A big part of “winning” these days (be it sports or a business) is performing analytics better than your competition. This is demonstrated in awe-inspiring fashion in the book (and movie) “Moneyball.” And on that topic, I’d like to show you a f…
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SAS training students talked, and we listened
“Speak and you shall be heard.” Well… our students spoke, and we listened! SAS Education is always striving to improve the training we deliver, and one of the most important ways we do this is by taking the time to listen to our students. Ove…
Custom tasks for SAS Enterprise Guide: Q&A
Last week I delivered a SAS Talks session: Introduction to Custom Tasks for SAS Enterprise Guide (click to watch it). I promised that I would share a collection of resources where you can learn more information. First, here is a round-up of the custom tasks that I mentioned, with links […]
Census block maps in SAS
I’ve heard many customers ask “Can SAS do/use/handle census block maps?” My answer was “of course!” … but I never really had any examples to show/prove that. Well, now I do! 🙂 First, you need to locate & download the shape files for the censu…
Using Windows PowerShell to connect to a SAS Workspace server
This post is another in my series about creating apps with SAS Integration Technologies, a topic that I’m preparing for SAS Global Forum 2013. In this article, I’ll describe how to use Windows PowerShell to connect to a remote SAS Workspace, run a SAS program, and retrieve the results. This […]
Coding in the fast lane with data-driven macro calls
The simple PRINT macro below prints a selected dataset: %macro print(data=&syslast,obs=5); proc print data=&data(obs=&obs); title "%upcase(&data)"; run; %mend print; Suppose you want to print every dataset in the…
Reach a personal milestone by getting your SAS certification
The SAS Global Certification program hit a significant milestone this year by awarding the 50,000th SAS credential. The program has come a long way since its launch 14 years ago. You can now validate your SAS skills in a variety of credentials includin…
Using SAS to count the number of LinkedIn "shares" for your article
Last year I shared this popular tip for counting how many times a web link has been shared on Twitter or Facebook. I use this technique daily to report on the social media “popularity” of our blog articles at SAS. I wanted to add LinkedIn into the mix. Like Twitter […]