You cannot talk about innovation in Analytics without making a reference to SAS – the pioneer in high-powered Analytics software. Recently, Rich Karlgaard from Forbes interviewed the “King of Analytics”, Jim Goodnight, CEO of SAS, who discussed, amongst other things, the evolution of SAS from a niche BI player into a World Leader in Analytics.
Definitely an interesting read, the article can be found at http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2011/0822/opinions-rich-karlgaard-innovation-rules-jim-goodnight.html.
Neetu, have you ever evaluated SAS in a competitive situation?
Unfortunately, I haven’t, but SAS engages industry analysts (from Forrester and Gartner) for feedback on their software, market response and competitive information. You should check out some of the “Analyst Viewpoints” at http://www.sas.com/news/analysts/index.html for more details. Hope that helps!