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  • Table It in Microsoft Excel
    Table It in Microsoft Excel Microsoft Excel Tables are excellent for manipulating data. This article ... convince you of the advantages of referring to table data by column name. Instead of referring to data ...
    • Authors: Paul Margus
    • Date: Oct 2012
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Computer science; Technology & Applications>Software
  • GPUs: How We Went From Zombie Blood Splatter To Financial Projections
    benchmarks of insurance projections using Oliver Wyman’s ATLAS software platform. What Is A GPU? A GPU is effectively ... CPU cores. In order to utilize the GPU your program(s) must be (re)written to do so. Interaction Between ...
    • Authors: Chris Stiefeling
    • Date: Oct 2013
    • Competency: Leadership>Thought leadership; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Annuities>Variable annuities; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Stochastic models; Technology & Applications>Computer science; Technology & Applications>Software
  • Letter From The Editors
    Tables can effectively manage data in his article “Table it in Microsoft Excel” and even shares his example ... Don’t miss Steve Craighead’s article about how to create a Ring of Fire using R’s spatial modeling package ...
    • Authors: Andrew Chan, Richard Junker
    • Date: Oct 2012
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Computer science; Technology & Applications>Software
  • Excel as an IT System
    “There’s poor version control in a spreadsheet—lots of different versions are floating around.” “It’s easy ... “There’s poor version control in software—lots of different versions are floating around.” “It’s easy to ...
    • Authors: Tim Heng
    • Date: Oct 2012
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Enterprise Risk Management>Operational risks; Enterprise Risk Management>Systematic risk; Technology & Applications>Software
  • Common Software Design Issues
    Common Software Design Issues Discusses some of the more common software-design issues ... the software-development team and the software's adaptability to competitive market and statutory requirements ...

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    • Authors: Andrew Chan
    • Date: Jan 2010
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Software
  • Introduction to Distributed Computing
    Additionally, it is important to minimize I N P U T D A T A O U T P U T D A T A Map ( ) Map ( ) Map ( ) ... Stage 16 (Attempt 0) Total Time Across All Tasks: 0.1 s Input Size / Records: 1088.0 B / 4 Shuffle Read: 3 ...

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    • Authors: Jason Altieri
    • Date: Apr 2018
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods>Modeling efficiency; Technology & Applications>Computer science; Technology & Applications>Software
  • Letter From The Chair
    Letter From The Chair It’s been an active year for the Technology Section. We sponsored a variety of ... offered several webcasts. ; By J. Eddie Smith, IV It’s been an active year for the Technology Section. We ...
    • Authors: John Smith
    • Date: Oct 2012
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Computer science; Technology & Applications>Software
  • Letter from the Editors
    newsletter. He offers a final contribution for this issue’s letter, sharing a poignant visit to a client: Computer ... newsletter. He offers a final contribution for this issue’s letter, sharing a poignant visit to a client: “I recently ...
    • Authors: Paul Ramirez, Richard Junker
    • Date: Jul 2013
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Technology & Applications>Analytics and informatics; Technology & Applications>Software
  • Cluster Modeling: A New Technique To Improve Model Efficiency
    Reviews and Articles on Life Insurance and Annuity Illustration, Needs Analysis, and Advanced Marketing ... 20 bp for a large down- ward equity shock). (SEE TABLE 1), Pg. 8 A company in that situation might well ...

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    • Authors: Craig Reynolds, Avi Freedman
    • Date: Jul 2009
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods>Modeling efficiency; Technology & Applications>Software
  • Appendix Exhibit A
    Appendix Exhibit A End-User Computing (EUC) applications (such as Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, ... Patriot Act US Companies doing business in the U.S. 3&,'66 US All companies that handle credit card ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Apr 2013
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Software