SAS® Tech Report
December 2016
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Dear Reader,
I can’t believe the calendar on my wall says December. I don’t know about you, but I’m just now getting used to writing “2016” on checks and other documents. And now the year is coming to an end? Guess in a couple of weeks I'll start misdating my checks all over again.
The new year brings good news too. SAS® Global Forum 2017 is right around the corner. This year the event takes place in Orlando, FL, on April 2-5. Registration is now open, and hundreds of SAS users from all over the world have already registered. If you’re considering going, you can find an agenda of events and an early preview of the sessions on the conference website. If you’re a SAS user, there just isn’t a better conference to learn about new SAS technology, acquire new SAS skills and network with your peers.
To get you excited about SAS Global Forum, and to give you an idea of some of the outstanding presentations you’ll enjoy, I thought I would share with you the top 10 most popular video presentations from SAS Global Forum 2016, ranked by views from the SAS Global Forum 2016 video portal. (You can view all presentations from last year, hundreds of them, at the SAS Global Forum 2016 conference proceedings page.)
1. A Macro That Can Fix Data Length Inconsistency and Detect Data Type Inconsistency
2. Is It Time for a PhD in Data Science?
3. Be More Productive! Tips and Tricks to Improve your SAS Programming Environment
4. Becoming a Unicorn, a Leprechaun or a Good Marketing Analyst: Fairy Tales Can Come True
5. Integrated Marketing With SAS in the Age of Real Time
6. What's the Difference?
7. Change Management: The Secret to a Successful SAS Implementation
8. A Survey of Some Useful SAS Functions
9. The Combination of SAS and VBA Makes Life Easier
10. Nine Frequently Asked Questions About Getting Started With SAS Visual Analytics
I hope you enjoy listening to these talks and perusing the full proceedings from 2016. I look forward to seeing you in Orlando next April.
And since I won’t talk with you again until the next issue in January 2016 (...I mean January 2017!) – happy holidays and best wishes for the new year!
Larry LaRusso
Editor, SAS Tech Report
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