Bringing the power of SAS to Hadoop

What, exactly, is Hadoop and what does it do? These are important questions for today’s IT professional to ask, because Hadoop is everywhere. And it can change the way you store and use your data. This white paper breaks down everything you need to know about the technology, from its benefits to its limitations – so you can get a good understanding of whether it’s right for your business.

For example, Hadoop provides a data storage and analytical processing environment for a variety of industries, including:

• Financial services: Insurance underwriting, fraud detection, risk mitigation and customer behavior analytics. 
• Retail: Location-based marketing, personalized recommendations and web optimization.
  
• Telecommunications: Bandwidth allocation, network quality analysis and call detail records analysis.
• Health and life sciences: Genomics data in medical trials and prescription adherence.

Read the full white paper