+ Maggie Miller was formerly a communications specialist at SAS. You'll likely find her writing blogs, shooting videos and sharing it all on social media. She has nearly ten years of journalism experience that she brings to her writing to help you learn and grow with SAS. Follow on Twitter @maggiemiller0
We decided to take a look back at our blogs in 2012 and see what piqued the interest of our readers. We had a little bit of everything from tricks to advice on all things SAS. Here’s the list of the Top 10 Blogs from 2012. Enjoy reading them again
There’s a new video series launching in the SAS Education department unlike anything that’s ever been done before. It’s called Stat Wars. Here’s how it works… two SAS instructors go head-to-head and battle it out over a statistics challenge. (So far no injuries have been reported.) It’s educational and engaging,
Damir Olejar isn’t a superhero, but he accomplished quite a feat -- passing the SAS Certified Base Programmer credential in 25 days. Olejar was on the fast track because he needed the credential to satisfy a prerequisite for a job offer. However, he wishes he would have spent more time
All of us here at SAS are finally recovering from Analytics 2012 in Las Vegas. Just like the atmosphere in Vegas, there was so much stimulation happening in the two-day event that it was hard to take it all in. That’s why we decided to give you a sampling of
The analytics field is ever-changing, which can create many challenges for professionals -- especially those with massive amounts of data. We reached out to our speakers and sponsors of Analytics 2012 to ask what are the obstacles they’re facing today. “In my opinion, the biggest challenge is positioning Analytics as
Right now, grid computing is one of the hottest topics here at SAS. To get more information about the technology and how people can get trained in it, I talked to Nancy Goodyear who manages e-Learning products at SAS. What is grid computing? Grid computing is a type of computing
If you’re in the field of analytics, you’re more than familiar with the term ‘big data.’ It’s one of the big (no pun intended) topics on the agenda at Analytics 2012. Keynote speaker Will Hakes will kick it off with his presentation, “The Revolution Has Just Begun.” But before that,
The political festivities are really getting started with both Republicans and Democrats holding their national conventions back-to-back. We’re not going to get into a debate over who should occupy the White House come January 2013, but we are curious to find out if analytics could play a part in the
Martha Britton is a mother of three children, a wife, full-time employee and now a SAS certified professional. But getting that last title wasn’t easy. It all started earlier this year when Britton took the SAS Base Certification Programmer exam and failed (missing the cut by just one point). “I
We all strive to be the best in our field. I’m always looking for unique and fun ways to engage people through our social media channels at SAS. But what does it take to grow in the field of analytics? I reached out to the speakers and sponsors of the
