SAS Voices

When credit losses start climbing, better decisions matter more than ever

Caslee Sims — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:00:10 +0000

Most lending teams don’t wake up one morning and decide they’re comfortable taking on more risk. It builds over time – gradually enough that it’s easy to miss until there’s a real problem to deal with. In captive finance organizations, that shift is rarely isolated. It’s usually tied to something [...]

When credit losses start climbing, better decisions matter more than ever was published on SAS Voices by Caslee Sims

The language wars are over. It's time to let everyone work.

Phil Smith — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 16:15:09 +0000

Spend any time in clinical biostatistics and the debate is unavoidable: SAS or R? R or Python? And which language is best suited for regulatory scrutiny? It's a debate that has consumed real time, real budget and real organizational energy for the better part of a decade. And here's the [...]

The language wars are over. It's time to let everyone work. was published on SAS Voices by Phil Smith

Why enterprise AI needs more than LLMs

Marinela Profi — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:47:58 +0000

The conversation around AI agents has moved remarkably fast. Just two years ago, organizations were experimenting with generative AI through chat interfaces and copilots. Today, many are exploring autonomous and semi-autonomous agents capable of reasoning, making decisions, interacting with systems and executing business processes. As organizations look beyond that, they’re [...]

Why enterprise AI needs more than LLMs was published on SAS Voices by Marinela Profi

SAS Viya Copilot recognized among top AI copilots and assistants

Ashley Danahy — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:00:43 +0000

AI copilots are quickly becoming part of how people work with data, analytics and AI. But the real test isn't whether they can generate an answer. It's whether they can help people move faster without sacrificing transparency, oversight or trust. Organizations are under increasing pressure to turn data into decisions [...]

SAS Viya Copilot recognized among top AI copilots and assistants was published on SAS Voices by Ashley Danahy

Beyond the platform debate: How one financial services company evaluated its analytics future

Alyssa Farrell — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 10:00:35 +0000

When organizations modernize their data and analytics environments, the conversation can quickly become framed as a choice: keep the established platform or replace it with something new. But that framing can obscure the questions that matter most. Which workloads are supporting critical business decisions? What intellectual property has been built [...]

Beyond the platform debate: How one financial services company evaluated its analytics future was published on SAS Voices by Alyssa Farrell

Why biodiversity is becoming a financial risk

Miles Elliott — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 09:00:04 +0000

For years, biodiversity has largely been viewed through an environmental lens. But for financial institutions, it's increasingly becoming a business issue. When ecosystems deteriorate, businesses that depend on them become more vulnerable. Crop yields can decline. Revenue becomes less predictable. And for banks and lenders, that means financial risk may [...]

Why biodiversity is becoming a financial risk was published on SAS Voices by Miles Elliott

What comes after the AI investment?

Smriti Rao — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:12:01 +0000

Organizations have spent the past several years building the foundations for AI. They’ve invested in cloud infrastructure, data platforms, copilots and, increasingly, AI agents. Now comes the harder question: What happens when those investments begin influencing real business decisions? Moving AI from experimentation into everyday operation raises the stakes. Organizations [...]

What comes after the AI investment? was published on SAS Voices by Smriti Rao

What level of autonomy has AI earned?

Udo Sglavo — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:18:01 +0000

An AI system recommends an action. A person reviews the reasoning, considers the context and decides whether to proceed. That interaction captures one of the central questions facing organizations today: As AI moves from generating answers to taking action, how do we determine how much autonomy to give it? The [...]

What level of autonomy has AI earned? was published on SAS Voices by Udo Sglavo

Beyond the build: What SAS Partners gain from the Hackathon

John Carey — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:00:34 +0000

Some of the best ideas don't start with a finished solution. They start with a problem worth solving and the opportunity to experiment. The SAS Hackathon is a monthlong global innovation experience that brings together partners, customers and SAS experts to tackle real business challenges using data and AI. Along [...]

Beyond the build: What SAS Partners gain from the Hackathon was published on SAS Voices by John Carey

From quality measurement to outcome engineering

Heather Hallett — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:00:08 +0000

Health care has never measured quality more aggressively. Organizations track thousands of measures across clinical quality, patient experience, access and outcomes. From readmissions and medication adherence to patient satisfaction and preventive care, organizations have more ways than ever to understand how well care is being delivered. Yet despite having more [...]

From quality measurement to outcome engineering was published on SAS Voices by Heather Hallett