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Technical tips and tricks from SAS instructors, authors and other SAS experts.![What makes a SAS User? Insight and Community: Josh Horstman](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2018/05/Horstman_Josh_200x274-002.jpg)
During SAS Global Forum 2018, I sat down with four SAS users to get their take on what makes a SAS user. Read through to find valuable tips they shared and up your SAS game. I’m sure you will come away inspired, as you discover some universal commonalities in being a SAS user.
![Knowledge from the SAS family: SAS Global Forum 2018 papers and videos now available](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2018/05/Group-702x336.jpg)
For those of you who weren't able to attend SAS Global Forum 2018, you can still learn a lot from the content shared there. Gain knowledge from your SAS family. SAS Global Forum 2018 papers and videos now available.
![Top 10 bestselling titles at SAS Global Forum 2018](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2018/05/SGF1-702x336.png)
In this blog post you'll find out the top 10 bestselling titles at SAS Global Forum 2018.
!["Wide" versus "Tall" data: PROC TRANSPOSE v. the DATA step](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2017/10/newsletter-icon-code-o.jpg)
Datasets can present themselves in different ways. Identical data can bet arranged differently, often as wide or tall datasets. Generally, the tall dataset is better. Learn how to convert wide data into tall data with PROC TRANSPOSE.
![Deleting global macro variables](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2017/10/newsletter-icon-code-o.jpg)
Do you periodically delete unneeded global macro variables? You should! Deleting macro variables releases memory and keeps your symbol table clean. Learn how the macro language statement that deletes global macro variables and about the %DELETEALL statement that can be a life saver for macro programmers.
![Lowest unemployment since 1976?](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2018/05/unemployment_by_state_nc-1-702x336.png)
It looks like we've finally recovered from the Great Recession, and there are even claims of record-low unemployment in several U.S. states. Of course claims like that make my data-radar go off, and I wanted to see the numbers for myself. And it's a great excuse for me to create