I’m back in Australia now after attending SAS Global Forum 2013 in San Francisco last week. As always it was a fantastic conference where I got to meet lots of other enthusiastic SAS users, see some great papers about SAS software (though I never…
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NOTE: SAS Global Forum 2013 Feedback #sasgf13
I just completed the conference survey. Overall I had a good conference – nobody booed during either of my papers, so that’s a positive outcome! I liked the conference city (San Francisco), the conference venue was relatively compact (avoiding long wal…
SAS goes big in Texas at INFORMS 2013
Folks like to do things “big” in Texas, so when in Texas, do as the Texans do. SAS went big at the 2013 INFORMS Conference on Business Analytics and Operations Research, April 7-9 in San Antonio. SAS was a major sponsor, and many of my peers were invol…
Countdown to the Analytics Conference in London
As the Analytics Conference Chairman, each week I will provide you with insight into what to expect at the event in London in terms of sessions, speakers, the location, evening activities and much more. For my first entry I would like to share with you…
A hub for free video tutorials to help you learn SAS
You won’t find videos of cats or the Harlem Shake on this website, but you might pick up a useful SAS trick that could improve your job performance or career. We launched our new SAS Training video library that houses all of our helpful content. A ma…
NOTE: Editing SAS #sasgf13
I don’t get to write many SAS programs these days, less still Base SAS code. However, I couldn’t help but be impressed by the Macumba editor that was described and demonstrated by Michael Weisz of Bayer Pharma yesterday at SAS Global Forum. Sadly…
What’s new in SAS Customer Intelligence 6?
SAS announced the launch of SAS Customer Intelligence 6 today at SAS Global Forum. The new release gives a new look and updated functionality to SAS’ core marketing solutions. We want to make sure you stay up-to-date on the latest software release. C…
SAS Global Forum shows "Strength in Numbers"
What a conference so far… SAS Global Forum is now in full swing, and the two big sessions (Opening Session last night, and the Tech Session this morning) have been packed with impressive material. The attendees I’ve spoken with have been suitably impressed and enthused. You can view the sessions […]