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Beth Schultz
Beth Schultz, Editor in Chief , 5/17/2012  0
The C-suite is brimming with executives crafting the corporate vision as well as outlining strategies for their particular domains, be those information systems, finance, marketing, operations, sales -- even creativity. But rarely do we see "Chief Analytics Officer," or CAO, on office nameplates and business cards.
Bryan Beverly
Bryan Beverly, Statistician, Bureau of Labor Statistics , 5/17/2012  5
Typically when one associates the law with analytics, the discussion focuses on how an organization uses analytics to assess the economic value of damages or claims.
Beth Schultz
Beth Schultz, Editor in Chief , 5/16/2012  3
In the subtitle to his recently published book, Taming the Big Data Tidal Wave, author Bill Franks says it all: "Finding Opportunities in Huge Data Streams with Advanced Analytics." Big-data, for all the hubbub surrounding it, is nothing if an organization can't analyze it.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt, Analytics Director, Hospitality Industry , 5/16/2012  10
I had the opportunity to deliver the Monday morning keynote at Predictive Analytics & Business Insights 2012 in Atlanta. I talked about "Competitive Advantage Through Analytics," and got to hear some great stories from other conference participants.
Beth Schultz
Beth Schultz, Editor in Chief , 5/15/2012  13
Whether you're heading in from San Francisco International Airport or out to downtown Berkeley, if you're taking rapid transit in the Bay Area then you're in for an analytics ride -- one that starts the moment you pass through the fare collection gate.
Shawn Hessinger
Shawn Hessinger, Community Editor , 5/15/2012  5
Some people worrying about mobile analytics are making a mountain out of a molehill.
Nancy Mogire
Nancy Mogire, IT & Systems Security Researcher , 5/15/2012  20
Video surveillance has become commonplace in private and public places as an integral part of security. Today, it is prudent to assume you are on camera for almost everything you do outside of your house -- meaning, while you're on the streets, at ATMs and service stations, and in malls.
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Gary Cokins
Gary Cokins, Principal, Global Business Advisors, SAS , 5/15/2012  1
Choice covers both the capacity to control people and events, and an underlying belief in the possibility of such control. Being able to rule your environment gives power to self-determination, even for babies. In a study, researchers attached strings to the arms of infants "as young as four months." When they moved their arms, music played. The babies ...
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No Muppets in Analytics
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Talent for Text Analytics
The Issue: When experts think about bringing text analytics into an enterprise, they tend to divide along two lines. Some believe text analytics requires hiring or contracting for specialty expertise. Others say certain projects don't require particular knowledge of text analytics at all. Most aren’t too rigid, though. They give a nod to nuances and changes over time as familiarity with text analytics grows within the organization.
The Speakers: Fern Halper, Analytics Research Analyst and Partner, Hurwitz & Associates; Tom Reamy, Chief Knowledge Architect, KAPS Group;
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Big Data, Fast Infrastructure

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No doubt your enterprise is amassing loads of data for fact-based decision-making. Hand in hand with all that data comes big computational requirements. Can traditional IT infrastructure handle the increasing number and complexity of your analytical work? Probably not, which is why you need a backend rethink. Big data calls for a high-performance analytics infrastructure, as Fern Halper, a partner at the IT consulting and research firm, Hurwitz & Associates, discusses here.
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Red Hot Analytics

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Redbox's bright-red DVD kiosks are all but ubiquitous these days, located in more than 28,000 spots across the country. Jayson Tipp, Redbox VP of Analytics and CRM, provides an insider's look at how the company has accomplished its phenomenal nine-year growth.
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Hotelier Checks In With Analytics

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InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), a seven-brand global hotelier, has woven analytics into the fabric of its operations. David Schmitt, director of performance strategy and planning, shares IHG's analytics story and his lessons learned.
Beth Schultz
Taming the Big-Data Wave

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Beth Schultz
Smart Calls on Big Decisions

5|2|12   |   04:31   |   (8) comments


In this quick Q&A, Tom Davenport, an AllAnalytics.com blogger and author of the newly released Judgment Calls: 12 Stories of Big Decisions and the Teams That Got Them Right, explains what makes a good organizational judgment.
Beth Schultz
Business Intelligence & Rockstar CEOs

4|27|12   |   2:22   |   (7) comments


Enthusiasm is contagious at SAS Global Forum events.
Goutam Chakraborty
Analytics: Courses, Certificates & Certification

4|18|12   |   4:31   |   (10) comments


Should you to take a course, enroll in a certificate program, or do a certification in business analytics or data mining? What's the difference among these and how should you think about these issues?
Pierre DeBois
Rise of Personal Data Governance

4|17|12   |   3:38   |   (7) comments


Facebook's Instagram purchase is another clear sign of the new age of personal data analysis.
Tricia Aanderud
Orlando, Here I Come!

4|16|12   |   1:54   |   (6) comments


SAS Global Forum, a user extravaganza, kicks off April 23, and Tricia’s fired up for it.
Shawn Hessinger
Improve Yourself!

4|13|12   |   1:41   |   (3) comments


Just as business analytics can help optimize corporate competitiveness, efficiency, and productivity by enabling smarter decision making, personal analytics uses data to drive individual lifestyle improvements.
Pierre DeBois
No Muppets in Analytics

3|29|12   |   2:30   |   (17) comments


The Goldman Sachs Muppet Manifesto is a reminder, not only about client relationships, but also that analytic practitioners should never speak above the client's head.
Tricia Aanderud
Beware Social Login Shortcuts

3|28|12   |   2:42   |   (14) comments


If you use Facebook to log into other sites, you may be sharing more than realize.
Beth Schultz
Your Data Forever After

3|27|12   |   2:33   |   (17) comments


We donate organs, why not our genetic information and other personal data?
James Taylor
Analytics Heading to the Cloud

3|20|12   |   1:32   |   (10) comments


From the recent Predictive Analytics World conference, James Taylor, CEO of Decision Management Solutions, describes the value cloud computing can provide for analytics work.
Piyanka Jain
Five Myths of Predictive Analytics

3|19|12   |   2:42   |   (6) comments


From the Predictive Analytics World floor, Aryng CEO Piyanka Jain cuts through the buzz to give us a clear picture of what predictive analytics is and isn't.
Pierre DeBois
Nike's Opportunity to Connect

3|16|12   |   3:01   |   (4) comments


Nike's truncated introduction of the Galaxy Foamposite disrupted its chance to connect with its best buzz builders, the sneaker enthusiast.
Eric Siegel
Get Influential

3|15|12   |   2:48   |   (6) comments


Predictive Analytics World Program Chair Eric Siegel suggests marketers change up their modeling techniques and focus on how they can best influence customer behavior, not merely measure it.