Author: SAS Blogs

Feed: SAS Blogs. Author: Gastbeiträge. Im Gastbeitrag beschreibt Deloitte, wann, wie und warum Unternehmen Data Science benötigen. In den letzten Jahren haben sich analytische Modelle zur Echtzeitentscheidung in vielen Branchen etabliert. So bieten Airlines bspw. im Zuge ihrer Customer Journey individualisierte Angebote. Selbiges gilt auch für den Onlinehandel. Da es sich bei Data Science um eine junge Disziplin mit neuen Werkzeugen handelt, haben Unternehmen in jüngerer Vergangenheit erste Erfahrungen mit Methoden, Technologien und Werkzeugen gesammelt. Der Schwerpunkt lag hier auf schnellem Nutzen und produktivem Einsatz. Wartung, Weiterentwicklung und Integration mit anderen Systemen und Schnittstellen standen dabei nicht im Fokus. In ... Read More

Feed: SAS Blogs. Author: Susan Kahler. SAS® supports the creation of deep neural network models. Examples of these models include convolutional neural networks, recurrent neural networks, feedforward neural networks and autoencoder neural networks. Let’s examine in more detail how SAS creates deep learning models using SAS® Visual Data Mining and Machine Learning. Deep learning models with SAS Cloud Analytic Services SAS Visual Mining and Machine Learning takes advantage of SAS Cloud Analytic Services (CAS) to perform what are referred to as CAS actions. You use CAS actions to load data, transform data, compute statistics, perform analytics and create output. Each ... Read More

Feed: SAS Blogs. Author: Charu Shankar. During SAS Global Forum 2018, I sat down with four SAS users to get their take on what makes a SAS user. Read through to find valuable tips they shared and up your SAS game. My second interview at SAS Global Forum 2018 was with a SAS user who shared how SAS thinks a lot like an analytical person. What an interesting thought and one that I am sure will touch many chords among SAS users. Part 1: Richann WatsonPart 2: Dede Schreiber-Gregory ======================================== Dede Schreiber-Gregory Deanna is a Data Analyst and Research Associate ... Read More

Feed: SAS Blogs. Author: Charu Shankar. Ever wondered what unique quality sets you apart as a SAS user? I have. As I wandered around SAS Global Forum in Denver and met various SAS users, I was struck by the many endearing qualities of SAS users. Friendly and helpful immediately came to mind, and then: Curious Creative Empathic Intelligent A Team player A Problem solver A Challenge lover A knowledge sharer These are just some of the qualities that stood out I met user after user. During SAS Global Forum 2018, I sat down with four SAS users to get their take ... Read More

Feed: SAS Blogs. Author: Russ Tyndall. View more Problem Solvers posts Have you ever been working in the macro facility and needed a macro function, but you could not locate one that would achieve your task? With the %SYSFUNC macro function, you can access most SAS® functions. In this blog post, I demonstrate how %SYSFUNC can help in your programming needs when a macro function might not exist. I also illustrate the formatting feature that is built in to %SYSFUNC. %SYSFUNC also has a counterpart called %QSYSFUNC that masks the returned value, in case special characters are returned.%SYSFUNC enables the ... Read More

Feed: SAS Blogs. Author: Jim Harris. Read more in The SAS Data Governance Framework: A Blueprint for Success Last year I endured one of the least enjoyable experiences in adult life – I moved. Despite all of its many time-consuming and unpleasant aspects, for me one of the few positives to moving is the opportunity to sell, donate or throw away stuff I no longer use. Unopened boxes from previous moves were easy pickings since if I never opened the box whatever was in it must not be very useful. Other easy choices included worn-out or ill-fitting clothing, damaged furniture, ... Read More

Feed: SAS Blogs. Author: Olivier Zaech. Much of the current artificial intelligence (AI) buzz is around applications like Alexa and Siri, or the use of chatbots in financial services or retail. There is far less talk about what might be possible in life sciences and healthcare with the application of AI, although companies are starting to wake up to this idea. A recent study by Accenture, for example, found that 74% of life sciences executives believed that AI would result in either significant change or complete disruption of their industry within a few years. The potential savings for the healthcare ... Read More

Feed: SAS Blogs. Author: David Kennedy. Last week at SAS Global Forum, SAS launched a new solution for law enforcement. Powered by SAS® Visual Investigator, SAS® Intelligence and Investigation Management helps agencies integrate information to uncover sophisticated criminal activity, make connections in real time, and enhance collaboration in investigations. Law enforcement investigators can quickly see a record of criminal activity in the area, search various databases and view, create and share reports. (Click to enlarge) Data and analytics can provide tremendous value to analysts and investigators trying to identify actionable intelligence and build cases. The challenge is understanding which solutions ... Read More

Feed: SAS Blogs. Author: Bobbie Wagoner. In SAS Visual Analytics 7.4 on 9.4M5 and SAS Visual Analytics 8.2 on SAS Viya, the periodic operators have a new additional parameter that controls how filtering on the date data item used in the calculation affects the calculated values. The new parameter values are: These parameter values enable you to improve the appearance of reports based on calculations that use periodic operators. You can have periods that produce missing values for periodic calculations removed from the report, but still available for use in the calculations for later periods. These parameter settings also enable you to ... Read More

Feed: SAS Blogs. Author: David Pope. When I was in Denver for SAS Global Forum 2018, one of our customers asked me for three use cases that show strong return on investment for analytics in today's electric utility industry. Since our energy team has identified at least 125 separate use cases that show how analytics can improve results at a utility, I had to give this a bit of thought. I narrowed it down to these three, because they showcase the value of analytics by providing good results in the shortest amount of time: 1. Analytics to help detect and mitigate procurement fraud ... Read More