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About SAS Institute Inc.
SAS, the leader in business intelligence and analytical software and services, offers defined solutions for the utility sector. Customers at 44,000 sites use SAS® to improve performance through insight from data, resulting in faster, more accurate business decisions; more profitable relationships with customers and suppliers; compliance with regulations; research breakthroughs; and better products and processes. Only SAS offers utility companies the predictive analytics and business intelligence software required to meet complex industry challenges of growing deregulation, fierce competition and the simultaneous unbundling and convergence of traditional business models. Amid these challenges, utility companies count on SAS solutions to accurately forecast future demands, drive shareholder value, reduce costs and deliver accurate and reliable power supplies. Acquired by SAS in 2004, RiskAdvisory is a leading provider of risk solutions to utility companies. Founded in 1995 by accomplished energy risk professionals, the company provides risk management expertise and solutions to its clients. RiskAdvisory markets BookRunner®, a practical and easy-to-use tool to support energy risk professionals, as well as SAS Risk Dimensions®, which provides advanced enterprise risk analytics. RiskAdvisory solutions are utilized by a growing number of well-known energy companies. Since 1976, SAS has been giving customers around the world THE POWER TO KNOW®. To learn more, visit us online at www.sas.com/industry/energy.
Innovate and Optimize: The Power of Analytics in Today's Utility
(10/11/11)
Increasing competition is causing utilities companies to seek out a competitive advantage in the market. This white paper explains why analytics is the solution to gaining this advantage, by first defining analytics and examining its overall importance to businesses. The paper then provides in-depth details about how analytics can help utilities companies create smarter business processes: smarter customer care, smarter risk management, smarter operations and smarter data management.
How Does Forecasting Enhance Smart Grid Benefits
(3/8/11)
Utilities are challenged to get the greatest value from enormous data inputs – and react quickly yet decisively. Read about how today’s new enterprise-level forecasting methods offer more agility and accuracy to approach changes proactively – before they affect earnings, regulatory mandates or shareholder confidence.
Improving Utilities Collections Through Predictive Analytics
(3/8/11)
This paper discusses proactive measures to identify and predict when customers may have trouble paying their bills and then develop plans for helping those customers keep their accounts current – without having to roll bad debts into the rate structure, affect shareholder value or jeopardize credit ratings.
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