RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --

The Internet of Things Community (IoT Community) - the world's largest group of CxOs and IoT professionals - welcomes SAS as its first Platinum Corporate Member and Sponsor for its inaugural IoT Slam Live '17 conference.

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"As a leader in IoT analytics and data management, SAS helps enterprises extract value from data to realize transformative insights, and that's an essential element for IoT success," said David Hill, Executive Director of the IoT Community. "We are thrilled to announce they've joined the IoT Community as a corporate member and our first Platinum Sponsor."

IoT Slam Live '17 takes place on June 21 and 22, 2017, at the Archie K. Davis Conference Center in Durham, North Carolina.

SAS speakers & sessions at the event include:

• Push Yourself to the Edge: IoT data reveals value with edge analytics.  
  SAS CMO Randy Guard discusses why a complete IoT analytics lifecycle is required to realize the promise of IoT.
• Is the IoT Cool, Creepy, or Just Plain Wrong? Tamara Dull, SAS Director of Emerging Technologies, will present this keynote about what happens when IoT devices are hacked and personal information is stolen or shared without permission.
• IoT at the Edge. Bill Roberts, SAS Global IoT Practice Director, will share the stage with Intel to discuss the advantages of pushing technologies like analytics directly to connected devices during this break-out session.

Roberts and Tamara Dull join other elite practitioners as members of the IoT Community Advisory Board.

IoT Slam Live 2017 Registration 

For more information or to register for the event, visit http://www.iotslam.com/register  Registered attendees will also benefit from receiving a free Raspberry Pi 3, and full access to all IoT Slam 2016, and 2015 Sessions. Practitioners seeking to participate in IoT Live Slam '17 In-person, should secure their place now as on-site inventories are running low.

About IoT Slam Live® '17
The IoT Slam Live® '17, an IoT Slam® production, is the Internet of Things Community's™ fifth international IoT conference and its inaugural live in-person event. The live in-person conference commences June 21-22, 2017 at the Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA. For more information, visit http://www.iotslam.com. IoT Live Slam® 17 delivers the best in class IoT Strategy, Leadership, Advisory and Methodology (SLAM)™.

About Internet of Things Community™
The Internet of Things Community - IoT Community is the world's largest and longest standing CxO community of senior business leaders and IoT practitioners consisting of 20,000+ members. For more information about the IoT Community, or to apply for free membership, please visit http://iotslam.com/community.

Keep up to date on Twitter by following @IoTChannel or using the hashtag #IoTSlam.

IoT Slam® and the IoT emblem are Registered Trademarks in multiple jurisdictions - All Rights Reserved: IoT Strategy, Leadership, Advisory, Methodology™.

David Hill, Executive Director +447879881438

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