Call for speakers for BTS Summit 2013 (16-17 April in Seattle)

We're putting together the program for BTS Summit 2013, the first of three cloud computing and Big Data conferences in 2013. There will be two US conferences and one international event. BTS Summit 2013 will run in Seattle April 16-17, 2013. We're ...

Message posted on the October 11th, 2012 - 4:06 AM ET

SAS® Access to Hadoop Links Leading Analytics, Big Data

New integration option is keystone of SAS information management, enterprise analytics strategies.

Press published on the March 6th, 2012 - 7:30 AM ET

SAS® High-Performance Analytics: Big data answers in minutes, not hours

SAS’ super-fast analytics and risk-management application due mid-December.

Press published on the October 26th, 2011 - 6:00 AM ET

SAS® Analytics, Big Data Headline World’s Largest SAS® User Gathering

SAS live-streaming select sessions from SAS® Global Forum in Orlando, April 22-25.

Press published on the April 19th, 2012 - 1:56 PM ET

SAS Triple-Play: Analytics, Big Data & Real-World Results

Three concurrent SAS events in Las Vegas, Oct. 8-11; biz & tech users to benefit.

Press published on the September 20th, 2012 - 10:18 AM ET

SAS® Global Forum, World’s Premier Analytics Conference, Delivers Big Insights on Analytics, Big Data

April 28-May 1, join 4,000+ in San Francisco or online, via Livestream and social media.

Press published on the April 26th, 2013 - 12:15 PM ET

PASS Business Analytics Conference Announces Top Microsoft and Industry Speakers

60+ sessions will cover data discovery, data exploration and visualization, predictive analytics, big data, information architecture and delivery, collaboration, information strategies, and more around Microsoft Corp.’s ...

Press published on the December 18th, 2012 - 12:06 PM ET

Award-Winning Economist and Best-Selling Author Dr. Steven Levitt to Keynote at the PASS Business Analytics Conference

Event features top industry experts for 60+ sessions on data discovery, exploration, and visualization, predictive analytics, big data, and information architecture and delivery strategies around Microsoft Corp.’s ...

Press published on the January 8th, 2013 - 8:00 AM ET

Microsoft Windows Rapidly Losing Market Share (While Linux Leads in Phones)

Hash: SHA1 Google Analytics data shows Microsoft Windows losing market-share due to phones & tablets ,-[ Quote ] | Microsoft Windows lost a big chunk of the global browsing market, | according to the first report from Google on web trends. | | ...

Message posted on the July 6th, 2011 - 4:31 AM ET

Sears dropping Oracle for OSS

http://www.zdnet.com/sears-eschews-ibmoracle-for-open-source-and-self- build-7000005477/ http://zd.net/Qczw8i <quote>Sears is investing aggressively in Hadoop, Linux and Private Clouds...these technologies are perceived as more flexible and ...

Message posted on the October 9th, 2012 - 12:27 PM ET

OT: Page Numbering in MS Word 2010

OK, was working with a moderately complex document in terms of doing page numbering - multiple sections. Not a big deal... or it should not have been. I have spoken highly of the ribbon in MS Office. OK, for this it sucked. Having page 1 of a ...

Message posted on the February 4th, 2013 - 11:15 PM ET

IBM Serves Linux and Open Standards at Wimbledon

Advantage Linux: [quote] Next month’s Wimbledon tennis championship in London will serve up more player data than ever before and, for the first time, deliver live video to game fans over the web. SPSS software from IBM will be deployed at ...

Message posted on the May 15th, 2012 - 6:14 AM ET

Apple loses ground to Android in tablet biz

The latest figures from Apple really were staggering, weren't they? It's only when you look at how incredibly quickly the market is expanding (and Apple has a big share of it, of course) that you are able to put those figures into perspective. ...

Message posted on the January 26th, 2012 - 7:35 AM ET

Linus and the transformation

"Linux is rapidly transforming your personal and professional lives. And open source technology is leaving a sturdy footprint on Wall Street. In a bid to shave time off transactions, increase efficiency and cut costs, NYSE Euronext, CME Group ...

Message posted on the June 9th, 2011 - 5:49 AM ET

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