One of the best things about attending the SAS Global Forum is all the brilliant people you get to meet. Guy Garrett’s presentation about planning a BI strategy was quiet popular and I have to say he was very witty. Turns out implementing a BI strategy is similar to dating – who knew? Anyway...
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SAS stored processes are similar to SAS programs in that they use the same programming language. Many of my SAS programs I created early on were only used by me, so I could live with a little uncertainty and it was easy enough to check the logs for any issues. If anything went wrong...
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I created a LogCheck macro to review the log during a batch process. The SAS log files can be rather large and it is so much easier if you can just extract the issues in an easy to understand format. This macro reads in each line of the log file and keeps...
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Check out the results of my SAS Enterprise Guide code – 41 days til SAS Global Forum 2012 in Orlando, Florida! I’m excited – I can’t wait to meet some of my Web friends face-to-face finally! Oh and also catch up with some of my old buddies! Why Should I Attend SAS Global Forum?...
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Wow – it’s a very exciting time to have an analytics career! You may have read the Preparing Yourself for Analytics Job Tsunami post at BeyeNetwork last week, which basically said we are headed for a shortage of analytics or data-minded people. Oh … music to my little analytic-trained, big-data-lovin’ ears! The article was pointing...
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Recently I spoke with Dick Smith, Talent Engagement Manager for PiTech Solutions, about some tips for working with recruiters. He’s an experienced technical recruiter so I think you’ll find this information particularly insightful. He offers a good mix of traditional job search strategies and ways to leverage social media for your job search. Working...
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SAS Web Report Studio has some features that help can improve the overall appearance or just shake things up a little. You can change the template for individual reports in cases where you need to better highlight an idea. Tip! Check out the Information is Beautiful site for some inspirational ideas about presenting data....
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LinkedIn.com is fast becoming a way for professionals to not only network but also look for work in a more clever way. Last week, I discussed ways to enhance your LinkedIn Profile, but there’s more to LinkedIn than just your profile. As Paul hinted in his comments last week, you also need to make...
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SAS Enterprise Guide is a VERY useful client tool for SAS development and data analysis. One the best features is the ability to see the SAS code generated from different tasks. In addition to viewing the Base SAS code used to perform different tasks, you can also view MDX code written to create certain...
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LinkedIn for SAS Professionals – Part 1 Linked In is fast becoming a great place for SAS recruiters and SAS candidates to meet. If you are looking for a job, here are some tips to spiff up your Linked In profile to get the SAS programming job of your dreams. What you don’t have...
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