Tag: SAS

Debugging at SGF

Most people think that all insects are bugs, but, in fact, only species belonging to the order Hemiptera are considered by scientists to be “true bugs.”  There are about 932,000 species of insects, but only 82,000 species of true bugs.  Fortunately for us, there are a lot fewer species of SAS bugs. SAS bugs can […]

NOTE: Fast Facts From SAS Global Forum #sasgf13

SAS Global Forum (SGF) kicks off Sunday evening, but if you can’t make it to the conference there are several ways to avoid missing out.

Many of the individual papers plus all of the key sessions will be streamed live to the web; this includes the ope…

NOTE: Android at SAS Global Forum! #sasgf13

Who knew?! There’s been an iPod app for SAS Global Forum (SGF) for the last couple of years but now there’s an Android equivalent. Hurrah!

I didn’t see any publicity about its availability; I just discovered it today. It’s fab. I can see all the sessi…

Three Things I Learned As a SAS LUG Leader

I recently had the privilege of speaking at a meeting of the Toronto Area SAS Society.  It was a great meeting, and, honestly, I’m not saying this just because I was one of the speakers.  TASS is the best run local user group I have seen.  They have found the right balance of SAS Institute […]

Beware the Data Shadow

I wrote yesterday about democratisation of analytics and data. I believe getting information into the hands of business users is a “good thing”; accurate, timely information to influence the operational decisions they make each day. However, getting in…

NOTE: Every Day’s A Learning Day For Presenters #sasgf13

I recently spotted some cracking advice from Charu Shankar (SAS Education) on the SAS Users Groups blog. No matter how many times one has presented at conferences, there’s always room for improvement; and the biggest influence on one’s presentation is …

NOTE: Topic(s) For SAS Global Forum 2013 #sasgf13

It’s been relatively easy to predict the key topics for the last few years at SAS Global Forum: big data, mobile BI, and visual analytics. These have been industry themes, and SAS have invested a lot in Visual Analytics. They continue to invest heavily…

NOTE: Prepped and Ready for SAS Global Forum 2013 #sasgf13

As I write this, it’s the afternoon of Sunday 21st April. In a week’s time I shall be in sunny San Francisco, indulging in a cycling tour of the area with friends in anticipation of the SAS Global Forum opening mixer in the evening. I’ll probably be …