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Providing technical tips and support information, written for and by SAS users.![The Little SAS Book 6.0: The best-selling SAS book gets even better](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2019/10/IMG_1761-702x336.jpg)
Find out about the changes and enhancements to the best-selling book, The Little SAS Book.
![SAS® Viya®: How to Emulate PROC SQL Using CAS-Enabled PROC FedSQL](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2019/10/Figure-4-image-702x289.png)
Someone asked SAS' Steven Sober if the PROC SQL example noted first in this post could be refactored into PROC FedSQL so it could run faster by leveraging SAS Viya’s in-memory engine CAS? Yes. Here's how.
![How SAS® Viya® fosters collaboration](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2019/10/achievement-3468104_1280-702x336.jpg)
When my younger son grabs a book or a toy from his older siblings without permission, his line of defense is always the same: “Sharing is caring!” Our kids' schools teach and reinforce this philosophy. Likewise, our family has rules to ensure peaceful, orderly sharing. Similarly, many organizations value collaboration.
![Simple general authorization patterns](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2019/10/Picture10-702x336.png)
Newcomers to SAS Viya Administration may appreciate these tried-and-tested patterns for securing folders, and the content within them (reports, data plans, models etc.). If you are new to security model design in SAS Viya, this post is for you.
![How to Parallel Load and Compress a SAS® Cloud Analytic Services (CAS) Table](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2019/10/Parallel-Load-Compress-702x336.jpg)
In this post, you'll learn how to parallel load and compress a SAS® Cloud Analytic Services (CAS) Table in one pass of the CAS table.
![Creating a word cloud using Python and SAS® software](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2017/05/ProblemSolvers_Graphic-400x336.jpg)
Generating a word cloud (also known as a tag cloud) is a good way to mine internet text. Word (or tag) clouds visually represent the occurrence of keywords found in internet data such as Twitter feeds.