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Stephen FoersterOctober 30, 2015 3

How to shrink LASR tables

Is your LASR implementation running short on memory? Since LASR tables are stored in memory, it can become scarce. So what can we do to minimize LASR table size and still get LASR’s legendary performance? Here are a few strategies on how to shrink LASR tables: Compression: When compression was

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Uttam KumarOctober 28, 2015 9

Using SAS PROC SQOOP

SAS 9.4 M3, introduces a new procedure named PROC SQOOP. This procedure enables users to access an Apache Sqoop utility from a SAS session to transfer data between a database and HDFS. Using SAS PROC SQOOP lets you submit Sqoop commands from within your SAS application to your Hadoop cluster. PROC

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Edoardo RivaOctober 26, 2015 2

SAS Grid Manager for Hadoop architecture

SAS Grid Manager for Hadoop is a brand new product released with SAS 9.4M3 this summer. It gives you the ability to co-locate your SAS Grid jobs on your Hadoop data nodes to let you further leverage your investment in your Hadoop infrastructure. This is possible because SAS Grid Manager

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Programming Tips | SAS Events

Larry LaRussoOctober 22, 2015 0

Using the SAS Output Delivery System to enhance, customize, and render reports

To kick off his presentation at MWSUG2015, SAS’ Chevell Parker flashed a picture of an old-school phone booth and asked the audience where he could find the nearest one. Met with several seconds of silence, he smiled. “Don’t all answer at once!” The point of his question was obvious: as

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Programming Tips | SAS Administrators

Bobbie WagonerOctober 21, 2015 0

The SAS Visual Analytics Home Page: It’s not just for Visual Analytics anymore!

As of Visual Analytics 7.2, the home page is designed to serve as the entry point for not only Visual Analytics, but also additional SAS applications and solutions. To this end, the SAS Visual Analytics home page is documented in both the SAS Visual Analytics Administration Guide and the SAS Intelligence

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Programming Tips | SAS Events

Larry LaRussoOctober 20, 2015 0

Hot skills for SAS professionals

Good news SAS users; you are a hot commodity. That’s the primary message Kirk Paul Lafler from Software Intelligence Corporation and Charlie Shipp of Consider Consulting Corporation delivered to a room full of users at MWSUG 2015. Citing figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and a recent CNN Money

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Marcia SurrattOctober 16, 2015 4

PROC SGPLOT: It isn’t just for plots anymore

A coworker was recently in need of some simple graphics to include in a slide show to accompany her SAS Global Forum paper. After listening to what she wanted, I decided that I could use PROC SGPLOT to create those images for her. The first image was a set of stacked

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Louanne WrightOctober 15, 2015 0

Creating an automated grocery list using SAS Enterprise Guide and prompts

Creating a grocery shopping list can be overwhelming for a variety of reasons. Lack of experience, picky eaters, and new recipes can turn an ambitious cook into an overwhelmed procrastinator. In this blog post I’ll show you an easy SAS Enterprise Guide project that uses prompts to create a simple

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Rob CollumOctober 8, 2015 7

Five Major Enhancements of SAS Embedded Process for Hadoop for SAS 9.4 M3

The SAS In-Database Embedded Process is the key technology which enables the SAS® Scoring Accelerator, SAS® Code Accelerator, and SAS® Data Quality Accelerator products to function. The EP is the computation engine we place near the data, which reduces unnecessary data movement and speeds up processing and efficiency. The EP

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Programming Tips | SAS Administrators

Gerry NelsonOctober 7, 2015 0

Part 2: Auditing data access, who did what and when?

In my last blog, I demonstrated how to configure a SAS server to write a record to a log file showing who is opening, editing or renaming a SAS table. In this blog we will see how we can process that information. The documentation shows one way to do this via

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