Wednesday, May 23, 2012
The open-source answer to big data Hadoop, R and NoSQL are allowing data scientists to fix the most difficult analytical problems and giving businesses a ready-made ingredient for their secret sauce. Find out how
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Canadian companies use analytics for risky business Scotiabank and Aviva Canada are using SAS analytics software to predict risk on lending portfolios and insurance coverage
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Making your big data dreams come true The Walt Disney Company and the Orlando Magic have a few words of wisdom about building a data analytics team in your company
Monday, April 23, 2012
SAS updates its high-performance analytics offerings SAS says LASR Analytic Server capability will be added to more products, allowing rapid in-memory data analytics. The company has also upgraded its financial fraud monitoring software
Friday, April 20, 2012
Agile software projects: How, when and why Agile software development is now practiced from head to toe in many large organizations. Learn more about how you can make agile projects work for you
Friday, March 23, 2012
SAS makes big data easier to look at IDC Canada analyst: SAS Visual Analytics will “democratize” business intelligence
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
The Big Data Video Special VIDEO PLAYLIST A roundup of perspectives on big data from executives from SAS, SAP and EMC. Plus, big data in action at Cal-ISO
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
From data mining to big data VIDEO PLAYLIST SAS Canada's Pat Finerty talks big data, fitness apps reviewed and U.S. President Barack Obama fires a marshmallow from a homemade rocket launcher
Monday, January 30, 2012
SAS's Carl Farrell on staying on top in the big data game RADIO ITWC SAS executive vice-president Carl Farrell chats about SAS's 2011 success and how it's looking to keep growing in 2012
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Data, data, everywhere The challenge of unstructured data and what to do about it
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Site tracks 'love,' 'hate' of SAP, Oracle, others Social sentiment site Amplicate tracks positive and negative references to vendors on social media sites, and the big vendors don't do well
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Big Data analysis the stuff of heroes The hero of the next age will be the person who can manage Big Data, says futurist Thornton May. Plus, how your dark data can inform your analysis of social media
Friday, October 28, 2011
Getting a jump on Big Data PREMIER BUSINESS LEADERSHIP SERIES In-memory analytics on a database appliance will bring analysis of huge bodies of data closer to real time, according to SAS 
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Exploiting social media: The next step in business analytics SAS PREMIER LEADERSHIP SERIES The holy grail of enterprise social media programs is tying them to ROI
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Centennial offers Canada’s first business analytics program In collaboration with business analytics technology vendor SAS Canada, Centennial College is debuting a 13-course certificate program across two semesters this fall. How the curriculum is more than just data reporting
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Businesses not ready for complex risk landscape: study The economy is getting better and organizations are expanding into new markets and geographies. But a new study shows they’re so not ready for the complex risk environments that face them. The role that IT plays
Wednesday, April 06, 2011
Twitter, iPad will define future of SAS SAS GLOBAL FORUM 2011: The business intelligence giant is betting heavily on both the proliferation of tablet devices and the embrace of social media analytics by their customers. Plus, how Bell and Scotiabank approach mobile and social analytics
Tuesday, April 05, 2011
SAS shows off analytics for HPC data jobs SAS GLOBAL FORUM 2011: The business analytics firm previewed upcoming software that works on EMC’s Greenplum systems. Plus, SAS customers in the retail space dish on the growing need for high performance analytics
Tuesday, March 08, 2011
Are you making sense of your social engagement? FEATURE Your business may be using social media, but that doesn't mean you know the value of that social interaction. Experts discuss the evolving space of social analytics
Friday, February 25, 2011
SAS adds marketing management with Assetlink buy The business intelligence vendor has acquired Assetlink to expand its resource marketing management services. What one analyst thinks about the move
Friday, January 21, 2011
SAS to fill 25 new Canadian jobs The hiring announcement will represent a 10 per cent increase for the SAS Canada team. The Canadian subsidiary currently has 263 employees across eight offices in the country
Thursday, December 16, 2010
THIS WEEK: Social analytics, UN defends Assange VIDEO PLAYLIST Talking social media analytics with SAS's Lori Bieda; Wind Mobile's Anthony Lacavera looks back on the carrier's first year; the UN's rights chief is "concerned" about censorship of Wikileaks
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Social media analytics offers untapped potential There are language and cultural challenges to understanding the online conversation about your brand
Friday, October 29, 2010
RIM, SaskTel focus on customers with analytics Canadian users discuss the challenged of analytics at the SAS Premier Business Leadership Series. The opportunities for "the dog that doesn't bark"
Monday, July 26, 2010
Beef up your BI strategy Every CIO is investing in technology that improves decision-making. But there are some important decisions you need to make first