The makeup of SAS Global Forum

Chris Hemedinger
Chris Hemedinger|April 29, 2012

Question: What do John Travolta, Gina Davis, and I all have in common? (I mean, besides the obvious fact that we are all awesome dancers.) Answer: We have all had makeup applied by artist Roxie Stice. I was the host for two SAS Tech Talks, which were broadcast via Livestream [...]

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SAS Tech Talks LIVE from SAS Global Forum

Chris Hemedinger
Chris Hemedinger|April 18, 2012

For me, this will be a SAS Global Forum of many “firsts”. My first Closing Session. My first time attending as a staffer outside of SAS R&D (well, except for the chilly SUGI 21 in Chicago). And my first chance to host the SAS Tech Talk sessions, which will be [...]

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Doing more with SAS Enterprise Guide automation

Chris Hemedinger
Chris Hemedinger|April 17, 2012

Have you ever selected File->Schedule Project or Schedule->Process Flow in SAS Enterprise Guide? Are you curious about what magic these actions will trigger? Here’s what happens: SAS Enterprise Guide creates a VBScript program that contains the instructions to start SAS Enterprise Guide, load your project, run your project or flow, [...]

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The Heme-finder: Where I'll be during SAS Global Forum

Chris Hemedinger
Chris Hemedinger|April 11, 2012

I’m sorry to say that there will be no “Dummies around Me” smart phone app for SAS Global Forum this year. That means that if you want to catch up with me, you’ll have to do it the old-fashioned way: plan to be in the same place that I am, [...]

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I'm the last person you'll see at SAS Global Forum

Chris Hemedinger
Chris Hemedinger|March 7, 2012

A few years ago I had the privilege of presenting the last technical paper at SAS Global Forum. This year, conference chair Andy Kuligowski asked me to go one better than that, and present a talk at the official Closing Session. What will I talk about? That’s a mystery (maybe [...]

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A sure-fire SAS Global Forum idea: yours for free

Chris Hemedinger
Chris Hemedinger|November 11, 2011

You can still get a paper proposal in for SAS Global Forum 2012. All you need is an idea. And probably some data. And also, some techniques for analyzing that data. Oh, and some conclusions would be helpful as well. I know: you are a busy person! You might not [...]

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Make a name for yourself at SAS Global Forum

Chris Hemedinger
Chris Hemedinger|November 8, 2011

Celebrity fame (I’m told) is overrated. Do you really want hordes of people to recognize you in the shopping mall or while you wait at a red light? Of course you don’t. And that’s why I advise you to never win the American Idol competition (nor should you lose with [...]

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Don't hold your applause til the end

Chris Hemedinger
Chris Hemedinger|April 4, 2011

Yesterday I was in the Big Room for the rehearsal of the Technology Connection, the part of SAS Global Forum where SAS shows off its wares: what’s been released recently and what’s coming. I believe that customers are going to love what they see. And just about every product that [...]

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Running PROCs on Your Facebook Friends (2011 version)

Chris Hemedinger
Chris Hemedinger|April 3, 2011

While talking to fellow SAS users at SAS Global Forum 2011 this week, I’ll be discussing how SAS programmers can “play” with social media data that they can access on Facebook and Twitter. I always refer people to my blog for more information, and so I’ve prepared this blog post [...]

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SAS programmers: meet Twitter

Chris Hemedinger
Chris Hemedinger|March 31, 2011

“Twitter, thou art nought but data.” So sayeth the SAS programmer. Many data analysts now recognize Twitter for what it is: a tremendous source of data covering almost any topic, from Justin Bieber’s hair to political uprisings to technical conferences to company brands. SAS offers sophisticated solutions to harness this [...]

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