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Gregory NelsonMarch 6, 2013 5

Last time we discussed the fundamentals of SAS data and how we reference that data in SAS Foundation. Now, we will turn our attention to how you access and protect data when you want to expose data through SAS clients versus the traditional LIBNAME method.

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Margaret CrevarFebruary 27, 2013 9

Improving performance: Determine the cause

Thanks for reading my previous post about the importance of understanding your performance issues before trying to determine the cause. Compiling all the available information about the problem and finding a repeatable SAS process that can be monitored are the first steps toward fixing the issue. Since we now have

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Gregory NelsonFebruary 20, 2013 3

Data by any other name

So let’s get down to it, what exactly do we mean by data in SAS? We hear all about “big data”, tiny data, datasets, metadata, OLAP, relational data, but what do I really need to know when it comes to SAS?

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Wendy McHenryFebruary 13, 2013 6

Registering DBMS data in SAS Management Console

I am a big fan of SAS Management Console. This is the central location where you can perform many of your SAS administration tasks. One of the most important tasks of a SAS Administrator is making sure data is available to the right people when they need it. Most of

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Jennifer ParksFebruary 6, 2013 2

Two methods for editing SAS metadata

The SAS Metadata Server holds all of the metadata for a given SAS EBI installation. For most SAS administrators, the sole view into the Metadata Server is through SAS Management Console. This is a very limited perspective out of the box, as much of the metadata is not surfaced by

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Paul HomesJanuary 30, 2013 2

Protecting your metadata protections

I think most people would agree that there's not much point in locking your front door if you're going to leave the keys in the lock. With a SAS platform metadata security implementation, it is just as important to ensure that the metadata access controls that you have carefully put

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Margaret CrevarJanuary 23, 2013 4

Improving performance: Understand the problem

My team and I are often called on to help customers optimize SAS system performance, particularly when the root cause of performance problems is hard to track down. This is the first of a two-part article on practices and tools we’ve found most useful.

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Gregory NelsonJanuary 16, 2013 2

It’s All about the Data, Dummy!

Happy belated New Year! For what it’s worth, no, I am not calling you a “dummy” or writing this just for Chris Hemedinger– just wanted to get your attention. This blog is actually an introduction to a series that I am kicking off this year entitled: "It's all about the data…"

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Tricia AanderudJanuary 9, 2013 1

Caching data in the SAS BI Dashboard

In version 4.3 of SAS BI Dashboard, data caching is not enabled by default. Each time a user opens a dashboard, each element on the dashboard executes a query to return the result. Enabling data caching can improve dashboard performance by generating data results in advance.

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Wendy McHenryJanuary 2, 2013 0

Setting up user permissions in SAS metadata

Happy New Year! If you have “adopting SAS metadata” as one of your New Year’s resolutions, I’m here to help you! In my last post in the metadata series, I shared with you all of the reasons why I love SAS metadata. I’d like to kick off 2013 with helping

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