Tag: SAS GloFo

I’m beta-testing 9.3. Buy me a drink?

Greg Nelson and Neil Howard presented a lunchtime keynote talk at SAS Global Forum, and they produced this video, “Revenge of the Semi-Colon People”, to go along with it. The video features many people from the SAS community, including customers and SA…

Don’t hold your applause to the end

Yesterday I was in the Big Room for the rehearsal of the Technology Connection, the part of SAS Global Forum where SAS shows off its wares: what’s been released recently and what’s coming. I believe that customers are going to love what they see….

Running PROCs on Your Facebook Friends (2011 version)

While talking to fellow SAS users at SAS Global Forum 2011 this week, I’ll be discussing how SAS programmers can “play” with social media data that they can access on Facebook and Twitter. I always refer people to my blog for more information, an…

SAS programmers: meet Twitter

“Twitter, thou art nought but data.” So sayeth the SAS programmer.

Many data analysts now recognize Twitter for what it is: a tremendous source of data covering almost any topic, from Justin Bieber’s hair to political uprisings to technical conf…

Setting the stage for SAS Global Forum

SAS Global Forum 2011 just over two weeks away.

The R&D and product management teams are preparing the demos to show on stage during the highly-visible opening sessions. A tremendous amount of work goes into planning the program. It’s great to …