SAS Users
Providing technical tips and support information, written for and by SAS users.![Using metadata to identify "my brother Darryl"](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2017/01/SAS-Administrators-1.png)
Recently, as I was driving in listening to National Public Radio (NPR), the topic of conversation was Edward Snowden and the National Security Agency (NSA), again. If you’ve been listening to any of this coverage, it seems the news media has a new catch word “metadata” that they are throwing
![6 great ideas from SAS users group leaders](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2013/07/sas_user_conferences_verysmall.jpg)
The SAS Users Groups Leaders meet-up was scheduled for the last evening of SAS Global Forum 2014, sandwiched between the last of the Tuesday presentations and the Kick-Back Party later that evening. There were a few familiar faces from regional users groups but lots of new ones from local and
![Seeing SAS Administrators in their natural habitat](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2017/01/SAS-Administrators-1.png)
It was wonderful to see and talk with so many SAS Administrators at SAS Global Forum this year. If you’re like me, you may have finished the conference wondering why it wasn’t possible to be two places at once because there was so much terrific content that it was impossible
![SAS Global Forum: 3 essential tips for students](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2017/01/SASevents-2.png)
Technology and software, much like SAS, makes everything simpler and more accessible. To fully appreciate what a company like SAS embodies and what it has to offer a student, I feel it is essential to attend SAS Global Forum, especially if analytics is something that drives you. Attending a conference
![Home from SAS Global Forum--what next?](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2013/07/sas_user_conferences_verysmall.jpg)
You’d think life would be calmer after the high energy of SAS Global Forum. Not so here at SAS! Your feedback is THE most crucial element of the conference for SAS teams, and we’ll be spending the next few weeks digesting it, choosing the best method for implementing it and
![Test results show SAS performs admirably with flash storage from Fusion-io®](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2017/01/SAS-Administrators-1.png)
SAS is constantly evaluating new technologies for internal and customer experiences. Based on requests from many of our customers, SAS R&D engaged with Fusion-io® to do performance testing with Fusion-io® ION™ Accelerator and ioScale™ storage devices. Our testing goals for the testing included: