Following my feature of Metacoda and their security plug-ins last week, I have to feature Phil Holland. As I said last week, I’m a keen supporter of the third-party market for SAS-related products. In addition to his two published books (Saving Time an…
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NOTE: SGF Call for Papers 2013 Opens Tomorrow #sasgf13
The Call for Papers for next year’s SAS Global Forum (SGF) opens tomorrow, August 28th.
The conference will take place between April 28th – May 1st 2013, in San Francisco, USA.
Paper presentations are an invaluable part of what has made SAS Global Fo…
NOTE: Metacoda Plug-Ins V3 With Free Plug-Ins
Metacoda’s Michelle recently wrote to me. I’m a fan of the Platform Admin blog, written by Metacoda’s Paul; and I’ve long been a fan of Metacoda’s Security Plug-Ins that offer a far wider and clearer window onto the complexity of SAS security me…
NOTE: SAS Software is Great, But …
It can be quite disconcerting when you unexpectedly find that something (or somebody) with which (whom) you’ve become very familiar over the years has suddenly changed significantly. I can’t even remember why I was recently looking for information ab…
NOTE: BI Testing
I recently spotted a valuable posting from SAS’s Angela Hall on her Real BI for Real Users blog. I hesitate to suggest it was valuable because that implies her other posts are of less value! Not true, but this particular article was titled Testing reco…
NOTE: When WORK is not WORK (Update)
That’s what happens when you take a break! I’ve not posted in here for a couple of months; my first post after my break (NOTE: When WORK is not WORK) looks a little sloppy. Damn!
The information was technically correct, but I’ve had a couple of polite…
NOTE: Farewell to London 2012
This week is going to feel strange. “London 2012” will revert to simply being a reference to London in the year 2012 BC. Since the 2012 Olympics were awarded to London on 6th July 2005, the phrase “London 2012” has held special meaning and anticipati…
Sure You Know the Answer, But Ask Somebody Else Anyway!
The art of listening is one of the most valuable skills for a leader. Whether you’re a team leader, technical lead, or simply more experienced than some of your colleagues, you’ll gain a great deal by doing an appropriate proportion of listening relati…