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Providing technical tips and support information, written for and by SAS users.![A preliminary analysis of the Nobel Laureates](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2017/10/Nobel8-702x336.png)
Every year in early October, the eyes of the world turn to Sweden and Norway, where the Nobel Prize winners are announced to the world. The Nobel Prize is considered the world's most prestigious award. Since 1901, the Prize has been presented to individuals and organizations that have made significant
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If you’re in the field of analytics, you’ve undoubtedly heard about SAS Viya. Designed for all analytic professionals, regardless of skills or experience, SAS Viya seamlessly handles big, complex, diverse data. It also supports any programming language, allowing analysts to choose the tool that makes them most productive. Recently a colleague
![A review of the options available for upgrading a SAS 9 deployment](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2017/09/Upgrading-a-SAS-9-deployment1-696x336.png)
With the fifth maintenance release of SAS 9.4 (SAS 9.4M5) now available, it seems like a good time to get a refresher on some of the ways you can upgrade your existing SAS deployments to the latest release. Among several benefits, SAS 9.4M5 provides closer integration with the CAS in-memory runtime engine
![Using a web browser as a SAS code editor](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2017/09/Using-a-web-browser-as-a-SAS-code4-002-702x336.png)
Whether you are a SAS code creator, a blogger, a technical writer, an editor-in-chief, an executive, a secretary, a developer or programmer in any programming language or simply someone who uses computer or hand-held device for writing, you need to read this blog post – your life is about to
![PROC SGPLOT: There’s an ATTRS for that](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2017/09/PROCSGPLOT1-702x336.png)
The SGPLOT procedure (as well as other ODS Graphics procedures) does a great job of creating nice- looking output with very little coding. However, there are times when you want to make adjustments to the output's appearance. For those occasions, we have an ATTRS for that! The statements in PROC
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In SAS Visual Analytics 8.1, report creators have the ability to include drive-distance and drive-time in their geographical maps, but only if their site has an Esri ArcGIS Online account and they have valid credentials for the account. In the user Settings for SAS Visual Analytics Geographic Mapping 8.1 release,