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AI ROI for SMBs: A practical guide for leaders who want results

For small and midsize businesses (SMBs), AI is no longer optional. But for many leaders, the real challenge is making those investments pay off. That’s where things often break down. Too many AI initiatives start with tools instead of outcomes. They stay stuck in pilot mode. Or they deliver insights […] The post AI ROI […]

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From SAS/IntrNet to agentic AI: Watching two technology shifts unfold

When I joined SAS in 1997, most analytics workflows still revolved around desktops, batch processing and highly technical users. Later that same year, SAS introduced SAS/IntrNet – a technology that helped bring SAS analytics into the growing world of web applications. At the time, it felt like a major shift […] The post From SAS/IntrNet

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The ideas behind SAS’ patents of 2025

Every patent starts as a problem someone couldn’t ignore. In 2025, SAS and JMP inventors earned 82 of them – spanning natural language processing, AI, fraud protection, IoT and more – each one rooted in the kind of friction that real organizations actually deal with. At SAS’ annual Patent Dinner, […] The post The ideas

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Steps to building regulatory readiness for the next wave of clinical submissions

The regulatory submission process in life sciences is becoming less about assembling documents and more about proving trust. For years, submission readiness was largely treated as an end-stage operational milestone: finalize the analysis, validate the outputs and package everything for regulators. But that model is beginning to break down under […] The post Steps to

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Cracking the recausticizing code: How Georgia-Pacific stabilizes centuries-old process with AI

Recausticizing is the beating heart of pulp production. Sure, it’s chemistry, too, but it’s anything but boring science. For Georgia-Pacific, mastering this heartbeat’s rhythm has meant protecting profits, safeguarding quality and rewriting what’s possible on the mill floor. Georgia-Pacific, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of tissue, pulp, packaging and […] The post Cracking the

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SAS and IDC reveal AI readiness report for small and midsize businesses

Small and midsize businesses (SMBs) around the world are investing in AI, but most are still early in their AI maturity journey. That’s one of the key takeaways from a new global study commissioned by SAS in collaboration with IDC.  The report, AI for SMBs: Closing the Readiness–Reality Gap, explores how SMBs are using AI today, […] The post SAS and

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Why tax agencies are embracing hybrid AI and generative AI

Tax return registrations and filings continue to rise and fraud schemes are becoming more automated and sophisticated. At the same time, public expectations for fast, digital service are higher than ever. The intensity is real and the data tells a sobering story. In the United States alone, the Internal Revenue […] The post Why tax

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Even the news is bigger in Texas: Highlights from the SAS Innovate media briefing

SAS leaders tipped their hats to the latest advances in data and AI and to the road ahead, at the media briefing during SAS Innovate. Leaders shared updates across agentic AI, industry-ready models, data management, governance and emerging technology, all grounded in helping organizations put AI to work responsibly and […] The post Even the

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Designing for society: NC State students reimagine the role of AI

For the past 13 years, NC State College of Design students have been tasked with exploring how technology and design can help tackle society’s biggest challenges. This year, students were asked to reconsider the role design plays in society. Rather than developing a traditional B2B interface, they explored how design, […] The post Designing for

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