SAS Users
Providing technical tips and support information, written for and by SAS users.![Your questions answered at SAS Global Forum](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2017/01/SASevents-2.png)
The bookstore is a happening place at SAS Global Forum. You can shop onsite and save money on books, mingle with 30+ SAS authors, try to win giveaways (hint: follow @SASPublishing on Twitter and monitor the SAS Global Forum hashtag #SASGF12 and/or enter a couple of surveys) and chat with
![Student scholarship programs available at SAS users group conferences](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2012/03/Schreiber.jpg)
Chances are you have at least one paper or research project this semester. If you are using SAS as part of a project, there are some great student scholarship opportunities to allow you to attend a SAS users group conference this year. You can present your work and build your
![Friday's Innovation Inspiration - ROI-focused marketing, predictive analytics](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2011/08/18-e1332961399361.jpg)
A small, North American marketing firm (a division of a much larger international firm that provides data-driven, multichannel marketing solutions) provides its clients with "effective one-to-one marketing and ROI-focused strategies by applying advanced predictive analytics."
![Unofficial Official Guide to SAS Global Forum - The 'social' connection](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2012/03/social-media.jpg)
When I first attended SAS Global Forum, you had to wait until you arrived at the conference to get connected with other attendees. There wasn’t a good way to find out in advance who was going to attend or what they were interested in. And if you weren’t attending for
![Friday's Innovation Inspiration - Get a real job](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2011/08/students.jpg)
There may be some of you who don't remember this song, but in high school and early college it was one of my favorites. "Get a haircut and get a real job," by George Thorogood and the Destroyers, really spoke to the rebel in me. Most of my rebellious days are behind
![Managing big data at the speed of risk](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2012/01/IFSUG.jpg)
“When I started using predictive analytics in 1991, I had a desktop computer with a 600 megabyte hard drive running SAS® 5.0 something,” said Olivia Rud, respected business intelligence thought leader and author of Data Mining Cookbook: Modeling Data for Marketing, Risk and Customer Relationship Management. Technology has vastly improved