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Providing technical tips and support information, written for and by SAS users.![Updated deployment tool for SAS hot fixes](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2017/01/SAS-Administrators-1.png)
An updated version of the SAS Hot Fix Analysis, Download and Deployment Tool (SASHFADD) has just been released on the SAS Technical Support Hot Fix site. If you are not familiar with SASHFADD (pronounced SAS-H-F-ADD), it’s a tool that will analyze a SAS 9.2, SAS 9.3 or SAS 9.4 deployment
![Don’t trust the data: Advice from Best Paper winners](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2017/01/SASevents-2.png)
Missing San Francisco already? I caught up with the SAS Global Forum 2013 paper winners and asked them to share some of their insights about their work, the conference and what they took away from the experience. To kick off this series, I've posted their words of wisdom for other SAS Users. The question was
![Tuning SAS performance in a virtual environment](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2017/01/SAS-Administrators-1.png)
Users often ask if there are any major tuning efforts that need to be made in order for SAS to execute ideally in a virtual environment. The quick answer is "not really". The longer answer is “it helps to set up your virtual environment properly.” There are a few minor
![Capturing the number of logins per SAS user](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2017/01/SAS-Administrators-1.png)
Christina Harvey recently forwarded this question from SAS user Bob Wasicak to several administrators here at SAS: “Does the metadata layer capture the number of login's per user? And how can I get at it? I have been using the metadata browser but would like to write a query to extract
![Top 10 reasons for presenting a conference paper](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2013/07/sas_user_conferences_verysmall.jpg)
Professional development, popularity, untold fame: the benefits of submitting a paper to a SAS conference are certainly varied and widespread! In a recent SAS Users LinkedIn discussion started by David Corliss, avid SAS users and former presenters discussed their motivations for writing, researching and presenting papers. From the many wonderful
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SAS Global Forum is a three-day, education-focused and energy-packed conference – created by SAS users, for SAS users. Next year’s event will be in Washington D.C., March 23-26. Featuring the best and brightest SAS users and experts from all over the globe, SAS Global Forum 2014 offers the SAS community the chance