Last week at SAS Global Forum, SAS demonstrated its commitment to bring powerful business analytics to customers wherever they choose to work, including on the desktop, on the Web, and on mobile devices such as the iPhone. In that spirit, SAS today announced plans to port its powerful analytics software
At last week's SAS Global Forum, I sat down for a few minutes with Stephan Chase, Vice President of Customer Knowledge at Marriott Hotels. Chase's team provides the analytics and predictive modeling to the marketing team within the Marriott Rewards business unit. I asked him to elaborate on an earlier
SAS Senior Software Manager and co-author of SAS for Dummies Chris Hemedinger talks about his experiences at SAS Global Forum 2009. Web Links: SAS.com:http://www.sas.com/apps/webnet/SGF2009VideoBlog/index.html?videoID=isgf09ep32
SAS Research Statistician Rick Wicklin talks about the new SAS interface with R in SAS/IML Studio. Web Links: SAS.com:http://www.sas.com/apps/webnet/SGF2009VideoBlog/index.html?videoID=isgf09ep31
SAS Software Developer Zach Marshall talks about the exciting new features in SAS 9.2 in Base SAS to call Web Services. Web Links: SAS.com:http://www.sas.com/apps/webnet/SGF2009VideoBlog/index.html?videoID=isgf09ep30
Frank Capobianco talks about why Teradata is at SAS Global Forum 2009 and the excitement surrounding in-database processing. Web Links: SAS.com:http://www.sas.com/apps/webnet/SGF2009VideoBlog/index.html?videoID=isgf09ep29
2009 SAS Global Forum Conference Chair Lori Griffin and 2010 SAS Global Forum Conference Chair Lauren Haworth talk about this year's conference and what's coming up in 2010 in Seattle. Web Links: SAS.com:http://www.sas.com/apps/webnet/SGF2009VideoBlog/index.html?videoID=isgf09ep28
SAS Student Scholarship Winner Jenni Elion talks about her experience attending SAS Global Forum 2009. Web Links: SAS.com:http://www.sas.com/apps/webnet/SGF2009VideoBlog/index.html?videoID=isgf09ep27
Senior Software Manager Rick Langston talks about what's new at SAS Global Forum 2009. Web Links: SAS.com:http://www.sas.com/apps/webnet/SGF2009VideoBlog/index.html?videoID=isgf09ep26
Alan Hoffler talks with Blaine Byars about his experience as a first timer at SAS Global Forum 2009. Web Links: SAS.com:http://www.sas.com/apps/webnet/SGF2009VideoBlog/index.html?videoID=isgf09ep25
SAS Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Jim Davis talks about how Business Analytics are playing a bigger role within companies. Web Links: SAS.com:http://www.sas.com/apps/webnet/SGF2009VideoBlog/index.html?videoID=isgf09ep24
SAS President and CEO Jim Goodnight talks about how SAS manages to stay profitable while other companies are laying off workers. Web Links: SAS.com:http://www.sas.com/apps/webnet/SGF2009VideoBlog/index.html?videoID=isgf09ep23
SAS co-founder and Executive Vice President talks about what's new with JMP and the integration with SAS. Web Links: SAS.com:http://www.sas.com/apps/webnet/SGF2009VideoBlog/index.html?videoID=isgf09ep22
Dr. Tyler Smith, Section Co-Chair for the Statistic & Data Analysis section, talks about how papers are selected, when you need to get started and tips on getting your paper accepted at SAS Global Forum. Web Links: SAS.com:http://www.sas.com/apps/webnet/SGF2009VideoBlog/index.html?videoID=isgf09ep21
Three SAS Student Ambassadors talk about the benefits of attending SAS Global Forum. To learn more about the SAS Student Ambassador Program, visit http://www.sas.com/govedu/edu/programs/stuamb_overview.html. Web Links: SAS.com:http://www.sas.com/apps/webnet/SGF2009VideoBlog/index.html?videoID=isgf09ep20
Mike Thomas, SAS Software Manager, BI Dashboards & Mobile Technologies talks about the new development for the Blackberry and iPhone. Web Links: SAS.com: http://www.sas.com/apps/webnet/SGF2009VideoBlog/index.html?videoID=isgf09ep19
SAS Online Customer Support Specialist Lainie Hoverstad talks about what's new with the SASCommunity.org, a collaborative online community for SAS users worldwide. Join in the conversation at http://www.sascommunity.org today. Web Links: SAS.com:http://www.sas.com/apps/webnet/SGF2009VideoBlog/index.html?videoID=isgf09ep18
Renee Harper, manager of the SAS Customer Support Web site, discusses how SAS users can find answers online without needing to call SAS Technical Support. Web Links: SAS.com:http://www.sas.com/apps/webnet/SGF2009VideoBlog/index.html?videoID=isgf09ep17
Ron Statt talks about the SAS onDemand for Academics program and how it makes it easy for colleges and universities to access the analytical power of SAS for teaching and completing coursework. For more information about the SAS onDemand for Academics, visit http://www.sas.com/govedu/edu/programs/od_academics.html. Web Links: SAS.com:http://www.sas.com/apps/webnet/SGF2009VideoBlog/index.html?videoID=isgf09ep16
SAS Publishing Director Sean Gargan talks about what's new in the SAS Publishing booth at SAS Global Forum 2009, including podcasts with SAS authors and hand held reading devices. Web Links: SAS.com:http://www.sas.com/apps/webnet/SGF2009VideoBlog/index.html?videoID=isgf09ep15
SAS Certification Program Manager Jerry Oglesby talks about how SAS Certification can help SAS users land that high-paying SAS job. Web Links: SAS.com:http://www.sas.com/apps/webnet/SGF2009VideoBlog/index.html?videoID=isgf09ep14
SAS Education Marketing Manager Larry LaRusso talks about the variety of training options that SAS offers, including Live Web training. Web Links: SAS.com:http://www.sas.com/apps/webnet/SGF2009VideoBlog/index.html?videoID=isgf09ep13
Alan Hoffler interviews SAS Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Keith Collins about what was shown during the Technology Session and what SAS R&D has planned over the next year. Web Links: SAS.com:http://www.sas.com/apps/webnet/SGF2009VideoBlog/index.html?videoID=isgf09ep12
SAS users were able to talk with the Code Doctors on the Demo Floor at SAS Global Forum 2009 to get help and advice with SAS programming issues. Web Links: SAS.com:http://www.sas.com/apps/webnet/SGF2009VideoBlog/index.html?videoID=isgf09ep11
I really enjoyed this blog post by AnnMaria: "The Sea Monkey Effect prevents robot uprising". I think my reading experience was enhanced because I met* the author at SAS Global Forum yesterday. AnnMaria should apply for a grant and enter into the annals of improbable research. *(She told me that
Members of the media attending SAS Global Forum met a panel of SAS customers from diverse backgrounds but with a unified message: In uncertain economic times, deploying the power of advanced analytics becomes a necessity rather than a luxury. Panelists included: Aaron Cano, Vice President of Customer Knowledge, 1-800-FLOWERS.com Stephan
1.) Where I could find you if you weren’t at a users group conference? You’d find me outdoors. In winter it’s skiing (x-c and downhill) and in the spring-fall it’s hiking, mountain biking and camping. 2.) How many times have you been to SAS Global Forum, and what was your
I had the opportunity to sit in on two presentations yesterday that ran back-to-back and seemed to provide a complementary message to SAS users in government and public service. It gave me the idea to post a few comments on both. Ben Zenick, Doing More with Less Ben Zenick, the
In hopes of adding to your SAS Global Forum experience, we've kicked off a SAS presenters series. Here, we’ve asked some of the SAS presenters five questions to learn more about what makes them tick, why they chose to present and what they hoped you would take away from the
In hopes of adding to your SAS Global Forum experience, we've kicked off a SAS presenters series. Here, we’ve asked some of the SAS presenters five questions to learn more about what makes them tick, why they chose to present and what they hoped you would take away from the
