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Learn SAS | SAS Events

Jay LaramoreMarch 16, 2017 0

Visiting Open Attractions and Open SAS

As a SAS instructor, I’m often on the road, but, in April, my work travel path is going to take me to a place I haven’t visited since I was 12 years old. The occasion? SAS Global Forum 2017. The location? Walt Disney World® in Orlando. While the main conference

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Analytics | SAS Events

Sandra Hernandez

Sandra HernandezMarch 16, 2017 0

El Big Data no es tan listo como parece

Mucho hemos oído del #BigData y su enorme potencial para mejorar las actividades humanas en general y de los negocios en particular. Pero, ¿no nos estaremos obsesionando con almacenar la mayor cantidad de información posible sin pensar realmente en cómo vamos a usarla y para qué? Aquí es donde entra

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Advanced Analytics | Analytics | SAS Events

David PopeMarch 13, 2017 0

4 strategic uses of analytics

Every where you turn today, you run into analytics. If you talk about big data, you will talk about analytics, if you talk about the internet of things (IoT), you will talk about analytics, if you talk about automation ... well, you get the picture. When used properly, analytics has always

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Learn SAS | SAS Events

Ruth Dobson-TorresMarch 2, 2017 0

Modern learners meet modern training at SAS Global Forum 2017

Word on the proverbial technology street is that online learning is ideal for modern learners, and, at SAS, we wholeheartedly agree. In 2016, more than 80,000 SAS users trained in an online or blended learning format. In 2017, we kicked off the year with the announcement of our new SAS

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Learn SAS | SAS Events

Larry LaRussoMarch 2, 2017 0

That analyst is certifiable!

Editor's note: The following post is from Emma Warrillow, Chief DiGGer at Data Insight Group Inc. (DiG). Emma is a featured speaker at SAS Global Forum 2017 and recently named as one of the Top Women in Direct Marketing by Direct Marketing News. Learn more about Emma. “I need

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SAS Administrators | SAS Events

Margaret CrevarMarch 1, 2017 0

Resources for SAS Administrators at SAS Global Forum 2017 … and beyond

Editor's note (4/11/17): Full proceedings from SAS Global Forum 2017 (including for the presentations mentioned in this blog) can be found at http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings17/. SAS Global Forum 2017 is just a month away and, if you’re a SAS administrator, it’s a great place to meet your peers, share your experiences and attend

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John AmrheinFebruary 24, 2017 0

What are you willing to do to get to SAS Global Forum?

Let’s have some fun, shall we? Share your video or photo! The SAS User Community, albeit spread around the world, is a tight-knit group. We may sit alone in our offices pounding out code, developing applications, tweaking system performance or creating reports, but the truth is other SAS users (our

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Amanda FarnsworthFebruary 23, 2017 0

Bringing teams together

Editor's note: Amanda Farnsworth is Head of Visual Journalism at BBC News and a featured speaker at SAS Global Forum 2017, April 2-5, 2017 in Orlando. There was a best selling book some years ago called “Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus.” It’s a phrase I thought

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Learn SAS | SAS Events

Stacey SyphusFebruary 14, 2017 0

Learn about SAS Studio, SAS Enterprise Guide and (drumroll) SAS Viya at SAS Global Forum 2017!

When mentioning to friends that I’m going to Orlando for SAS Global Forum 2107, they asked if I would be taking my kids. Clearly my friends have not attended a SAS Global Forum before as there have been years where I never even left the hotel! My kids would NOT enjoy it… but,

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Advanced Analytics | SAS Events

Larry LaRussoFebruary 13, 2017 0

Facial recognition: Monetizing faces in the crowd

Editor's note: The following post is from Shara Evans, CEO of Market Clarity Pty Ltd. Shara is a featured speaker at SAS Global Forum 2017 and a globally acknowledged Keynote Speaker and widely regarded as one of the world’s Top Female Futurists. Learn more about Shara. In the movie Minority Report lead

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Programming Tips | SAS Events

John AmrheinFebruary 2, 2017 0

At SAS Global Forum, Content is King

I will begin with a short story. Like many employers, McDougall Scientific, my employer, requires its employees to review, with their co-workers and managers, what they learned at a conference or course. They are also asked to suggest applications of their learnings so that McDougall might realize value from the

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Analytics | Data Visualization | SAS Events

Robert AllisonJanuary 25, 2017 0

Something for geeks and nerds to do at Disney World!

Are you one of those people who get easily bored at amusement parks? Would you like something to do while your friends/family are waiting in line for a ride? Perhaps I have an alternate idea, to keep you busy - survey markers! When surveyors are measuring and marking areas for

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Learn SAS | SAS Events

Mark StevensJanuary 23, 2017 0

Kick off your SAS Global Forum journey with a SAS Certification

We are a few months away from SAS Global Forum in Orlando. You might think that the conference kicks off Sunday night at opening session, but there are plenty of weekend activities before then and I’d like to highlight one of them: SAS certification exam sessions. Isn’t now a great

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Advanced Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence | SAS Events

SAS PolandJanuary 18, 2017 0

SAS® Visual Investigator – the new dimension of use of advanced SAS analytics

Today, fraud detection in the areas of financial services, citizen services and national security is becoming an increasingly relevant challenge for both private organisations and government agencies. The ubiquity of the internet, the e‑commerce boom and growing volumes of data processed in clouds necessitate the implementation of advanced IT tools.

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SAS Administrators | SAS Events

Michelle HomesJanuary 16, 2017 0

Take a SAS security journey at SAS Global Forum 2017

Editor's note: Charyn Faenza co-authored this blog. Learn more about Charyn. As the fun of the festive season ends, the buzz of the new year and the enchantment of SAS Global Forum 2017 begins. SAS Global Forum is a conference designed by SAS users, for SAS users, bringing together SAS professionals

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Analytics | Data Visualization | SAS Events

Robert AllisonJanuary 13, 2017 0

What to do in Orlando, during SAS Global Forum!

They say "a picture is worth 1000 words" - and I think it might be more like 2000 when it comes to planning out fun/interesting things to do in a new city! I'm going to the SAS Global Forum (#SASGF) conference in Orlando this year, and I was wondering where

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Analytics | SAS Events

Gloria CaberoJanuary 10, 2017 0

SGF 2017: La ruta más eficiente para llevar sus datos a la acción

El poder del conocimiento no tendrá límites en 2017 SAS Global Forum (SGF), la conferencia de usuarios de SAS, ha agrupado por más de tres décadas a la comunidad de expertos con mayor experiencia en el campo de la analítica. Esta conferencia es el escenario ideal para que los usuarios

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SAS Events

Larry LaRussoJanuary 6, 2017 0

Junior Professional Program helps new users attend SAS Global Forum 2017

Regardless of how long they’ve used the software, there’s no better event for SAS professionals than SAS Global Forum. The conference will attract thousands of users from across the globe and is an excellent place to network with and learn from users of all skill levels. To help those relatively

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Larry LaRussoDecember 22, 2016 0

Transform your technical talks with an audience centered approach

Editor's note: The following post is from Melissa Marshall, Principal at Melissa Marshall Consulting LLC. Melissa is a featured speaker at SAS Global Forum 2017, and on a mission to transform how scientists and technical professionals present their work. Learn more about Melissa. Think back to the last technical talk you were an

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Amanda FarnsworthDecember 13, 2016 0

Making data personal: Big data made small

Editor's note: Amanda Farnsworth is Head of Visual Journalism at BBC News and a featured speaker at SAS Global Forum 2017, April 2-5, 2017 in Orlando. My days are spent trying to put the best content we can in front of our loyal, heartland audience, while reaching out to others,

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Advanced Analytics | Data for Good | SAS Events

Polly Mitchell-GuthrieNovember 29, 2016 0

4 tips to ensure your data4good efforts have an impact

In honor of today’s #GivingTuesday, which "harnesses the potential of social media and the generosity of people around the world to bring about real change in their communities,” I’ve been thinking about what constitutes “real change” and the role analytics can play on the many social issues our planet faces.

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John AmrheinNovember 29, 2016 0

SAS Global Forum 2017 is closer to home, or should I say…

est plus près de la maison, está más cerca de casa, está mais perto de casa, dichter bij huis, is closer to home, eh! In analytics and statistics, we often talk about sample sizes. The size of the data sets that you analyze are a measure of the amount of

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Customer Intelligence | SAS Events

Emanuela Sferco

Emanuela SfercoSeptember 28, 2016 0

Analytics Experience 2016: la cultura analitica è di scena a Roma

Per tre giorni, la capitale italiana ospiterà Analytics Experience, evento in cui professionisti IT, figure accademiche, business user ed executive da tutto il mondo si riuniscono con l’obiettivo di approfondire lo stato dell’arte degli analytics. Un mix di keynote strategici, storie di successo internazionali, corsi di formazione, certificazione SAS, update

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Programming Tips | SAS Events

Kirk Paul LaflerSeptember 26, 2016 0

SAS performance tuning - A little bit goes a long way

Over the past 37 years I've had the good fortune to be able to attend and present at hundreds of in-house, local, regional, special-interest and international SAS events. I am a conference junkie. I've not only attended thousands of presentations, Hands-On Workshops, tutorials, breakout sessions, quick tips, posters, breakfasts, luncheons,

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Deanna Schreiber-GregorySeptember 20, 2016 0

Multicollinearity and MWSUG – a beautiful match

I started out as a Psychology major. During my third year as an undergraduate, I was hired on as a research assistant for my advisor in her cognitive psychology lab. Through this and progressively more complicated psychological research experience, I quickly grew to love statistics. By the end of that

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Data for Good | SAS Events

Becky GraebeSeptember 19, 2016 0

'Data for good is in the DNA of this organization'

Wheat rust. You may have never heard of it, but in a matter of days, this fast-moving, silent-killing plant disease can completely annihilate a critical wheat farm in Ethiopia. Wheat rust’s newest nemeses? A legion of volunteer superheroes in the Data for Good movement. When Jake Porway, Founder and Executive

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Anjelica CummingsSeptember 19, 2016 0

What’s your big data problem?

Analytics Experience 2016 featured more than 100 breakout sessions and talks covering numerous topics in big data. You can watch many of those talks from our Analytics Experience 2016 video portal, where select keynote and session talks are archived. To give you a taste of the content you'll find there, here’s a

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Advanced Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence | SAS Events

SAS PolandSeptember 15, 2016 0

SAS® Visual Investigator – nowy wymiar użycia zaawansowanej analityki SAS

W obecnych czasach temat wykrywania nadużyć w obszarach finansów, usług dla obywateli oraz bezpieczeństwa narodowego staje się coraz większym wyzwaniem dla firm prywatnych i instytucji państwowych. Powszechność dostępu do Internetu, gwałtowny rozwój handlu elektronicznego i rosnące ilości danych przetwarzanych w usługach „w chmurze” powodują konieczność zastosowania zaawansowanych narzędzi informatycznych. SAS®

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Data for Good | Fraud & Security Intelligence | SAS Events

Anjelica CummingsSeptember 15, 2016 0

What’s your digital health care plan?

Historically, generations could expect to experience one – maybe at best – major technology disruption or transformation in their lifetime. That’s simply not the case today. Today it is more difficult than ever before to know what will transform the technology landscape in the next month or the next year.

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Machine Learning | SAS Events

Anjelica CummingsSeptember 14, 2016 0

An analytics revolution underway: Insights from Analytics Experience 2016

“What we are experiencing from analytics today is nothing short of a revolution,” said CEO Jim Goodnight, who spoke at Analytics Experience 2016 and set the stage for the conference’s executive panel. “Right now, my primary mission is to ensure people understand the limitless possibilities that lie before us, given

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