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Providing technical tips and support information, written for and by SAS users.![SAS administrators: What’s next after your Hadoop introduction?](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2015/06/June-16-702x336.jpg)
Hadoop has been called a game changer technology. Here’s why: - DATA IS DIFFERENT: We now have to deal with both structured and unstructured data. - NO LIMITS: We now deal with Terabyte or Petabyte data size and not just with old Megabyte. - COMPLEXITY: We work with complex multi-server
![Evaluating tradeoffs when designing storage for SAS applications](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2015/05/tradeoffs.jpg)
Recently my wife and I took our annual anniversary trip – this time we went to the Grand Canyon, staying in Las Vegas. In researching our options to fly from Raleigh-Durham (RDU) to Las Vegas (LAS), we had several different selection criteria: what time we wanted to leave what time
![SAS ODS destination - Google maps Sample of Google map with embedded SAS ODS output](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2015/05/ODSmaps1.png)
➤ DISCLOSURE! In June 2018 Google introduced changes to the way it handles its Maps platform. They now require API key in order to embed a map, plus Google Maps "projects" must now be associated with a billing account. Unless these new Google rules are met, Google maps described in
![Hadoop skills for SAS administrators – why you need them and where to start](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2015/06/June-4-702x336.jpg)
If you have your SAS Certified Platform Administrator Credential, then it’s clear that you’ve studied a lot to achieve it. But suddenly the Hadoop era shows up and what you find are big gaps in your skills inventory. SAS administrators must be familiar with all the data SAS platform can
![SAS Environment Manager: Importing events](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2015/05/ImportEvent2.png)
An important goal of SAS Environment Manager is to communicate with existing software systems. This capability includes not only monitoring other non-SAS platform resources, but also means having the ability to respond to events from outside the SAS platform. We’ve seen how SAS Environment Manager can generate an event for external consumption (see Scott McCauley’s
![How SAS gets to data in Hadoop](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2014/09/Hadoop_logo.jpg)
SAS offers a rich collection of features for working with Hadoop quickly and efficiently. This post will provide a brief run-through of the various technologies used by SAS to get to data in Hadoop and what’s needed to get the job done. Working with text files Base SAS software has the