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Our team’s spring tradition continues with a climb up Pen y Fan, building camaraderie and conquering new challenges together.

Butterfly Data celebrates Pride Month, promoting LGBTQ+ inclusion, diversity, and authentic work environments.

Explore how collective intelligence - enhanced by AI and tools like ChatGPT - is transforming collaboration and problem-solving. Learn how Butterfly Data applied these methods to support the UK’s Net Zero goals through cross-government innovation.

Boost data ingestion in SAS Viya with Proc CAS multi-node loading, subsetting, and faster parallel processing tips.

Learn how to manage multiple versions of datasets in SAS Viya, from loading and promoting tables to saving permanent copies, and understand session vs. global scope.

Butterfly Data proudly announces its commitment to the Tech Talent Charter (TTC), an initiative aimed at fostering greater diversity within the technology sector.

Explore how Butterfly Data celebrates International Women's Day 2024 by championing inclusion, advocating for gender equality, and fostering a supportive workplace culture.

Discover how to efficiently count rows in SAS Viya CAS tables and store the result in a macro variable, avoiding common pitfalls with non-CAS-enabled methods.

Discover Hackolade, the intuitive tool for visual data modelling, schema creation, and managing NoSQL, JSON, and RDBMS databases efficiently.

Economist Daron Acemoglu highlights key concerns about generative AI, from excessive automation and loss of informational diversity to AI-human misalignment and centralised control of information. Here's why we might need to rethink AI’s trajectory.

Butterfly Data is proud to join the global B Corp™ community, committing to high social, environmental, and ethical standards beyond profit.

Learn how to import complex JSON files into SAS without the JSON engine using DATA step and INFILE for flexible, legacy-compatible data parsing.

Discover key tips for building simple, functional data quality dashboards that engage stakeholders, ensure clarity, and deliver actionable insights.

Data analytics is transforming healthcare finance by enabling smarter decision-making, personalised treatment, and improved operational efficiency.

Discover how advanced data analytics can transform healthcare finance, cut costs, improve patient outcomes, and enable smarter, data-driven decisions.

Discover how NHS organisations can overcome data silos to improve patient care, collaboration, and healthcare outcomes

Discover proven data strategies for NHS Chief Data Officers to improve patient care, streamline operations, ensure data quality, and harness AI for a truly data-driven healthcare system.

Machine learning powers predictions in sports, healthcare, and more - but clear communication is key to ensuring trust and understanding.