SAS ranks second in revenue in 2018 for artificial intelligence (AI) software platforms While the overall artificial intelligence (AI) market saw steady growth last year, SAS experienced growth at a rate nearly four times faster than the overall market, at 104.6% according to the IDC report, Worldwide Artificial Intelligence Software Platforms Market Shares, 2018: Steady Growth — Moving Toward Production. SAS ranked second overall in 2018 in the AI software platforms category. "SAS had impressive growth in the artificial…

Latest SAS Platform Release Helps Businesses and Data Scientists Put Analytics in Action by Automating Complex Tasks SAS, the leader in advanced analytics, is enhancing its automated, simple, and powerful analytics platform to help digital disruptors and emerging leaders blaze a trail forward. The updated SAS Platform delivers additional innovation in artificial intelligence (AI), specifically in the areas of machine learning, computer vision, natural language processing (NLP) and other technologies that underpin AI.…

The rise in artificial intelligence (AI)-powered marketing helps brands accelerate the value delivered from data to increase customer profitability, streamline marketing operations and foster brand loyalty. Embedded, AI-powered analytics and real-time decisioning capabilities featured in the SAS Customer Intelligence technology optimize every phase of the customer journey and ultimately elevate the customer experience. SAS believes its market advantage is confirmed by Gartner's evaluation of SAS Customer Intelligence 360,…

SAS Launches Free AI Software for Teaching and Learning, a New Analytics Simulation Game, AI Certifications and Badging, and a Boys & Girls Club Coding Partnership SAS announced its latest plans to invest in the people behind the analytics, to help educate the new generation to change what's possible, and to train a workforce for a transformed economy. Several new programs and initiatives – all part of the overall commitment SAS has to promoting analytics education for all – were introduced during SAS Global Forum…

SAS Analytics Roadshow 2019 Brings Together Industry Experts, Regional Business Leaders and IT Decision Makers to Spotlight Impact of AI and Analytics in Digital Era Dubai: SAS, the leader in business analytics, hosted the SAS Analytics Roadshow 2019 in Dubai to highlight how advanced analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions are transforming organizations across the region in the digital era. IT and business decision makers gained greater insight into how data-driven innovation can be put in action to…

Commitment Includes New Advanced AI Technologies and Solutions & AI Accelerator Program Offering Skills and Support SAS, driving the future of analytics, is investing $1 billion in AI over the next three years through software innovation, education, expert services and more. The commitment builds on SAS’ already strong foundation in AI which includes advanced analytics, machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing (NLP) and computer vision. Educational programs and expert services will equip business…

SAS Cybersecurity Helps Eradicate Data Silos and Drives Efficiency to Stretch Limited Security Resources Last year's ceaseless data breaches involving once-trusted brands underscore the urgent need for organizations to reassess and reinforce their information security. SAS Cybersecurity is a security analytics solution that illuminates network and device behavior and strengthens defenses beyond existing technologies. "With worldwide cybersecurity spending projected to exceed $114 billion last year, the data breach…

SAS' Powerful Machine Learning Capabilities Will Apply ThreatMetrix Digital Identity Intelligence Analytics giant SAS has joined forces with leading digital identity solutions provider ThreatMetrix, a LexisNexis Risk Solutions Company. The alliance will help creditors better establish the "who" behind online credit applications, giving them a new edge in rooting out fraud, identity theft and synthetic identities. Today's consumers expect to apply for credit at any time and from anywhere. To deliver optimal…

72 Percent Recognize the Benefits of Analytics but Only 39 Percent Use It to Inform Strategy ANALYTICS EXPERIENCE -- Nearly three-quarters of organizations (72 percent) claim that analytics helps them generate valuable insight and 60 percent say their analytics resources have made them more innovative, according to research commissioned by SAS, the leader in analytics. That is despite only four in 10 (39 percent) saying that analytics is core to their business strategy. A third of respondents (35 percent) report that…

SAS again surpasses all predictive and advanced analytics suppliers, according to the IDC report, Worldwide Big Data and Analytics Software 2017 Market Shares: Healthy Growth Across the Board. SAS led with a 30.8 percent market share in 2017 in the advanced and predictive analytics category, more than twice that of the next-closest competitor. SAS has led in the predictive and advanced analytics category since IDC started tracking the market in 1997 and has exhibited continued growth every year in the category. "SAS…

Wilson Raj Global Director, Customer Intelligence, SAS Advanced Analytics are influencing the adoption of automation technologies for marketing and sales. AI and machine learning applications play a pivotal role in making these analytics relevant and powerful for decision-making. Wilson Raj, Global Director, Customer Intelligence at SAS, about their platform and how it delivers Enterprise success.Tell us about your role at SAS and the team/technology you handle. I’m the product marketing leader and global evangelist…

Students Earning Applied Data Analytics Certificate Will Get a Leg up in Booming Analytics Economy Students at Colorado State University-Global Campus (CSU-Global) can earn a powerful joint certificate, verifying their skills in the high-demand field of data analytics. CSU-Global and SAS are collaborating on the Applied Data Analytics certificate, which will be available to students who complete a series of four graduate-level data analytics courses. “SAS skills can open many doors in the workforce,” said Jerry Oglesby,…

Social Media Companies and Retailers Will Receive the Most Requests from Customers to Access, Delete Personal Data Only two months after the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a SAS survey showed that a significant number of UK and Irish consumers are activating their new personal data rights, and faster than expected. The survey of almost 2,000 consumers in both countries found that more than a quarter (27 percent) of survey participants have already exercised their GDPR rights over…

Didrik Fjeldstad VP Brand Marketing, SAS Didrik Fjeldstad, VP Brand Marketing, SAS, tells us about the key drivers of their business and how they allocate marketing spend, especially when they have a partner like Neustar involved.Tell us about your role in SAS and the team/technology you handle. I head up SAS' global Brand and Marketing team responsible for brand strategy, media, digital, creative development, content strategy, customer analytics & CRM, and personalization. All mar-and ad-tech technology is…

Quantum Corp. announced that Molly Presley, vice president of product management and global marketing, will speak at the 2018 SVG Sports Content Management and Storage Forum in New York City. Presley will join a panel discussion on hierarchical storage and disaster recovery, and how sports-media organizations can balance the need to protect their valuable archives while remaining fiscally responsible for rarely-used content. The panel will explore how to balance cold versus accessed storage and effectively manage SSD,…

Cloud-Deployable Technology Empowers Innovation Breakthroughs With Faster Research Processes and Streamlined Model Delivery Domino Data Lab, provider of an open data science platform, announced a partnership with analytics software leader SAS that paves the way for organizations to become model-driven via enterprise-grade data science success in the cloud. Users will be able to run SAS Analytics for Containers seamlessly in the cloud, using Domino as an elegant orchestration layer for infrastructure provisioning and…

SAS Earned Top Marks in the Forrester Report in Many Sub-Categories Finding insights in unstructured data befuddles many organizations, but overcoming the challenge is possible with next-generation analytics tools powered by artificial intelligence. SAS' best-in-class analytics help businesses uncover these opportunities, and SAS has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave: AI-Based Text Analytics Platforms, Q2 2018. The report also noted SAS' "comprehensive" visual user interface. "Text analytics can…

David Sasson, an Industry Veteran Joins the Company to Support the Rapid Global Expansion   Dynamic Yield, the AI-powered omnichannel personalization engine, announced the hiring of David Sasson as Chief Operating Officer. In this role, he will manage all aspects of the revenue cycle, overseeing global sales, customer success, partnerships and product development. David Sasson would Help Dynamic Yield Continue to Rapidly Innovate David Sasson is an established leader with experience leading startups and billion-dollar…

Lockheed Martin's Collaboration with SAS Showcases Company's Commitment to Resolving Customer Problems with the aid of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Lockheed Martin is collaborating with analytics leader SAS to deliver innovative, next-generation analytics across the company's F-35, C-130J, and LM-100J programs. Proven capabilities supporting Lockheed Martin programs also serve stakeholders integrating artificial intelligence and enabling digital transformation. Lockheed Martin's collaboration with SAS…

SAS, which excels at helping marketers better understand customer behavior, has been named a leader in The Forrester Wave: Cross-Channel Campaign Management, Q1 2018. "SAS addresses the needs of data-savvy marketers comfortable with advanced analytics, workflows, measurement, and optimization tools," reports Forrester Research. SAS Customer Intelligence was top-ranked in the Current Offering category, including highest scores among all vendors for both the customer analytics and measurement and optimization criteria of…