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- SMART Selling in the SaaS world
- What we all could learn from Sonar6 Post #3 from the HR Technology show SaaS software as a service is supposed to cost less. At least that’s what all the vendors tell me. It’s also supposed to be easier to use and easier to...
- Tags: Software-as-a-service, Katherine Jones, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, Sales Strategy, Emerging Technologies, Sales, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2009-10-09
- Dataram storage appliance squeezes more out of storage infrastructure
- At more than 40 years old, Dataram certainly isn't a technology start-up, but the memory company has come up with a new approach to storage optimization that could help midsize companies squeeze out more performance from their existing devices. The technology, called XcelaSAN, is an appliance that...
- Tags: XcelaSAN, Storage, Hardware, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2009-09-28
- Seagate's 2TB Barracuda XT, world's first SATA 6Gbps HDD
- It is still a SeageteIt is still a seagate, so it will fail very quickly.RE: Seagate's 2TB Barracuda XT, world's first SATA 6Gbps HDDAny word on the real world performance of SATA 6Gpbs vs. SAS drives?RE: Seagate's 2TB Barracuda XT, world's first SATA 6Gbps HDDHow about smaller capacities? I...
- Tags: Yes Vista, Seagate Technology LLC, SATA 6Gbps HDD, first SATA 6Gbps HDD, Serial ATA
- Discussion threads 2009-09-22
- Packaged software, an accident of history
- "government engineered" ????"dysfunctional business model"Sounds like someone is looking for a new "revenue stream"!This sounds suspiciously like the "lease a car" vs "rent a car" debate. Change the looks of the same old clunker to "generate sales" without really improving anything.Feudal Europe had the royalty owning the land and...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Web Standard, software, accident
- Discussion threads 2009-08-24
- HF Holidays Gets in Step With Customers
- The UK's largest walking and leisure activity holiday provider, HF Holidays has 50,000 customers each year including 35,000 guests in its 17 country house properties. The challenge was to integrate data sources to create a single customer view then provide new insights to improve marketing and optimise campaigns - to...
- Tags: SAS Institute
- Case studies 2009-08-01
- Enhancing Sales and Operations Planning With Forecasting Analytics and Business Intelligence
- Since the unconstrained demand forecast is such an important part of an organization's S&OP process, it should be based to a large extent on statistical techniques as opposed to judgmental techniques. Many organizations develop demand forecasts utilizing a group's product knowledge as the primary driver. When used as part of...
- Tags: Business Intelligence, Technique, SAS Institute, Sales, Forecasting, Productivity
- White papers 2009-08-01
- Dynamic Risk Classification for Anti-Money Laundering: SAS Anti-Money Laundering Enables Financial Institutions to Meet Expanded Requirements for Due Diligence
- Financial institutions are finding it necessary to strengthen their Anti-Money Laundering AML platforms to stem the tide of illicit financial transactions and meet new regulatory mandates. For enterprises with moderate to high risk exposures, this calls for a rigorous automated system based on dynamic risk assessment. Financial institutions need a...
- Tags: Financial, Financial Company, SAS Institute, Financial Accounting, Financial Services, Finance
- White papers 2009-08-01
- Merchandising Initiative Helps Rocket One of the Fastest-Growing US Retailers to the Top of the S&P 500
- As retailers worldwide battle the recession, one chain has actually come out stronger. Charlotte, NC-based Family Dollar led the S&P 500 in stock appreciation and has garnered national attention for continued positive revenue, earnings and same-store sales increases. The challenge was to increase sales by ensuring that each store stocks...
- Tags: S&P 500, Stock, SAS Institute, Same-store Sales, Retail, Financial Accounting, Investment, Finance
- Case studies 2009-08-01
- Is Your IT Shop Mature Enough for Cloud Computing?
- Recently, I’ve written about software vendors being or not being ready for cloud computing. I’ve also written about large consultancies being able to support their clients as they move to the cloud. These consultancies and systems integrators are taking the cloud mainstream. Last week, I spoke...
- Tags: CIO, Information Technology, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Hardware, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2009-07-27
- Prosecutor: Cybercrime will follow the cloud
- Prosecutor: Cybercrime will follow the cloudWrongConsumers dont want the tether to the mother ship.Consumers want a product in their hand in this case optical disk that they can put in a drawer and use if their pc blows up.Logical or not. Tangible product for their $ is what the consumer...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, TVs, TV & Home Theater, cybercrime
- Discussion threads 2009-07-13
- IBM gives Mobile County Public Schools power to be proactive
- When IBM PR folks sent me their press release on their recent efforts with the Mobile County Public Schools in Alabama, I was moderately impressed. They were harnessing a lot of data for educators but it hardly seemed revolutionary in this era of data-driven instruction. Then...
- Tags: Performance, Mobile, Student, Teacher, IBM Corp., Performance Management, Pricing, Business Intelligence, Tools & Techniques, Advertising & Promotion, Databases, Enterprise Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Marketing, Software, Data Management, Management, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-07-12
- Fido Uses SAS to Connect With High-Margin Customers and Products
- In an industry marked by intense competition and rapid expansion, Fido Solutions Inc. has been at the forefront of the development of wireless telecommunications and fast mobile data connectivity in Canada. The challenge was to determine the most profitable customers and products for marketing activities in the competitive telecom market....
- Tags: SAS Institute
- Case studies 2009-07-01
- Text Mining for Safety: Develop Your Untapped Reserves of Unstructured Data for Health, Safety and Environmental Improvements
- To ensure the overall health of the enterprise and its safety and environmental conditions, companies prepare and file detailed incident (and near-incident) reports. Monitoring these events and performing timely analysis leads to effective remediation efforts. Many incident management systems are cumbersome and unavailable at the job site, causing some events...
- Tags: Text Mining, SAS Institute, Health Care, Safety, Incident Management
- White papers 2009-07-01
- HP StorageWorks 2000i G2 Modular Smart Array (MSA2000i G2) 700 Mailbox Exchange 2007 Storage Solution
- The information discussed in this solution brief highlights the tested performance results and configuration best practices for an Exchange server supporting 700 Exchange users. Testing was performed with the HP StorageWorks 2000i G2 Modular Smart Array using twenty (20) 146 GB 10K rpm SAS disks for Exchange database storage and...
- Tags: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP StorageWorks, Mailbox, Storage, Hardware
- White papers 2009-07-01
- Enterprisewide Fraud Management: Analytically Powered Best Practices for Detecting, Preventing and Investigating Fraud in Financial Institutions
- Few banks have strong, enterprisewide fraud management programs that can correlate a customer's behavior across all contact channels and products to identify "Bust-out" scenarios, social networks and cross-channel fraud. The fraud management process itself is often fragmented. Fraud detection, alert and case management practices are still too often viewed as...
- Tags: Financial, SAS Institute, Best Practice, Fraud, Fraud Management, Corporate Law, Litigation, Business Operations
- White papers 2009-07-01
- Managing the Future: Analytic Insights for More Confident, Proactive Decision Making
- The task of managing the future comprises different types of activities: forecasting, risk management, decision making and planning. The aim of this paper is to explain each activity briefly and to suggest a possible way of linking them together. Finally, some recommendations on SAS offerings are given. The need to...
- Tags: Decision-making, SAS Institute, Tools & Techniques, Management
- White papers 2009-07-01
- Savings at Nippon Paper Highlights the Value of Business Analytics Framework
- Nippon Paper Group is an industry-leading manufacturer of a variety of paper products used for newsprint, business communication, printers and in industry. The challenge was to increase penetration and utilization of existing business intelligence systems within the company and the cost of overlapping investments for multiple tools. Nippon Paper Group...
- Tags: SAS Institute, Business Analytics
- Case studies 2009-07-01
- Clarity in Customer Insight at Confused.com
- With annual group turnover around £900 million, the business also owns Confused.com, launched in 2002 as the first insurance aggregator website. The challenge was to make use of valuable data in a competitive marketplace to gain new customer insights, better target campaigns and improve operational efficiency, enhance cross-selling and increase...
- Tags: SAS Institute
- Case studies 2009-07-01
- Banco BHD Manages Risk-Performance Relationship Using SAS Business Analytics
- BHD Bank, a pioneer in multiple banking services in the Dominican Republic, was founded in July 1972 and is still the leader in promoting important historical changes in the financial system. As measured by assets, BHD is the second-largest private bank in the country. The challenge was that BHD needed...
- Tags: Analytics, Credit Card, SAS Institute, Business Analytics, Banco BHD, Banking, Financial Services
- Case studies 2009-07-01
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