The pharmaceutical industry brings us several benefits, including new drugs, so we can lead healthier and better lives, but the industry is not without it’s a fair share of problems. Duplicating workflow, multiple data sources and the risk associated with new drug discovery are just some of the problems the industry has to overcome in […]
Big data is defined by the three big Vs: Volume, velocity and variety. The volume stands for the sheer size of the data, velocity refers to how fast data is generated and, finally, variety includes structured and unstructured data. The volume of big data is tremendous, the amount of data generated by US companies alone […]
Investing in data analytics is the key to improving business prospects. With the right analytics platform, organisations can transform the way they work, making smarter decisions, improving insights and eliminating inefficient processes. However, to make the most out of their data analytics platform, organisations need to know how to maximise their investment and set the […]
Earlier this year, SAS announced that it was deploying several AI-based advancements to its SAS Viya platform, including natural language processing (NLP). NLP is not new to SAS (it is used in SAS Text Analytics), but the inclusion of the AI-based tech into Viya expands the functionality of that particular platform. The news is a […]
Data analytics and competitive advantage are often touted as deeply interlinked concepts. Throughout our blogs, we often hint at the correlation between data analytics and competitive advantage – often elaborating on how an analytics platform like SAS can help you get ahead of your competitors. In this blog, I am going to take things a […]