The manner in which deepfakes are being abused to sow discord means it is more vital than ever to apply analytics to identify these early.

SAS Viya 4, available in late 2020, is engineered to take advantage of the latest cloud technologies.

KPMG and SAS plan to establish Cloud Acceleration Centres with specific focus on North America, Europe and Southeast Asia.

The partnership supports the companies’ shared vision to further democratise AI and analytics.

Analytics can help medical establishments and governments to more accurately visualise, forecast and make informed decisions about the unique challenges created by crises.

Intelligence is very different to simple information, and analysis is the element that bridges the gap, says SAS.

OSS development often lacks transparency and accountability that regulators expect, says SAS country manager Akesh Lalla.

To remain competitive, companies need to use data-led innovation to enhance the customer experience and journey, as well as the supplier’s sales, service and profits, says Riad Gydien, Senior Vice President: EMEA at SAS.

Data scientists have to constantly stay on top of the latest trends and industry knowledge, says Kely Lu.

Unstructured text is the single largest human-generated data source, and is growing at an incredible rate, says Melissa Jantjies, senior associate systems engineer at SAS.

The companies collaborate to offer compliance and fraud detection solutions to financial services firms across Africa.

Data scientists have a tough job as it is, which is why they require a strong and effective analytics platform on which to work.