I recently returned from SAS Global Forum where Andra Northup and I presented an updated and expanded version of our paper “SAS Certification as a Tool for Professional Development.” You can read our paper here. SAS certification has been around for a while. The first SAS certification exam was offered way back in 1999. So […]
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SAS Certification As a Tool for Professional Development
If you had told me a year ago that I would write a paper about SAS certification for the Western Users of SAS Software 2014 Educational Forum and Conference, I would have been very surprised! I became a SAS Certified Professional long ago, and that certification expired–long ago! However, in the past six months, both […]
Using PROC SGPLOT for Quick High-Quality Graphs
Soon I will travel to San Jose for the Western Users of SAS Software 2014 Educational Forum and Conference. I’m looking forward to doing a hands-on workshop on one of my favorite topics, ODS Graphics, specifically the PROCs SGPLOT and SGPANEL. Here is the abstract: New with SAS 9.2, ODS Graphics introduced a whole new […]
SAS Global Forum 2015 Here I Come!
I first attended SAS Global Forum (then called SAS Users Group International) way back in 1987. Since then I have attended as often as possible. Unfortunately, 2014 is not one of my years. I will not be there in Washington DC March 23-26, 2014 to hear the great presentations, or learn about exciting new features […]
SAS Global Forum 2014 for Platform Administrators
SAS Global Forum 2014 is just around the corner and I’m getting really excited about it. There is so much content for SAS platform administrators this year. I had been thinking of posting a list of admin related papers I was keen to see, but then I saw that Greg Nelson from ThotWave wrote a […]
SAS in the Cloud
In a few weeks I will serve as moderator at Western Users of SAS Software 2013 for: SAS in the Cloud: A Panel Discussion Panelists: Rebecca Ottesen, AnnMaria DeMars, Tyler Smith and Amy Peters Abstract: Over the last decade, SAS Institute has been quietly developing cloud computing products. Now several options are available for SAS […]
Your Resume–Selling Yourself Using SAS
Here is another presentation to which I have contributed for the Western Users of SAS Software 2013 conference. Your Resume–Selling Yourself Using SAS I am honored to have served as a co-author with Rebecca Ottesen on this highly original paper. This paper shows how to use your SAS skills to create a resume that is […]
Writing Code in SAS Enterprise Guide
With the Western Users of SAS Software 2013 conference coming soon, I am looking forward to being part of three presentations. One of those presentations is Writing Code in SAS Enterprise Guide This is based on a paper written several years ago for SAS Enterprise Guide 4.1. That paper became obsolete almost immediately. So I’ve […]