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Claims and Counter Claims Part 2
Posted 22nd January 2009 at 12:54 PM by Steve Bennett
Ok, I've checked out the full Gartner report mentioned in my last post and I can start eating my hat. Gartner gives SAS a very strong push - including stating that SAS' strength is:
An interesting snippet about SAS was that they are selling more "packaged analytic applications" and the Gartner report states that this is in areas like "risk management, warranty analysis or anti money laundering". All areas close to my heart but I haven't actually used any of their packaged apps - well at least not since having some problems with the campaign management application they sold a few years ago!
I don't always agree with Gartner's analysis but amongst the many academics they employ there are some amazing people with practical experience and razor sharp skills. So I read a lot of Gartner - but only after checking the names behind their reports.
The report is not all positive of course, so I suggest you read the whole thing yourself if you can access it.
Quote:
While most other BI vendors in the Magic Quadrant focus on historical analysis, SAS's
approach to BI originates with forecasting, predictive modeling and optimization, and
embedding them within cross-functional and industry-specific applications. The survey
data collected shows clearly that SAS is the only BI vendor of any scale whose
customers use data mining or predictive modeling extensively.
approach to BI originates with forecasting, predictive modeling and optimization, and
embedding them within cross-functional and industry-specific applications. The survey
data collected shows clearly that SAS is the only BI vendor of any scale whose
customers use data mining or predictive modeling extensively.
I don't always agree with Gartner's analysis but amongst the many academics they employ there are some amazing people with practical experience and razor sharp skills. So I read a lot of Gartner - but only after checking the names behind their reports.
The report is not all positive of course, so I suggest you read the whole thing yourself if you can access it.
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This Is Only A Partial Picture Of The Market
These are pretty solid endorsements for SAS. I wonder if SAS is the leading data mining or predictive modeling vendor amongst the big vendors selling to the 'big end' of town? My experience of Gartner has also generally been good but I think that the cost of their research means that there is an almost exclusive concentration on 'big company' issues.
There are very active data mining and predictive modeling communities in Australia that never touch SAS (or any other expensive tool). Just take a look at how R is being used around the country.Posted 30th January 2009 at 12:36 PM by zamir
