SAS stories
Despite faster AI adoption, firms in Oceania are still missing out on bigger returns because trust, governance and skills are lagging.
Despite written policies, most firms cannot show staff are following generative AI rules, leaving them exposed to regulatory scrutiny and fines.
Banks could gain better fraud and anti-money laundering oversight as Forrester's top current-offering score highlighted SAS's integrated approach.
Poor data quality is still holding back AI and reporting, even as businesses add specialist roles and restructure their data teams.
Australians are losing billions as AI-driven fraud pushes banks, telcos and platforms to share scam data faster and stop payments earlier.
Businesses risk weaker AI returns unless staff retain control over high-risk decisions, SAS says, as agentic tools spread.
Hotel groups are shifting towards systems that link pricing, forecasting and commercial planning as AI and fragmented data reshape revenue management.
Most SMBs remain stuck in AI pilots, but European firms are turning tools into routine operations faster than peers, the study found.
Small growers near the Cradle of Humankind could improve yields and incomes as SAS analysed four seasons of crop and price data.
Cost pressures are emerging as UK and Irish firms move generative AI from pilots to production, with 41% calling model spend prohibitive.
Retailers and manufacturers could get near real-time planning help as SAS opens a private preview of a supply chain agent.
Marketers could spend less time switching between tools as SAS embeds specialist agents into Customer Intelligence 360 for journeys and search.
Its anniversary highlights a push to win AI customers wary of opaque systems, with Viya pitched on governance, transparency and human oversight.
Practical use, not price, is now the main hurdle for quantum AI adoption, as SAS readies a tool for Viya customers later this year.
Businesses face rising compliance and security risks as SAS adds a single governance layer for AI models and agents across their life cycle.
Business users could get governed AI support inside analytics workflows as SAS adds copilots, agents and open-standard connectors to Viya.
A newly opened Bangkok luxury hotel is aiming for sharper pricing and occupancy decisions as it enters a crowded market without trading history.
Regional competition for AI talent and investment is intensifying as Manchester keeps the UK's top spot, ahead of Bristol and Glasgow.
Hotel operators are shifting to joined-up planning tools as volatile demand and staffing pressure push software beyond room-rate management.
The city region is drawing more investors and employers as nearly USD $1 billion has flowed into its AI firms since 2010.
