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SAS Global Forum 2019 で発表しよう（学生向けプログラムあり）
全世界のSASユーザーが集う年次のイベント SAS Global Forum。 次回は2019年4月28日から5月1日まで、米国テキサス州ダラスで開催予定です。 現在、SAS Global Forum 2019での発表演題を募集しています。 本イベントは、600を超えるセッションでワークショップ、プレゼンテーション、e-ポスター、デモおよび交流プログラムが用意されており、アナリティクス活用についての事例やテクノロジーが多数紹介されます。昨年は5400人もの登録者があり、世界中のデータサイエンティストと情報交換が可能です。（2017年の様子を過去のブログで紹介しています。その1, その2, その3） 学生向けのプログラムも用意されており、多くの大学生・教育関係者が参加します。 Student Ambassador Program ... 「学生大使」として無料でイベントに招待（旅費や宿泊代もサポートされます！） Student Symposium ... 学生がチームで戦うコンテスト。ファイナリストはイベントに招待されます。 Academic Summit ... 学生と教育関係者向けの講演と交流プログラム。昨年、参加した日本の学生によるレポートはこちら。 ビジネスやアカデミアのユーザーが一堂に会するグローバルイベントで、学生が自身の分析・研究・提案を発表することで、ビジネスやアナリティクスの専門家からのフィードバックにより自身のアイデアを深めると同時に、国際的にネットワークを広げることができます。 まずは、10月22日の締切までにアブストラクトを投稿しましょう！ SAS Japan アカデミア推進室では、投稿に向けて学生の皆さんをサポートいたします。 興味のお持ちの方は JPNAcademicTeam@sas.com までご連絡ください。
What your favorite authors are reading: SAS Press authors highlight SAS Global Forum papers
Three bestselling SAS Press authors feature their favorite papers from SAS Global Forum 2018.
Call for content now open for SAS Global Forum 2019
Did you know that the call for content is now open for SAS Global Forum 2019? Get the details and see why next year's Conference Chair MaryAnne DePesquo is excited about the big event in Dallas, Texas, April 28-May 1, 2019.
A quick introduction to CAS in SAS Viya
Data in the cloud makes it easily accessible, and can help businesses run more smoothly. SAS Viya runs its calculations on Cloud Analytics Service (CAS). David Shannon of Amadeus Software spoke at SAS Global Forum 2018 on his paper, Come On, Baby, Light my SAS Viya: Programming for CAS.
How SAS Viya uses REST APIs to integrate with Python
SAS Viya has opened an entirely new set of capabilities, allowing SAS to analyze on cloud technology in real-time. One of the best new features of SAS Viya is its ability to pair with open source platforms, allowing developers the freedom of language and implementation to integrate with the power
How to tokenize documents into sentences
SAS Visual Analytics includes text parsing actions that can help tokenize sentences, and SAS Visual Text Analytics provides even better, more sophisticated methods. This article contains code samples and cites papers for more details.
How to sample textual data with SAS
See how to sample unstructured (text) data using SAS Viya and CAS actions. This post includes complete code to cluster the text documents via k-means, and treats the cluster memberships as strata for analysis.
SAS Studio: A new way to program in SAS
SAS Studio is the latest way you can access SAS. This newer interface allows users to reach SAS through a web browser, offering a number of unique ways that SAS can be optimized. At SAS Global Forum 2018, Lora Delwiche and Susan J Slaughter gave the presentation, “SAS Studio: A New Way to Program in SAS.” This post reviews the paper, offering you insights of how to enhance your SAS Studio programming performance.
Is there a “Big Red Button” to use The SAS Platform?
For software users and SAS administrators, the question of how to streamline their approach into the easiest to use system that most effectively completes the task at hand. At SAS Global Forum 2018, the topic of a “Big Red Button” for the SAS Platform was an idea that got audience members excited. Here's a review of that talk.
Top 10 tips for SAS Enterprise Miner
SAS Enterprise Miner has been a leader in data mining and modeling for over 20 years. The system offers over 80 different nodes that help users analyze, score and model their data. Here are the Top Ten Tips for Enterprise Miner from a user with more than 20 years of experience.
Technology that gets the most from the Cloud
SAS Viya is our latest extension of the SAS Platform and interoperable with SAS® 9.4. There were a number of SAS Viya presentations at SAS Global Forum 2018. In this series, we will review several of the most interesting talks. This post reviews Hadley Christoffels’ talk, A Need For Speed: Loading Data via the Cloud.
What makes a SAS User? Insight and Community: Josh Horstman
During SAS Global Forum 2018, I sat down with four SAS users to get their take on what makes a SAS user. Read through to find valuable tips they shared and up your SAS game. I’m sure you will come away inspired, as you discover some universal commonalities in being a SAS user.
Students showcase power of open data to help government
Open data is critical to research, particularly at universities. The many university students that attend SAS Global Forum bring an energy and vitality to the conference that is unmistakable. They’re everywhere…in sessions, social activities, out on the town and, of course, the academic events. This year, 150 of them graced
Knowledge from the SAS family: SAS Global Forum 2018 papers and videos now available
For those of you who weren't able to attend SAS Global Forum 2018, you can still learn a lot from the content shared there. Gain knowledge from your SAS family. SAS Global Forum 2018 papers and videos now available.
Top 10 bestselling titles at SAS Global Forum 2018
In this blog post you'll find out the top 10 bestselling titles at SAS Global Forum 2018.
Which random number generator did Thanos use?
WARNING: This blog post references Avengers: Infinity War and contains story spoilers. But it also contains useful information about random number generators (RNGs) -- tempting! If you haven't yet seen the movie, you should make peace with this inner conflict before reading on. Throughout the movie, Thanos makes it clear
Oklahoma State University visualizes data ‘til the cows come home
Oklahoma State University (OSU) has corralled its data faster than a tumbleweed in a whirlwind, and has bold plans to transform its institutional research efforts. I recently met with OSU's Institutional Research and Information Management (IRIM) team, which provides information, research, decision support, and analysis on demand to the OSU
What makes a SAS user? Order, logic and magic: Louise Hadden
During SAS Global Forum 2018, I sat down with four SAS users to get their take on what makes them a SAS user. Read through to find valuable tips they shared and up your SAS game. I’m sure you will come away inspired, as you discover some universal commonalities in being a SAS user.
What makes a SAS user? SAS thinks like me: Dede Schreiber-Gregory
During SAS Global Forum 2018, I sat down with four SAS users to get their take on what makes a SAS user. Read through to find valuable tips they shared and up your SAS game. I’m sure you will come away inspired, as you discover some universal commonalities in being a SAS user.
What makes a SAS user? Introverts find their tribe: Richann Watson
During SAS Global Forum 2018, SAS instructor Charu Shankar sat down with four SAS users to get their take on what makes them a SAS user. Read through to find valuable tips they shared and up your SAS game. I’m sure you will come away inspired, as you discover some universal commonalities in being a SAS user.
A periodic table to help you with your SAS ODS graphics!
There were 97 e-posters in The Quad demo room at SAS Global Forum this year. And the one that caught my eye was Ted Conway's "Periodic Table of Introductory SAS ODS Graphics Examples." Here's a picture of Ted fielding some questions from an interested user... He created a nice/fun graphic,
5 things law enforcement should know about SAS Intelligence and Investigation Management
Last week at SAS Global Forum, SAS launched a new solution for law enforcement. Powered by SAS® Visual Investigator, SAS® Intelligence and Investigation Management helps agencies integrate information to uncover sophisticated criminal activity, make connections in real time, and enhance collaboration in investigations. Data and analytics can provide tremendous value
SAS Global Forum: Los datos se transforman en inteligencia
La fortaleza que tiene la analítica ahora es la revolución de las tecnologías como la inteligencia artificial (IA) y el aprendizaje automático. Esta amalgama de innovaciones le da a las empresas, de todas las industrias, la oportunidad de llevar a cabo las percepciones que obtienen de sus datos a una
Peak moments define SAS Global Forum 2018
At the Executive Conference at SAS Global Forum 2018 speaker Dan Heath says customer experiences are defined by peak moments. In this blog post, E.G. Nadhan, Chief Technology Strategist at Red Hat, shares his peak moments from SAS Global Forum 2018.
The remarkable results of applied curiosity
The SAS® Global Forum Technology Connection isn’t just an opportunity to show off what SAS has been working on. It’s a chance to meet the people behind SAS® technology, see the results of their relentless curiosity, and understand how the world is transformed by it. Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and
Jedi @ SASGF: Working with Big Data in SAS
The SAS Jedi Mark Jordan presents his SAS Global Forum 2018 paper "Working with Big Data in SAS"
What can be achieved when passion, curiosity and analytics come together?
SAS has never been able to sit idle and watch from the sidelines as crises ensue. Why? Because we know that good can be made possible if data is put to work. SAS Global Forum opening session spotlighted four real-life examples of how SAS is showing up and improving the
Watch new discoveries unfold at SAS Global Forum
Bright lights, a packed house, loud music and high energy – these are the elements that come to life every year in the SAS Global Forum opening session. But it’s not just about the entertainment and energy. Each year, the Sunday night opening session sets the stage for conference attendees.
Taking in. Giving back.
When we breathe, we breathe in and breathe out. If we choose only one or the other, the results are disastrous. The same principle applies to professional growth and development. Whether we are programmers, statisticians, teachers, students, or writers, we benefit from taking in and giving back. We "take in"