I’ve heard it said that Winnipeg is pretty close to the exact centre of Canada… this supposition has certainly helped inform the title of this particular blog post. I always feel that things end up exactly as they’re supposed to in Winnipeg. A …
New Friends & Old: SAS in Saskatchewan is Super Solid
Following a quick stop off in my hometown of Toronto, I was off once again on a jaunt out to Saskatchewan… but this was no ordinary trip. I was launching a brand-new user group in Regina and I’ll admit to being both excited and a little nervous. …
SAS Visual Analytics 6.2 takes center stage at London conference
Whether you’re looking to network or check out the latest in analytics, conference chair, Myles Hannon, explains what you can expect at Analytics 2013 in London. It’s also the place to get a first look at the latest release of SAS Visual Analytics …
SAS Dominates Analytics Job Market; R up 42%
I’m continuing to gather and analyze data to update The Popularity of Data Analysis Software. In this installment I cover the latest employment figures. Employment is important to us all, so what software skills are employers seeking? A thorough answer … Continue reading →
NOTE: The Dawn of 9.4 Approaches
There were many papers at SAS Global Forum 2013 on the upcoming 9.4 version of SAS. You can find many of them here. I recently saw a blog post from Robby Powell with a good summary of what to expect from 9.4. It’s worth a look to see what will be avail…
The importance of measuring your business pain
If you write a blog, you deal with spam comments. That’s just part of the deal. Spammers are forever inventing new and creative methods for “tricking” you into accepting their spam comments. These comments have nothing to do with your blog topic but do contain trackback links to their own […]