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Pedal-tothe-Metal Analytics with SAS ® Studio , SAS ® Visual Analytics , SAS ® Visual Statistics , and SAS ® Contextual Analysis
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Figallo-Monge, Manuel |
| Copyright Year | 2016 |
| Abstract | What is it about SAS® Analytics that makes it so analytic? SAS provides a suite of web technologies and applications that aid in the discovery and communication of meaningful data patterns to gain insights. One way to accelerate these insights is through “pedal-to-the-metal analytics” or web-based rapid prototypes; this is because SAS web technologies and applications are closely integrated with one another and, further, can integrate with other systems (such as API-based data sources) through the use of SAS software components called SAS macros that are introduced in this paper. Examples of SAS web applications include SAS® Studio, SAS® Visual Analytics, and SAS® Visual Statistics. The integration of web system technologies and applications produces an end-to-end solution invaluable toward prototyping solutions that can be learned from, particularly as organizations begin to capture requirements for an analytics project and understand the risks associated with that project during the elaboration phase. PREPARATIONS FOR THE ANALYTICS JOURNEY Every analytics project deals with requirements and risks. Using SAS web technologies and applications helps mitigate against risks while providing a clearer sense of requirements. Although risks are pervasive, so are the rewards of an analytics project; these rewards and benefits are generally the attainment of answers--or clarity of a hypothesis or question--critical to business or mission success. The search for answers to ensure organizational effectiveness generally means heeding a call to adventure fraught with twists and turns and surprises. Continuing with the theme of a journey, organizations will need three things: 1. Fuel. Simply put, this is data, but, more importantly, clean and usable data. 2. A vehicle. For the purpose of this paper, it is web applications that can facilitate and propel the journey forward with valuable insights on the data. 3. A map. Most analytics-ready projects refer to this as a methodology; it is an iterative and incremental analytic systems development process framework. In this paper’s case, it is the analytics lifecycle or roadmap described later. Figure 1. As with any journey, three things are required for “pedal-to-the-metal analytics”: fuel, a vehicle, and a map. Much like any journey, there are obstacles and bumps on the road that can thwart any analytics project and even cause its end or dissolution. They can be referred to as the four horsemen (of the analytics apocalypse): |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings16/SAS6560-2016.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
