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Less spiraling, more possibility: Mel Robbins at SAS Innovate 2026

Becky Graebe — Fri, 01 May 2026 09:00:06 +0000

At SAS Innovate 2026, best-selling author and podcaster Mel Robbins joined CMO Jenn Chase on the main stage for a candid, energizing conversation about change – why it’s so hard, why it feels relentless right now and how we can show up more effectively as leaders, teammates and humans. From [...]

Less spiraling, more possibility: Mel Robbins at SAS Innovate 2026 was published on SAS Voices by Becky Graebe

Celebrating 50 years: SAS’ user conference in photos

Ginny Inman — Fri, 01 May 2026 08:00:50 +0000

After another SAS Innovate, let’s revisit some images from the past and talk about the evolution that brought us to where we are today. A community built from the start (1976) In 1976, the same year SAS was incorporated, a few hundred users gathered for the first SAS user conference. [...]

Celebrating 50 years: SAS’ user conference in photos was published on SAS Voices by Ginny Inman

Fraud prevention at scale: Why decisioning is the missing link

Jocelyn Kline — Fri, 01 May 2026 07:00:38 +0000

In fraud prevention, the most consequential moment isn’t when risk is detected, it’s when a decision is made. Every flagged transaction, suspicious login or anomalous pattern triggers a choice that must balance speed, accuracy, customer trust and regulatory responsibility. Act too aggressively and legitimate customers feel friction. Act too cautiously [...]

Fraud prevention at scale: Why decisioning is the missing link was published on SAS Voices by Jocelyn Kline

Dude Perfect turns SAS Innovate 2026 into a bangin’, world-record moment

Becky Graebe — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:20:21 +0000

Let’s be clear – recapping the Dude Perfect session at SAS Innovate 2026 is going to sound a little uncanny. Some moments simply don’t translate easily into bullet points and corporate narrative, and this was absolutely one of them. When Dude Perfect took the main stage, energy levels spiked instantly, [...]

Dude Perfect turns SAS Innovate 2026 into a bangin’, world-record moment was published on SAS Voices by Becky Graebe

SAS Innovate 2026 Day 2: Where trusted AI meets real-world decisions

Dan Starbuck — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:24:57 +0000

If Day 1 asked what organizations should scale with AI, Day 2 showed what that looks like when trusted technology, industry expertise and human judgment come together in the moments that matter. Day 2 of SAS Innovate 2026 moved quickly from vision to application. Across banking, health care and life [...]

SAS Innovate 2026 Day 2: Where trusted AI meets real-world decisions was published on SAS Voices by Dan Starbuck

Human ingenuity is still the engine behind AI

Caslee Sims — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:35:42 +0000

There’s a question floating around in many conversations, leadership meetings, hiring decisions, at home and in the way companies are quietly restructuring. Most people aren’t saying it directly, but it’s there. SAS CTO Bryan Harris did say it directly at SAS Innovate 2026, which set the stage for this genuinely [...]

Human ingenuity is still the engine behind AI was published on SAS Voices by Caslee Sims

Forecasting accuracy improves 5.9% at North Carolina Education Lottery

Alison Bolen — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:49:31 +0000

Every lottery ticket printed is a forecast – and when that forecast is wrong, the consequences are immediate. “If the ticket’s there, you buy it. If the display is empty, you walk away,” said Kyle Gray, Insights and Analytics Manager at the North Carolina Education Lottery. “That moment is forecasting.” [...]

Forecasting accuracy improves 5.9% at North Carolina Education Lottery was published on SAS Voices by Alison Bolen

The power of judgment and why culture depends on it

Reggie Townsend — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:24:27 +0000

There is a moment in every organization when you realize culture is not just "how we do things around here." It’s why we do them. Culture manifests in how we talk to each other, how we make decisions when things aren’t obvious and the tradeoffs we’re willing to live with. [...]

The power of judgment and why culture depends on it was published on SAS Voices by Reggie Townsend

SAS Innovate 2026 Day 1: Will people matter as AI scales?

Caslee Sims — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:49:15 +0000

If you scroll through job postings right now, you’ll see a pattern. Plenty of roles asking people to train models, fine-tune outputs, build agents and automate workflows. Fewer ones are asking for the kind of judgment that used to sit at the center of how decisions get made. At the [...]

SAS Innovate 2026 Day 1: Will people matter as AI scales? was published on SAS Voices by Caslee Sims

From Tools to Agents: How orchestrated decision intelligence is reshaping S&OP

Lou Flynn — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:13:28 +0000

Learn how supply chain management evolves from isolated tools to integrated agents that address the complexity and interdependence in S&OP.

From Tools to Agents: How orchestrated decision intelligence is reshaping S&OP was published on SAS Voices by Lou Flynn