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Tricia AanderudApril 30, 2012 0

Four tips for surviving SAS Global Forum

Each time I attend the SAS Global Forum, I learn some tricks and this year was no different. Here're 4 tips that you might find useful for the conference next year and please leave yours in the Comments Section.

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Programming Tips | SAS Events

Waynette TubbsApril 30, 2012 0

Selecting all observations when any observation is of interest

Now, we all know by now that I'm not a programmer (that makes me very sad sometimes and may frustrate some of you at times), but I know a good paper and presentation when I see one. Christopher Bost knows how to teach a topic. I went to his Tuesday

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Chris Hemedinger

Chris HemedingerApril 29, 2012 0

The makeup of SAS Global Forum

Question: What do John Travolta, Gina Davis, and I all have in common? (I mean, besides the obvious fact that we are all awesome dancers.) Answer: We have all had makeup applied by artist Roxie Stice. I was the host for two SAS Tech Talks, which were broadcast via Livestream

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Chris BattistonApril 27, 2012 0

SAS Communities Meetup: An insider's view

In some weird twist of fate, I have gone from being anti-social media to blogging on SAS Canada and now to blogging on the SAS Users Groups blog. Crazy world! A little about myself first: I am married, been using SAS for about a year and a half, work for

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Brooke FortsonApril 27, 2012 0

Taking the storyboard approach

A storyboard is a blueprint of drawings/ideas in a specific sequence to illustrate a story. Let’s take the Pixar film Toy Story as an example (I have a two-year-old and admittedly have watched this movie more than the hairs on my head). Before they ever began animating with the design

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Julie PetlickApril 27, 2012 0

Educators get hands-on experience, teaching tips at SAS Global Forum

Like many SAS Global Forum attendees, I took the opportunity to attend several speaker presentations, spend time at the poster session, and visit the Demo Hall each day. The activities I attended did not disappoint, and the hands-on workshop I had been looking forward to was no exception. I have to

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Advanced Analytics | SAS Events

Waynette TubbsApril 27, 2012 0

Friday's Innovation Inspiration - One step ahead of fraudsters

As always, SAS Global Forum holds a wealth of inspiration. The conversations that I have with you guys while I'm there almost always start with, "I just heard/saw/read the coolest thing. I can't wait to get home and get started using this!" For those of you who missed this year's

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SAS Administrators | SAS Events

Gordon CoxApril 26, 2012 0

My SAS Global Forum 2012

I had an amazing time at SAS Global Forum this year, from the Tweet Up/Geek Out on Saturday night to the closing session where Chris Hemedinger cloned himself for a high-performance speech. I had the great fortune of presenting a pre-conference workshop with Greg Nelson of Thotwave. If you are

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Waynette TubbsApril 26, 2012 0

SAS R&D Senior Director on 'seeing' trends in big data

You saw Justin Choy and Dr. Goodnight demonstrate the amazing capabilities of SAS Visual Analytics on stage during Opening Session and the Technology Connection at SAS Global Forum. I heard a lot of ooohs and ahhhs (Some were from me, I'll admit.). I also had conversations with SAS users later

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Alli SouleApril 26, 2012 0

SAS Dummy to SAS Global Forum attendees: You don’t have to go home …

Chris Hemedinger, Principal Technical Architect and veritable SAS celebrity, shared observations from his many years participating in SAS Global Forum as well as his favorite moments from this year’s event in a rousing keynote during a packed Closing Session yesterday. His presentation, “You don’t have to go home … but

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Programming Tips | SAS Events

Anna BrownApril 25, 2012 0

Delta Air Lines uses SAS to prepare for an emergency

Disasters happen every day. Often times they occur at inconvenient hours and in remote locations. So it’s important to have a plan - before the emergency - to get qualified personnel to those locations in the most efficient way. Pilots are an example of qualified personnel who could act as

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Learn SAS | SAS Events

Shelly GoodinApril 25, 2012 0

Bookstore reports from SAS Global Forum: day 2

Nine Publications colleagues describe their favorite moments of day two at SAS Global Forum. A paper, the SAS authors' dinner, SAS Visual Analytics, eBooks, documentation, attendees, and more made the list. Kathy Council – Vice President, Publications I’ve enjoyed two full days of conference activities and many meet-ups with attendees. Great folks! I

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Waynette TubbsApril 25, 2012 0

SAS Talks - What's new in business intelligence?

Reducing the data gatekeeper role helps people at all levels of the organization quickly interact with data and uncover significant value. That's business intelligence in a nutshell, but what's new with BI these days?

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Waynette TubbsApril 25, 2012 0

Congratulations SAS-L award winners!

SAS-L isn't a 'community' in the way that the social media world typically defines community. You won't find Tweating or blogging in SAS-L, and there's no profile to build. But for those who use SAS-L, it is undeniably a community.

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Waynette TubbsApril 24, 2012 0

SAS Global Forum Tech Talks II

In this second Tech Talks chat, Chris Hemedinger talked with R&D staffers about SAS Visual Analytics Explorer, SAS iPad apps, and some really cool "From the labs." Check out his talk with Nascif Abousalh-Neto, Manager of SAS BI Visualization R&D; Scott McQuiggan, Manager of SAS BI Mobile R&D; and

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Waynette TubbsApril 24, 2012 0

Beep, beep, beep, back it up! Archiving without copying

A basic tenet in any profession - whether you're a statistical programmer, developer or blogger - is save your work. For statisticians, saving is important, but archiving is KING! You never know when your client may want you to roll back to a previous version or when someone else may

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Waynette TubbsApril 24, 2012 0

Accessing Hadoop through SAS Data Integration Studio

Nancy Rausch, from SAS R&D, is driving a short demonstration of how to access Hadoop via SAS Data Integration Studio. Take a look. You're probably going to want to take a look at this paper, too: What's new in SAS Data Management?

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Learn SAS | SAS Events

Shelly GoodinApril 24, 2012 0

Bookstore reports from SAS Global Forum: day one

Resourceful Publications colleagues shared highlights of day one at SAS Global Forum. SAS documentation, Kindle Fire surveys, SAS students, preview copies, and high-performance analytics top the list: Sean Gargan – Director, SAS Publishing Monday morning musing from the Bookstore at SAS Global Forum... I had the good fortune to meet three enterprising

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Programming Tips | SAS Events

Waynette TubbsApril 24, 2012 0

Macro for collecting, analyzing and reporting on clickstream data

Today, everyone from chief marketing officers to the senior vice president of sales to bloggers want to know more about the behavior of the readers and consumers who are clicking on Web pages, Internet articles and blogs. Clickstream data is a valuable source of information about the products, services and information that resonates with

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Waynette TubbsApril 23, 2012 0

SAS Global Forum Tech Talks

sasglobalforum2012 on livestream.com. Broadcast Live Free New this year to SAS Global Forum are Tech Talks. In this session, Chris Hemedinger is chatting with: High-Performance Data Mining Jared Dean, Director of SAS Enterprise Miner R&D Text Analytics and Sentiment Analysis: Case study of AllAnalytics.com Jim Cox, Senior Manager of

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Brendan BaileyApril 23, 2012 0

SAS, big data and Hadoop

Many companies are challenged not only with analyzing big data, but with storing and accessing the data. In some cases, organizations can choose an open source storage solution to reduce costs. One popular open source solution is Hadoop. Anna Brown is talking with Paul Kent, Vice President Big Data at SAS,

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Shelly GoodinApril 23, 2012 0

SAS author's tip: a short-cut for requesting multiple tables

Ron Cody is the author of several bestselling SAS books, including his latest SAS Statistics by Example. He's also one of the most highly regarded SAS experts anywhere. One could even make the case that Ron has achieved somewhat of a cult status within the SAS user community. Whether you've gotten a chance to meet Ron

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Waynette TubbsApril 23, 2012 0

SAS Global Forum 2012 Technology Connection - Demos, skits and laughs

The Technology Connection is one of the most anticipated and most talked about events at SAS Global Forum. This year, that will surely be the case. The skits truly showed the real world practicality and value of what these new products bring to the table. Whether you were at

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Waynette TubbsApril 22, 2012 0

SAS Global Forum 2012 Opening Session

sasglobalforum2012 on livestream.com. Broadcast Live Free Opening Session for SAS Global Forum 2012 had some extraordinary announcements and entertainment - among them SAS CEO Jim Goodnight sat down at his computer to demo the newest high-performance analytics product in front of a packed house. I knew you'd want to take

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Katie StrangeApril 22, 2012 0

It is what it is

“It is what it is” is a popular phrase among 25-to 35-year-olds. Some use this catchall phrase to express acceptance when things can't be changed - things are beyond their control and they are OK with that. It can hold a negative connotation, too. It could be synonymous with “We’ve

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Nancy GoodyearApril 22, 2012 0

Test drive e-course at SAS Global Forum

For those of you who want to see and try e-Learning, please come visit me at the e-Learning booth at SAS Global Forum in Orlando. Follow me on The SAS Training Post, and I will tell you more about what the future holds for e-learning (think mobile and iPad!). To see

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Kirsten HamstraApril 21, 2012 0

Show us your SAS Global Forum experience through photos!

Calling all budding photographers! We want to see how you experience SAS' biggest user conference of the year - SAS Global Forum. What better way to share your favorite #SASGF12 moments than through pictures? This year, we are trying something new and will be using the popular photo-sharing app Instagram

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Waynette TubbsApril 21, 2012 0

Unofficial Official Guide to SAS Global Forum - Hurry, hurry, hurry

You know this always happens. You try to plan for everything. You make lists and check them off and still, you forget something. Well, SAS Gloal Forum is a big event and you are probably thinking of a thousand things at once. Here's some last minute information to help you

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Waynette TubbsApril 20, 2012 0

It's time for another SAS Global Forum Tweet Up / Geek Out

What do you mean you've never heard of a Tweet Up/Geek Out? Well, I only made part of it up. A Tweetup is an event where people who network together on Twitter get together offline to chat and get to know one another better. My definition of a Geek Out

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Waynette TubbsApril 20, 2012 0

Sneak peek at AnnMaria getting her 'Geek On' at SAS Global Forum

I follow quite a few SAS users who blog. One of my favorites - because she shares my quirky wit and hatred for shopping - is Dr. AnnMaria De Mars, author of AnnMaria's blog. She has a way of telling stories that leaves me in stitches. I was reading about how AnnMaria

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