With the rising complexity of global business, gut decisions and hunches no longer suffice. Successful responses to threats and opportunities now depend on rapid and smart execution. Business analytics is the key to achieving these challenging objectives. Our world generated more data in 2009 than in the previous recorded history of mankind. A good deal of this data can be converted into useful information and competitive advantage – by applying the right analytics.
Relatively few businesses and organizations have given full and proper attention to one of their most important activities: making decisions regarding key questions such as what strategies and business models to pursue, which products and services to offer, which customers to target, what prices to charge and what employees to hire. Organizations with poor decision processes and tools eventually encounter poor outcomes, and performance suffers.
The security frameworks implemented in most organizations aren’t cutting it today—and their shortcomings are only going to be exacerbated over time. This paper outlines why a new approach is needed, outlining the trends that are increasingly exposing the limitations of traditional security approaches. The paper then reveals how SafeNet’s comprehensive data protection solutions offer an effective, cohesive framework for protecting information throughout its lifecycle.
Public sector spending on networking is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 13% from 2009-2013. E-government initiatives are likely to drive adoption of enterprise networking equipment, especially in emerging markets such as India and China.
Within five months of purchasing SAS, Korea Power Exchange had a single, consolidated view of its data – showing supply and demand in real time. The project worked so well that the exchange added an analytics component a year later. The database is about 2 terabytes in size and with SAS, the exchange can extract and load 400 records every two seconds.
The inevitable need to investigate the real benefits of jumping into the cloud calls for a need to investigate the requirements of data in one’s own backyard, as this will determine if the cloud is the more cost-effective route to take for any company.
This white paper describes ways the healthcare industry can use the data at its disposal to evolve toward more personalized medicine. In particular, you will learn about the promising possibilities of electronic medical records and powerful analytic solutions for healthcare providers from SAS. The paper also includes some real-life situations in which SAS analytics are being used to improve patient care and research.
DES uses SAS Business Analytics to generate and analyze key DES statistical reports. The comprehensive – yet streamlined – SAS solution is complete with data integration, analysis and reporting structures. SAS frees DES’ analysts from managing data, allowing focus on more creative projects that will help the state make better policy decisions.
The University of Deusto, one of the largest universities in Spain, recently tapped Alcatel-Lucent to deploy a fixed and mobile network in its CRAI (Resources Center for Learning and Research) building. The new network will provide a wider range of services and a richer user experience to the almost 1,500 people at the University.
