How to optimise cloud storage for SAS analytics
Why is optimising cloud storage important? It might seem counterintuitive to talk about optimising cloud storage. After all, the cloud was built to host large amounts of data, why spend time and effort optimising storage on the cloud? But as the capacity of big data expands, servers will be pushed to their limits, and this […]
Optimising your SAS cloud environment
When my kids were young, they had an interesting habit. Every day, they would take one particular car toy and clean it. It was the same one every day, they would wipe it down with a wet tissue napkin, inspect the tires, open the bonnet and check the engine, before putting it back on the […]
What could discourage organisations from adopting an analytics cloud platform?
An analytics cloud platform is a vital asset for any business. With the world forced indoors due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organisations need to find ways to meet their data analytics needs, and many analytics providers have stepped up to the plate. For example, SAS uses deployment patterns like containers and Kubernetes to orchestrate and […]
How cloud analytics will win over on-premise analytics
Cloud analytics is going to win over on-premise analytics. Cloud computing, NLP and AI are transforming the way organisations are interacting with analytics platforms. As data analysts, one of our jobs is to keep an eye on the technologies transforming our industry, and analytics in the cloud is one of these trends. Analytics vendors who […]
How to migrate to the SAS environment with Selerity
Migrating your SAS environment to the cloud instead of running your own on-premises server(s) really makes sense on so many levels. Once you migrate your SAS environment to the cloud, some of the things you will no longer have to worry about include: The hidden costs of maintaining your own hardware, including physical rack space, […]