SAS® OnDemand for Academics
University and college access to SAS® software wherever and whenever you need it
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Registration and Installation Guides
Benefits
- Save time and money.
- Immediately use the latest SAS software.
- Secure your data through hosted, back-end processing.
- Gain SAS programming expertise.
- Utilize readily available sample data.
- Leverage teaching materials.
- Access to online support site.
Features
- SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise Guide®
- SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise Miner™
- SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Forecast Server
- SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Web Editor
" When interviewers hear SAS and data mining, it's a very big plus on the resume."
—Dr. Alan Olinsky
Professor of Applied Math, Bryant University
Bryant University
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Professors teach students via a project-based theme that helps organize and analyze data.
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How SAS® Is Different
- Students and professors gain immediate online access to SAS software at no cost – with no configuration or support concerns.
- Students, including both onsite and distance learners, can use SAS whenever or wherever they please - no more waiting for a seat in a campus computer lab or having to buy and install software.
- SAS allows professors to teach data management and analytics, providing multiple software applications without maintenance or IT overhead.
- SAS has been used in colleges and universities for more than 30 years.
- With quick access to award-winning software for data management and analytics, students gain valuable SAS skills that are highly sought after in the job market.
Benefits
- Save time and money. The software is available at no-cost to professors teaching a class and their students. The software is accessed over the Web, so you won't need to buy large-scale hardware, dedicate university IT staff or perform complex configurations to get up and running.
- Immediately use the latest SAS software. Once you've registered, you can use the software and start learning. The processing takes place on a SAS-hosted, secure server and results are returned to the user immediately.
- Secure your data through hosted, back-end processing. Access the software from any location at virtually any time where a high-speed Internet connection can be established. SAS secures the data for you.
- Gain SAS programming expertise. Students will build and expand on SAS programming/usage skills through completing courses where SAS is provided, making them more competitive in the job market.
- Utilize readily available sample data. SAS offers a wide variety of sample data to use for teaching with the OnDemand application.
- Leverage teaching materials. SAS Education provides certain teaching materials free of charge to instructors at degree-granting academic institutions. These materials include an electronic copy of course notes, slides, and in some cases, code and data.
- Access to online support site. Utilize reference materials, data, trainer materials, publications, online documentation, Live Web courses, tutorials and e-learning at http://support.sas.com/ondemand/.
Features
- SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise Guide®
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- Uncover trends, identify issues or summarize findings on large or small volumes of data.
- A point-and-click interface makes it easy to learn and use.
- Reporting features promote the sharing and publishing of results.
- Teach SAS skills using traditional SAS programming windows (program editor, log, output).
- Rely on the power of SAS Analytics with results deployed in a Windows-client interface through immediate Web access.
- Support for many disciplines, including data analysis, statistics, research methods, math, economics, operations research, SAS programming and more.
- Learn more about SAS Enterprise Guide.
- SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise Miner™
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- Create and apply accurate predictive and descriptive models to large or small volumes of data.
- Integrate text mining for analysis of both structured and unstructured data.
- Mined results can be applied to guide future decisions or explore past decisions.
- Build and train your models with an interactive graphical user interface that makes it easy to visualize data mining activities and results.
- Various disciplines are supported, including data preparation and exploration, data mining, modeling comparisons and more.
- Learn more about SAS Enterprise Miner.
- SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Forecast Server
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- Teach forecasting concepts efficiently with an easy-to-use graphical user interface that can support novices as well as more experienced forecasters.
- Gain access to high-quality, statistically based, reliable forecasts without being an analytic forecaster.
- Learn how to choose the most appropriate forecasting model for a problem, incorporate what-if analyses and improve forecasting performance.
- Learn more about SAS Forecast Server.
- SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Web Editor
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- Access the power of SAS Analytics simply by connecting to a website.
- Avoid the need to download and install a software application or updates.
- Teach or enhance SAS skills using traditional SAS® programming windows (Program Editor, Log, Output windows).
- Create new or upload existing SAS program files.
- Interact with sample data or upload your own data.
- Provide a SAS® teaching solution that works for both Windows and Mac users.
- Offer a solution that supports many disciplines and that is compatible with various existing SAS educational materials.
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Professors teach students via a project-based theme that helps organize and analyze data.
Professors use SAS OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise Guide to teach students via a project-based theme that helps organize and analyze data.
Professors use SAS Enterprise Guide to teach students by accessing traditional SAS programming windows.
Professors use SAS OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise Guide to teach students by accessing traditional SAS programming windows (program editor, log, output).
Professors use SAS Enterprise Miner to teach students data mining via a graphical interface.
Professors use SAS OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise Miner to teach students data mining via a graphical interface that is used to select data sources, create diagrams, and build models.
The Control Center is used to register and purchase (if applicable).
The Control Center for SAS OnDemand for Academics is used to register and purchase (if applicable). After registration, you can use your Control Center home page to manage your account.
System Requirements
SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise Guide®
Available for use on: Windows XP Professional, Windows Vista Home - Basic or Windows Vista Home - Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium and above (32 or 64-bit), Windows 8 (64 bit). Mac operating systems are not supported.
SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise Miner™
Available for use on: Any system that supports the Sun Microsystems Java Runtime Environment (JRE). Typically, this includes UNIX, Linux and various Microsoft Windows operating systems, such as Windows 7, XP and Windows Vista. Mac operating systems are not supported.
SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Forecast Server
Available for use on: Any system that supports the Sun Microsystems Java Runtime Environment (JRE). Typically, this includes UNIX, Linux and various Microsoft Windows operating systems, such as Windows 7, Windows XP and Windows Vista. Mac operating systems are not supported.
SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Web Editor
Web Editor requires a Web browser. SAS has tested on the following operating system/Web browser combinations and, therefore, recommends the following (or greater):
On Microsoft Windows 7:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.0.8
- Mozilla Firefox 14.0.1
- Google Chrome 21.0.1180.79
On Mac OS X 10.7.4:
- Apple Safari 6.0
- Mozilla Firefox 14.0.1
- Google Chrome 21.0.1180.79
Other Web browser and operating system combinations may be usable, but have not been fully tested by SAS.
Please contact your SAS representative for further information on technical requirements.
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