data Access Data Integration Data Management Sun, 24 Mar 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=sas%20data&source=newssearch&cd=52&cad=rja&ved=0CCsQqQIoADABODI&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.itjungle.com%2Ftfh%2Ftfh032513-story06.html&ei=UupRUaGEGIam9ASL6YG4Bw&usg=AFQjCNFOnwXNMQS-0DRLQ3mt-70oFY5juA 2013-03-24T12:00:00Z