SAS Institute

Solving problems through greater diversity

The shortage of senior female professionals in the IT space has been noted before, but remains a concern in the present, despite much ado having been made of the situation in the past.
3:20
Dec 3, 2019

Text analytics: The new data science frontier

Unstructured text is the single largest human-generated data source, and is growing at an incredible rate, says Melissa Jantjies, senior associate systems engineer at SAS.
3:50
Nov 15, 2019

The very model of a modern data platform

Data scientists have a tough job as it is, which is why they require a strong and effective analytics platform on which to work. Kelly Lu, a specialist in advanced analytics and artificial intelligence at SAS, unpacks the fundamentals such a platform should offer.
4:00
Nov 4, 2019

Collaborative, technology-based approach needed to beat fraud

The high rate of economic fraud in SA can be reduced by businesses adopting a holistic, collaborative and technology-based approach.
3:20
Oct 7, 2019

Are hybrid AI implementations the answer?

Open source and proprietary artificial intelligence implementations offer benefits and disadvantages, says SAS.
3:50
Sep 27, 2019

Future-proof your people

Artificial intelligence presents enterprises with both an opportunity and a challenge, says Akesh Lalla, country manager, SAS South Africa.
5:30
Jun 10, 2019

Operationalising AI and analytics in real world environments

SAS understands how important the `smart city' concept is, so it looked to the urban environment as a way to compose an example of taking AI and analytics into the real world.
4:40
Mar 13, 2019

Key industries must evolve to survive in the analytics economy

The significant impact analytics has had on a wide variety of market sectors in recent times suggests this is fast becoming one of the key requirements in business planning, regardless of industry.
4:00
Mar 4, 2019

New trends driving greater adoption of analytics

The adoption of analytics is increasing significantly, driven by a wide range of factors, encompassing everything from AI and open source to the soon-to-launch local cloud data centres.
3:30
Nov 22, 2018

Constant learning is key to a successful data science career

Graduates today need to be aware that the speed of technological change is such that they will need to learn new skills and take additional courses throughout their career, if they are to remain relevant.
4:00
Nov 6, 2018

Analytics is key to reducing money-laundering crimes

Since banks are the first and last line of defence when it comes to identifying money-laundering transactions, they need the right tools, in the form of advanced analytics, to assist them.
3:50
Oct 30, 2018

How analytics and AI is changing business

Analytics is a key part of today's digital economy. With AI now making it possible to analyse increasingly vast quantities of information at very rapid speeds, enterprises today can do even more with their data.