Q&A with Rob Collie: Is Microsoft Excel the Next Great Business Intelligence Tool? Microsoft Excel has become an essential tool for the modern worker, and each successive release has provided ...

End-User Computing: Solving the Problem End-user computing (EUC) applications (such as Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access and others) continue to present challenges for organizations. On the one ...

Letter From the Editor We welcome several new authors from outside our accustomed pool of member contributors. ...By Rich Junker and Paul Ramirez ; By Rich Junker and Paul Ramirez Rich Junker ...

The Why of Data Visualization A look at the importance of thinking more deeply about data visualization and how improving your data visualization approaches can make you more effective as an ...

R Corner - Predictive Models and Universal Theorems A discussion on the four universal theorems that are useful when building models. By Steve Craighead Univeral Theorems;Projection Pursuit ...

Running simulations using Excel without VBA An explanation of a simulation tool that’s built into Excel, is easily scalable and can be added to your existing financial models with minimal effort.

Managing the Big Data Opportunities Seminar Are you looking to learn more about Big Data? Are you looking to learn more about Big Data? On May 6, the Technology Section will be sponsoring a ...

Letter from the Editors Welcome fellow members of the Society of Actuaries Technology Section to the third 2016 edition of CompAct. We have fallen short on our goal to deliver four issues for ...

Letter From The Chair I consider it a huge honor to chair the Technology Section. Not only is it an opportunity to give back to a professional organization that's given me so much, I get to ...

Letter from the Editor In this issue of CompAct, we have some great content to help usher in 2015. By Paul Ramirez CompAct newsletter is probably the way in which most Technology Section members ...