2017 ANNUAL REPORT
Closing the Analytics Skills Gap
Free Software, Training and Communities
Whether you’re a teacher, professor, student, academic researcher or independent learner, we offer anyone in a teaching and learning environment free and low-cost options for accessing our world-class analytics software, training resources and online communities.
Free software and training made available from SAS.
- SAS® University Edition Designed to help learn and teach SAS skills, as well as how to analyze data using SAS foundational technologies, at no charge.
- SAS® OnDemand for Academics Provides online access to powerful SAS software via the cloud, typically as part of an academic course. It is free to professors, students, academic researchers and independent learners.
- SAS® Academy for Data Science Colleges and universities get free access to academy content to help students earn valuable credentials.
- Teradata University Network Professors provide students hands-on experience with SAS data visualization software at no cost.
- E-Learning Free e-learning resources and online tutorials to help users get started in SAS.
- Education Analytical Suite Provides comprehensive SAS foundational technologies via reduced-cost enterprise licenses for institutions requesting in-house software and data for teaching and academic research.
Degrees and Certifications
SAS has partnered with colleges and universities to develop more than 70 master’s and undergraduate degrees and more than 170 certificate programs in analytics and related disciplines. And we also make it easy for educators to teach SAS by providing free workshops to help them get started.
In addition, the SAS Academy for Data Science offers online, flexible training to help people earn valuable credentials like SAS Certified Big Data Professional, SAS Certified Advanced Analytics Professional and SAS Certified Data Scientist. Global customer demand for certification from SAS continues to grow, with more than 125,000 SAS credentials awarded. In 2017, 56 percent of SAS certifications earned were outside the US.
SAS continually demonstrates a standing commitment to supporting education.
Venessa Harrison, President, AT&T North Carolina
Communities
Our customers are not only critical to SAS innovation but also in helping those who want to expand their analytics knowledge. Our users share a vibrant online community where they exchange extensive SAS expertise or look for help. Thousands of practitioners participate in SAS users group activities, where they enjoy presentations, hands-on workshops and access to SAS experts.
In SAS-hosted online communities, practitioners receive not just technical advice for how to use our software, but also best practice guidance for how to approach analytical problems. The advice from seasoned professionals includes the discipline of proper data preparation, which algorithms are best for which type of data and analysis, and how to interpret results that might differ from what was expected.
The SAS Analytics U and SAS Certification communities connect students and independent learners with resources to develop and certify their SAS skills. These connections – made among professional and student users around the globe – help to advance the experience and expertise of SAS practitioners.
