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There’s a lot that’s happening at SAS which we would like to share with you. But to start off, a webinar on Data Integration is scheduled which will describe how to achieve better performance management, develop sustainability efforts, and optimize and ease the pressure on IT departments. The webinar will be useful for business analysts, ETL specialists, data analysts, data and database administrators and warehouse managers currently involved in data integration processes.

Also in this edition, you may read about how Retail giant Shoppers Stop in India is leveraging SAS to create a single version of data within a flexible reporting platform to craft focused campaigns and offer incentives to its high-value customers, study the demographics of target markets and position appropriate merchandise in its retail stores.

Read our next paper ‘Rebuilding Trust’ to learn more about the steps that banks and insurance companies are taking to reinforce their risk management capabilities.

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SAS News SAS R&D India and SAS India rank No. 8 on DQ Top 20 Best IT Employer list. SAS R&D India and SAS India participated jointly in the survey and has been ranked as the 8th Best Employer in Dataquest Top 20 Survey. Shoppers Stop selects SAS Business Intelligence for reporting & analytics » SAS, the leader in business analytics software and services has announced that Shoppers Stop Limited - leader in the Indian Retail Sector is using SAS Business Intelligence solutions to create a single version of data within a flexible reporting platform.   Whitepapers Rebuilding Trust » Next steps for risk management in financial services A global survey of 346 banking and insurance executives from around the world in 2010 by the Economist Intelligence Unit on behalf of SAS finds that the industries are rebounding from the crisis: three-quarters of participants said they are confident that prospects for revenue growth over the next year are good, whereas 68 percent are positive on the outlook for profitability. Read this paper to learn more about the steps that banks and insurance companies are taking to reinforce their risk management capabilities. Beyond Reporting - Delivering Insights with Next-Generation Analytics » TDWI Best Practices Report For organizations wanting to derive valuable insights through data analysis, there is certainly no shortage of analytical tools and technologies to choose from. The downside of having so many choices is that it’s difficult to know which tools to give to which users. This is further complicated by the fact that most users play multiple roles, and each role has different information requirements. Plus, these patterns vary by industry, geography, corporate culture, and individual preferences, so there is no surefire scheme for outfitting users with appropriate tools. The report brings some clarity to this complex picture by examining the landscape of available analytical tools and the types of users they serve best.

Webcasts Data Integration 101 » Live Webinar. Wednesday, October 20, 2010