I will be presenting this at NESUG in November in Baltimore Macros can be a very complex topic, but some very simple macros can make life easier for a data analyst or statistician. I give a very basic introduction to macros from the perspective of a da…
NOTE: Celebrating Our 1st Birthday
Though I did a couple of test posts in July 2009, NOTE: really got started with its first post on Friday September 4th 2009. So, today we celebrate our first birthday.
In that year we’ve built a loyal band of followers. Thank you to all of you.
NOTE:…
Resources for Designing and Configuring I/O Subsystems for SAS® Software
As a SAS platform administrator, I often find myself discussing the importance of well designed I/O subsystems with customers and I.T administrators/architects. Sometimes it can be a challenge explaining how important it is for SAS applications to have a high sustained sequential I/O throughput. In some cases they may not consider I/O requirements for SAS […]
New Business Intelligence Certification Launched
Last month, the SAS Global Certification program added a new credential, the SAS Certified BI Content Developer. My first blog post from May described how a global team of BI experts collaborated to create the beta exam. In May and June, candidate…
It’s a Math, Math World
Here is a blog that I found. It belongs to Michael O’Brien. I have not had a chance to really read through any of his posts, but it is on my to-do list as soon as I have a little tiny bit of time. Based on my quick cursory view of it, he seems to be…
Demystifying Sequence Analysis
In this interview, Robin Way, SAS Analytics Consultant talks about attending the M2010 Data Mining Conference for the fourth time (this year he’ll be a speaker for the second time!), his talk on demystifying sequence analysis, his favorite part of…