I feel privileged to have been invited back to meet with SAS customers throughout New Zealand and Australia. I also feel lucky to escape the North Carolina summer (with temperatures trending in the 90s Fahrenheit) in exchange for the "winter" weather Down Under.

For a good chunk of August, I'll travel around the region with analytics guru Evan Stubbs, meeting with SAS users and sharing what's new from SAS and how you can use the new features be more productive than ever.

I know it's not the only exciting thing happening in the region right now, but it's a Big Deal for me. If you work in Auckland, Wellington, Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, or Brisbane (whew!), I hope to see you at one of these events!