SAS teams with Accenture for predictive analytics push
Analysts agree the partnership meets a pressing need in the marketplace, but are firms capable of harnessing the value of predictive analytics?
Accenture and SAS have teamed up in a bid to develop, implement and manage next-generation predictive analytics solutions for the financial services, healthcare and public service sectors
The Accenture SAS Analytics Group, will combine Accenture's business knowledge with SAS's analytics solutions and capabilities. Accenture and SAS have successfully worked together for more than 10 years on more than 100 global clients and across a variety of industries, including Norway Post, Safeco Insurance in the US, Italy’s Snam Rete Gas, and UBS, the global financial services firm.
"The Group will help companies take their business results to the next level by applying best-of-breed predictive analytics and best practices to complex questions and decisions," said Jim Goodnight, CEO at SAS. "Together, we will deliver a high performance analytic platform combined with management and industry expertise that is platform-independent, so organizations can leverage their existing IT infrastructure."
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