Tag: SAS

NOTE: DS2. Data Step Evolved? #sasgf12

One of the other “futures” sessions I attended at SAS Global Forum was The New SAS Programming Language: DS2 with SAS’s Jason Secosky. Jason was at pains to point out that DS2 is not intended as a replacement for the good old DATA step. DS2 is an alter…

NOTE: Libnames, Who Needs ‘Em?

My team received what turned out to be an interesting call for help from one of our clients today. We resolved the client’s coding error but it also served as a reminder of a little used feature of BASE SAS,  namely the ability to specify director…

Requirements. Whose Responsibility? #sasgf12

I was pleased to see some papers on the subject of software development processes at SAS Global Forum this year. The IT industry hasn’t yet reached a point where a consensus on the perfect software development process has been reached (will it ever?)…

Papers Without SAS?! #sasgf12

I was pleased to see a number of papers at this year’s SAS Global Forum that dared to focus on topics outside of SAS technology and syntax. Two papers that particularly caught my interest were How to Create a Business Intelligence Strategy by Guy Garre…

NOTE: SAS Global Forum 2012 – Futures #sasgf12

Due to the failure of my Asus Transformer tablet I’m still reduced to posting from my phone. So please forgive my brevity!

Yesterday was a good day for me at the conference. I attended a number of futures sessions in the morning and gained some insigh…

NOTE: SAS Global Forum 2012 – Workflow Management #sasgf12

Yesterday, I saw an interesting session with Diane Hatcher and other SAS staff which highlighted the workflow capabilities that ship with many SAS solutions (including eBI) but which most sites are unaware of.

The capabilities are not intended to be…

NOTE: SAS Global Forum 2012 – Update #sasgf12

My Asus Transformer Android tablet refused to switch on yesterday afternoon and has continued to do nothing ever since. This is most annoying, it’s less than a year old. I’ve resorted to typing-up my notes on my Samsung Galaxy Nexus phone. It work…

NOTE: Live-Streaming at SAS Global Forum 2012 #sasgf12

If you can’t make it to Orlando for SAS Global Forum 2012, you can view selected sessions live, online at the SAS Global Forum Live site.

Aside from the opening session, the selected sessions will include the SAS Global Forum Technology Connectio…