I am excited to announce that the sixth edition of The Little SAS Book is now available. We spent over a year rewriting and updating, and this may well be the best edition yet. You can download a sample chapter or purchase e-book versions (PDF, EPUB or Kindle) by visiting SAS Press’ site. If, like […]
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How SAS® Viya fosters collaboration
When my younger son grabs a book or a toy from his older siblings without permission, his line of defense is always the same: “Sharing is caring!” Our kids’ schools teach and reinforce this philosophy. Likewise, our family has rules to ensure peaceful, orderly sharing. Similarly, many organizations value collaboration. […]
How SAS® Viya fosters collaboration was published on SAS Users.
Simple general authorization patterns
Newcomers to SAS Viya Administration may appreciate these tried-and-tested patterns for securing folders, and the content within them (reports, data plans, models etc.). If you are new to security model design in SAS Viya, this post is for you.
Simple general authorization patterns was published on SAS Users.
How to Parallel Load and Compress a SAS® Cloud Analytic Services (CAS) Table
In this post, you’ll learn how to parallel load and compress a SAS® Cloud Analytic Services (CAS) Table in one pass of the CAS table.
How to Parallel Load and Compress a SAS® Cloud Analytic Services (CAS) Table was published on SAS Users.
What is Data Literacy?
It has recently become fashionable to talk about data literacy. This is an important idea so I’m glad to see people discussing it. To me, data literacy means understanding that data are not dry, dusty, abstract squiggles on a computer screen, but represent living things: people, plants, animals. Having a deep understanding of data enables […]
Creating a word cloud using Python and SAS® software
Generating a word cloud (also known as a tag cloud) is a good way to mine internet text. Word (or tag) clouds visually represent the occurrence of keywords found in internet data such as Twitter feeds.
Creating a word cloud using Python and SAS® software was published on SAS Users.
Capturing log messages from Viya deployments
The Viya Operations Infrastructure provides components to collect and store log messages in order to manage a large number of logs enable you to locate messages of interest.
Capturing log messages from Viya deployments was published on SAS Users.
How to Simulate DATA Step DESCENDING BY Statements in SAS® Cloud Analytic Services (CAS)
The SAS DATA Step’s DESCENDING option on BY variables quickly reveals a data set’s largest value.
How to Simulate DATA Step DESCENDING BY Statements in SAS® Cloud Analytic Services (CAS) was published on SAS Users.