In honor of World Statistics Day, I've been asking fans of the SAS Publishing Facebook page questions about statistics for the last two weeks. We've received lots of fun and interesting responses which I'd like to share here on Open Mic. If you're interested in celebrating with us today, join

Our last post, "Getting the most out of user group events," was a first for us here at Open Mic, as it was contributed by a SAS user, Dr. Bruce Stegner. I'm continually impressed by the passion, dedication and knowledge of our user base and would love to see more

In this next installment of our video series, SAS Authors Answer, I asked our authors what tips they could offer to new SAS users. If you're new to SAS, be sure to also check out our new user page that is a great introduction to our books, documentation and newsletters.

It's hard to believe that the summer season is winding down and cooler weather, fall leaves and football (Go Panthers!) is around the corner! Around SAS, we are gearing up for the fall conference season. I recently asked the fans of our Facebook page if they have ever attended a

Contributed by Gert H. N. Laursen and Jesper Thorlund In Business Analytics for Managers, we emphasize that analytics and BI initiatives are complex processes that involve parties all across an organization. And those processes are only as strong as the weakest link. What good will it do for a company

Contributed by Gert H. N. Laursen and Jesper Thorlund Our book, Business Analytics for Managers: Taking Business Intelligence Beyond Reporting, was published last month. The book is the latest in the Wiley and SAS Business Series. When people ask us why we wrote the book, we usually give them one

Have you ever wanted to ask your favorite author why they wrote their book? I recently had the opportunity to interview several of our authors and ask them a series of questions that we are introducing in a new video series called SAS Authors Answer! Over the next few weeks,

We're live from F2010, SAS' premier business forecasting conference. Professionals from dozens of industries are gathering at our headquarters in Cary to discuss the latest technologies and methodologies around forecasting. We caught up with authors Mike Gilliland and Charles Chase as they discussed their forecasting books with us. Enjoy their

I am blogging from O'Reilly's Tools of Change Conference in New York City, where I will be co-presenting a case study today with my colleague Sean Gargan about the work we have done over the past year with social media. While working on our presentation, Sean and I realized that

I've been working on a project for SAS Publishing that launched this week - a new video series featuring interviews with our authors and SAS experts. Some of you might already be familiar with our podcast series (soon to be on iTunes!), The Cover Story, hosted by my colleague Shelly

Publishing is a rapidly changing business. As technology continues to revolutionize the way we consume information, one thing seems to remain constant – “content is king.” SAS Publishing recognizes that our customers now carry Kindles, visit online discussion forums for solutions, edit wikis with sample code and ask programming questions