Posts Tagged ‘ analytics conference ’

Two incredible days in Las Vegas

October 16, 2012
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From the pyramids of ancient Egypt, through the classical architecture of Greece and Rome, to the elegance of 19th century Paris; Las Vegas takes the best from history and brings it into one place.  In the same way, Analytics 2012 has brought the best...
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Analytics 2012 update – a fresh approach to predictive models

October 9, 2012
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Here's a quick update from the Analytics 2012 conference. I've seen lots of interesting talks. Frank Travisano and Hongsen Zhou from Chubb presented some of their work incorporating association rules into predictive models. The approach was fresh, usi...
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Inside Analytics 2012 – human capital analytics

October 8, 2012
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Analytics 2012 is in full swing! I had the opportunity to interview Analytics 2012 presenter Gene Pease from Capital Analytics about the importance of human capital analytics and the tools for measuring it. If you're in Las Vegas, be sure to check out ...
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Million dollar buffets, gravity-defying stunts and big data – it’s all at Analytics 2012

October 3, 2012
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Did you know that 17 of the 20 biggest hotels in the U.S. are in Las Vegas? Everything in Sin City seems larger than life -- so it makes sense that we would host one of the largest analytics conferences right in the middle of the action. We know the [....
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SAS CEO Jim Goodnight talks high-performance analytics and innovation

September 25, 2012
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SAS CEO Jim Goodnight will be a keynote speaker at the Analytics 2012 conference coming up in just a few short weeks. I had the chance to sit down with him for a one-on-one interview to get a preview and find out what attendees can expect at this year
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Hobnob with your fellow wizards

September 12, 2012
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The countdown to Analytics 2012 is on! In less than two months, hundreds of analytics professionals will converge on Las Vegas to learn, network and even have some fun. If you haven’t registered, this blog post might give you some incentive to do so...
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How will big data and high-performance analytics affect your world?

September 11, 2012
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If you’re in the field of analytics, you’re more than familiar with the term ‘big data.’ It’s one of the big (no pun intended) topics on the agenda at Analytics 2012. Keynote speaker Will Hakes will kick it off with his presentation, “The R...
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Big data and high performance analytics take center stage at Analytics 2012

September 5, 2012
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There are many reasons why people attend Analytics 2012 such as networking and learning, but when I proposed that question to co-chair Jennifer Priestley she said it’s the best place to learn how others are solving problems. Here’s more of our conv...
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