SAS administrators--what's on your bookshelf?

I spend a lot of time on support.sas.com looking for resources to share.  The SAS Programmer’s Bookshelf is a handy reference that’s been around for a while, so I asked “Why not a SAS Administrator’s Bookshelf?”

What would you include?

It’s complicated, of course, because the SAS administrator’s role covers a myriad of tasks. Throw into that mix, the fact that many individual software products have their own administration requirements, and you have quite a long list.

About a year ago, I published a post on SAS administrator connections and resources, and all this research made me realize it might be time to update that post with a few new items (noted with *).

Installation and configuration

You’ll find most of the information necessary to accomplish your tasks on these support.sas.com:

System Requirements

Install Center

Third-Party Software Support

System Administration topic in Samples & SAS Notes

Migration Focus Area

* Scalability and Performance Focus Area

* Enterprise Management Integration Focus Area

Training and webinars

These  SAS Talks archives are available on demand.

* SAS® 9.4: What’s New for SAS® Administrators

* Key Capabilities of SAS® Grid Computing

SAS® 9.3 Features and Functionality for Platform Administration

Best Practices in SAS® Administration

Best Practices for Configuring Your IO Subsystem for SAS®9 Applications

And, of course, don't forget training and certification:

* Courses and training paths – new courses for SAS Visual Analytics and middle tier

SAS Global Certification program for platform administrators

Documentation and technical papers

The list of product documentation under SAS Intelligence Platform administration is a great start on the SAS Administrator’s Bookshelf, don’t you think?

SAS Intelligence Platform administration – a list of related product documentation

Administrator’s guides for installed products

Many of these papers are updated as new information is available, so check occasionally if you’ve used these resources:

* SAS Technical Papers – Installation and Enterprise Administration

* A list of papers useful for troubleshooting system performance problems SAS Global Forum, in particular the Systems Architecture and Administration section

* SAS Global Forum proceedings SAS Global Forum, in particular the Systems Architecture and Administration section.

Connections through social media

There are several great options!

SAS Deployment Community on support.sas.com

LinkedIn groups such as SAS Administration Team & SAS Architects/Administrators/Implementation Specialist

SAS Users administrators series

The SAS Dummy

Real BI for Real Users

Lisa Horwitz' The IT Whisperer

Paul Homes' platformadmin.com

Andrew Ratcliffe's NOTE:

Tricia Aanderud’s bi notes

I’m sure I’ve missed your favorite!  Please share by commenting below.

SAS administrators--what's on your bookshelf? was published on SAS Users.