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Dear Reader,

If you’ve ever attended SAS Global Forum or one of the regional SAS conferences, you’ve no doubt seen a large book display. I spent 7 years in SAS Press and attended every SAS Global Forum (and most regionals) during my time. The books were one of the most popular areas at the conference. I saw many people browsing, trying to decide which book(s) needed a spot on their bookshelf.

At this year’s conference, you’ll get a 20% discount on books you carry with you. And, there’s a book-a-day at a 40% discount. Be sure to drop in each day and find out which book is discounted (one specific book per day). In addition to purchasing books, you can pick up a free Wiley and SAS Business Series book, while they last. Free? Yes, free.

Attendees can also view “How to Become a SAS Author” Super Demos:

April 29, 3:00-3:15pm
April 30, 12:00-12:15pm

The bookstore at SAS Global Forum is a one-stop-shop for all things publishing, really. Stop in, browse, purchase, and chat with the fine SAS Press folks. Tell them I sent you! Enjoy!

Shelley Sessoms
 

Thanks for reading,

Shelley Sessoms
Follow me: @SSessoms
Editor, The Learning Report

Training and Certification News

 
AI-embedded IoT Analytics

Free webinar: AI-Embedded IoT Analytics: Getting Started

Join us May 9 at 1:00 ET and learn the basics of AI-embedded IoT analytics. Explore and see IoT data in a new light and hear how to transform and select it. Participants will also learn about the new Analytics for IoT 7.1 solution.

Ask the Expert webinars

Ask the Expert Webinars: Got a question? Join us

New and experienced users agree, the free Ask the Expert webinars are an hour well spent. Each webinar is filled with “how-to’s” on making the most of your software with demos and a Q&A session. Can’t make the live event? All webinar assets (on-demand version, Q&A and slides) are posted to our Ask the Expert SAS Community.

SAS Certified Professional

Want to become a SAS Certified Professional in AI & Machine Learning?

Catherine Truxillo, Director of Analytical Training, engaged with over 500 attendees during a recent Lunch and Learn webinar. Did you miss it? No worries. Catch it on-demand and view the slide presentation at your leisure. You’ll get tips on how to learn AI technologies including computer vision, natural language processing, forecasting, and optimization.

Learn new skills
 

Learn New Skills – Improve Your Resume

For just $95, students can build analytic skills in programming, AI and machine learning. Our Student Series will jump-start your journey. Get all the info on how to qualify for the Programming or Machine Learning series.

Save 95% on training
 

Academic Students: Save 95% on SAS training

Student series not a good fit for you? You’ve got plenty of other options to boost your resume, build skills, and land your dream job. Choose a topic and save 95% on classroom and live web training when you enter promo code A95. View offer details.

SAS Visual Analytics for SAS Viya
 

Get Started with SAS® Visual Analytics for SAS® Viya®

Start with the basics and learn data preparation, data discovery, and report creation in SAS Visual Analytics. The new e-learning course includes 15 hours of Virtual Lab time to practice what you learn.

Clinical Trials Programmer
 

Become a SAS Certified Clinical Trials Programmer

Our SAS Academy for Clinical Programming, in partnership with Epoch Research Institute, offers comprehensive training, clinical research theory, hands-on learning, and globally recognized credentials. Get started today.

SAS Book News

 
Book of the month

May Book of the Month

Looking for tips and tricks from recently-retired SAS employee Sanjay Matange? Look no further than SAS® ODS Graphics Designer by Example: A Visual Guide to Creating Graphs Interactively. And get it at a 40% discount April 23-May 31, 2019, using code BOM40MAY.

PROC SQL
 

PROC SQL: Beyond the Basics Using SAS®, Third Edition, by Kirk Paul Lafler

A step-by-step example-driven guide that helps readers master the language of PROC SQL, this book is packed with analysis and examples illustrating an assortment of PROC SQL options, statements, and clauses. Check out a preview excerpt from the book.

SAS Text Analytics for Business Applications
 

SAS® Text Analytics for Business Applications: Concept Rules for Information Extraction Models, by Teresa Jade, Biljana Belamaric Wilsey, and Michael Wallis

Information extraction is the task of automatically extracting structured information from unstructured or semi-structured text. This book focuses on this key element of natural language processing and provides real-world guidance on the effective application of text analytics.

Portfolio and investment analysis
 

Portfolio and Investment Analysis with SAS®: Financial Modeling Techniques for Optimization, by John B. Guerard, Ziwei Wang, and Ganlin Xu

This book is designed to show readers how use SAS to choose a statistically significant stock selection model, create Mean-Variance efficient portfolios, and be aggressive in investing to maximize the Geometric Mean.

Free e-book on text analytics
 

Free e-book: Text Analytics with SAS®

We have carefully selected a handful of papers from recent SAS Global Forum contributions to introduce you to the topic of text mining and analytics, and let you sample what each has to offer. Download for free today.

Tips and Tricks

 
Zero to SAS in 60 seconds

Zero to SAS in 60 Seconds: SAS Machine Learning on SAS Analytics Cloud

SAS Machine Learning on SAS Analytics Cloud provides on-demand programming access to machine learning algorithms in the cloud. No downloads, no install, no infrastructure, no maintenance. Learn more!

Installing SASpy Kernel
 

Installing SASpy Kernel on Jupyter Notebooks

The SAS Kernel SASpy allows you to program in SAS using Jupyter Notebooks. Jupyter Notebooks allow you to incorporate cells with Markdown with cells with executable code. This is very helpful for learning and studying SAS programming. Read on for an example of what you can do with SAS in Jupyter Notebooks.

Certification Prep

 
Advanced Programmer

Advanced Programmer

Hash Objects, PROC FCMP, and the Macro Facility all rolled into one SAS Global Forum paper from Art Carpenter. Lots of good exam prep content in 10 pages of reading. 

Certification Prep Guide
 

Statistical Business Analyst

A new Certification Prep guide has been released for the SAS Certified Statistical Business Analyst credential, providing a low-cost way to prepare for this popular SAS credential.

SAS News

 
SAS Global Forum

Still time to register for largest users conference

You have access to the largest gathering of SAS users and experts with an abundance of learning opportunities later this month in Dallas. It’s not too late to register for SAS Global Forum 2019.

Developers community
 

New developers community has launched

The developers community provides a forum for collaboration, Q&A, and knowledge sharing. The focus is on developers using open source languages and technology. The community will create synergy between communities.sas.comdeveloper.sas.com, and github.com/sassoftware.

Free SAS® Tutorials

 
SAS® tutorials

Advanced analytics tutorials

Get a free, quick glimpse of tutorials in areas such as econometrics, machine learning, optimization, SAS/OR and SAS/Stat. Videos are generally 5-15 minutes long, so no huge time investment is necessary.


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Live Web Courses (US)

SAS Event Stream Processing24-25 APR 2019
JMP Software: Custom Design of Experiments24-25 APR 2019
SAS Macro Language 2: Advanced Techniques25-26 APR 2019
Getting Started with the Platform for SAS Business Analytics30 APR-03 MAY 2019
Introduction to SAS and Hadoop30 APR-03 MAY 2019
Survival Data Mining Using SAS Enterprise Miner Software30 APR-03 MAY 2019
SAS Enterprise Guide for Experienced SAS Programmers01-03 MAY 2019
SAS Enterprise Guide : ANOVA, Regression, and Logistic Regression01-03,08-10 MAY 2019
SAS Enterprise Guide 1: Querying and Reporting02-03 MAY 2019
JMP Software: Finding Important Predictors02-03 MAY 2019
JMP Software: A Case Study Approach to Data Exploration02-03 MAY 2019
SAS Viya and Python Integration for Machine Learning06-07 MAY 2019
SAS SQL 1: Essentials06-10 MAY 2019
Deep Learning Using SAS Software06 MAY 2019
Forecasting Using SAS Software: A Programming Approach06-08,13-15 MAY 2019
SAS Platform Administration: System Administration06-10 MAY 2019
SAS Real-Time Decision Manager: Creating and Managing Campaigns06-10 MAY 2019
SAS Programming 3: Advanced Techniques and Efficiencies07-09 MAY 2019
SAS Visual Data Mining and Machine Learning on SAS Viya : Interactive Machine Learning07-09 MAY 2019
SAS Marketing Automation: Designing and Executing Outbound Marketing Campaigns07-09 MAY 2019
Survival Analysis Using the Proportional Hazards Model07-10 MAY 2019
Time Series Modeling Essentials09-10 MAY 2019
SAS Programming 1: Essentials09-10 MAY 2019
Creating Reports and Graphs with SAS Enterprise Guide13-14 MAY 2019
Creating Business Intelligence for Your Organization: Fast Track14-17 MAY 2019
SAS Visual Analytics 1 for SAS Viya : Basics14-17 MAY 2019
ODS Graphics: Essentials14-17,20-21 MAY 2019
Decision Tree Modeling14-17 MAY 2019
JMP Software: Statistical Decisions Using ANOVA and Regression14-17 MAY 2019
Applied Analytics Using SAS Enterprise Miner15-17 MAY 2019
SAS Visual Analytics for SAS 9: Fast Track15-17,20-24 MAY 2019
SAS Visual Analytics for SAS 9: Getting Started20-21 MAY 2019
SAS Platform Administration: Metadata Administration20-24 MAY 2019
SAS Programming 2: Data Manipulation Techniques20-24 MAY 2019
Advanced Predictive Modeling Using SAS Enterprise Miner21-23 MAY 2019
SAS Marketing Automation: Defining the Data and Structure for Campaigns21-23 MAY 2019
JMP Software: Modern Screening Designs21-24 MAY 2019
SAS Macro Language 1: Essentials21-24 MAY 2019
Statistics 1: Introduction to ANOVA, Regression, and Logistic Regression22-24,29-31 MAY 2019
Using SAS Forecast Server Procedures22-24,28-30 MAY 2019

 

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