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Dear Readers,
As my colleague Waynette mentioned in the last issue, my name is Anna Brown and I’m delighted to be the new editor of the SAS Business Report.
Wow, SAS has had a good start to the year. FORTUNE ranked us No. 1 in the “100 Best Companies to Work For” list, recognizing our work culture as the best in the US – which brings inspired and innovative thinking to you. Our 2 percent turnover rate last year speaks volumes for the motivated work force that is with you, and business analytics, for the long haul.
This, coupled with our 2009 revenue growth, makes me so proud to be a part of the company. That I’m able to communicate with you regularly, in an ever-changing IT industry, keeps me on my toes … and a happy camper.
Speaking of prosperity, one thing remains clear about the year ahead: The IT industry will return to worldwide growth mode. Perhaps you’ve seen the technology and software analyst reports: Gartner sees 3.3 percent growth in global IT spending; Forrester Research projects a whopping 8.1 percent rise; and IDC predicts a 3.2 percent increase. This is good news for you. Growth brings profitability and innovation. According to IDC, this growth will allow us to “see a radically transforming marketplace - driven by surging demand in emerging markets, growing impact from the cloud services model, an explosion of mobile devices and applications, and the continuing rollout of higher-speed networks.” You can also look forward to updates and new solutions in 2010.
Now is the time to get it straight, to take advantage of this growth by fine-tuning, revisiting or just beginning to make the most out of your most precious asset: the volumes of data your organization collects. Read on to find practical guidance and updates on how to start.
Anna Brown
Editor, SAS Business Report
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Fixing Health Care: Five Solutions That Work Today »
Analytics holds the key to predicting a person’s health experience: what risks are present, what treatments will be most effective, and what steps can be taken to avoid costly and potentially chronic or fatal illness and disease. Read on to see how SAS customers are using analytics to solve problems that face the health care industry worldwide.
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SAS a Leader in Cross-Channel Campaign Management »
SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Cross-Channel Campaign Management Platforms, Q4 2009 (Dec. 2009), with SAS Customer Intelligence listed as No. 1 in optimization, analytics and reporting, and installed base.
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2010: Old Decade, New Decade »
Consider the last 10 years of enterprise performance management and what will be important to the next era of managers, who are “of the Xbox, PlayStation and Internet computer game generation,” with SAS Product Marketing Manager Gary Cokins.
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Understanding Analytics »
Many companies will tell you they use analytics to ask questions of their data to tell investors, stakeholders and customers what happened. SAS analytics expert Tonya Balan answers some of the most often asked questions to give you a better understanding of analytics and your data.
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Shop Ahead: More Than 375 Presentations »
Michael Smith, blogger for the SAS Global Forum blog, says he’s going to use the Personal Agenda Builder because he’d rather do his shopping online. Take his advice and check out the online search capability for this year’s presentations, workshops and abstracts.
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Combining, Modifying SAS® Data Sets: Examples »
NEW BOOK! Building off the popularity of her first edition, author Michele Burlew presents examples that show solutions to common programming tasks that involve combining, modifying and reshaping data sets.
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Combating Improper Payments, Fraud, Waste and Abuse »
Learn how SAS helps governments reduce the taxpayer burden for fraud, error and abuse. This paper focuses on three key areas: improper payments, purchase card fraud, and Medicare and Medicaid fraud. It discusses development of anti-fraud strategies to improve collection rates and reduce improper payments, fraud, waste and abuse.
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Sync Up at Predictive Analytics World »
Hear the top experts in predictive analytics, network with colleagues and tweet what you think using hashtag #SASPAW10 at the Predictive Analytics World Conference, Feb. 16-17 in San Francisco. Receive a 15 percent discount on registration by using code SASPAW010.
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Achieving Better Customer Retention Through Social Marketing »
Social marketing changes the attitudes and habits of a community, and thus is increasingly a top priority for business. Tune into this audio seminar that discusses successful social marketing strategies and their growing relevance to commercial marketers.
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Tour the Possibilities of SAS® Analytics »
Influence future outcomes through fact-based decision making. From data mining and text analytics to forecasting and operations research, your organization can grow with an analytics platform specifically designed to evolve your business and improve the bottom line.
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Save Big on SAS Education’s Analytics Conferences »
Register and pay by Jan. 31 for either F2010, SAS’ fifth annual Business Forecasting conference, or M2010, SAS’ thirteenth annual data mining conference, and receive the largest discount available. Register for both F2010 and M2010 to receive 50 percent off both conferences.
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