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2020 is well underway and the winter is almost over. Spring is a busy time of the year for the SAS Nordic User group Managers as we are preparing for the many FANS networks and other SAS events; 

Make sure to reserve your seat by registering at our FANS website.

If you have any questions or thoughts, please get in touch.

Pietari Koskela, Frans Holm, Daniel Ringqvist & Pia Skare Rønnevik
User Group Managers, SAS Nordics

SAS Global Forum

At the end of March, a large group of more than 100 Nordic SAS enthusiasts is traveling to Washington and the world´s largest gathering of SAS professionals. With more than 400 of our sessions confirmed, be sure to review our Session Catalog and build your own agenda.

FANS members have 2 prepaid tickets included in the membership. Contact your FANS go-to person to know more or send us an e-mail. Partners can join an extra day for free at the Partner Forum. 

A Tip for FANS

We are introducing a monthly tip from one of our local FANS coordinators at SAS. This month Pia Skare Rønnevik from Norway is sharing the following tip:

SAS Viya’s Cloud Analytics Service (CAS) engine

To run large amounts of data in a single thread in SAS 9 programs take time. Now you can run the data steps faster in CAS, since it takes advantage of multiple threads and parallel processing.

Free Training

Did you know that SAS has a lot of FREE offerings for our customers? You can access free training via e-Learning, watch our free tutorials, explore our SAS Starter Kit and sign-up for the 30-day trial for our learning subscription. All the resources are located on the SAS website:

Get started with SAS Programming

SAS Connected e-Learning supports you every step of the way.

Do you want to start programming in SAS? Our connected e-Learning approach combines the e-Learning course and access to a SAS coach, so you don’t have to learn on your own.

During the course, you learn the basics of writing SAS code at your own pace. You will be able to:

Are you ready to master AI & Machine Learning?

The SAS AI & Machine Learning program now includes 5 e-Learning courses.

What do you get by joining the program? Earn three certifications and automatically get a free bonus credential in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. e-Learning courses include Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Text Analytics, Forecasting and Optimization with SAS Viya.

You will get:

Qualify with the AI & Machine Learning Program and make your company fit for the future. It's that simple.

SAS Profile

Although you are subscribing to receive this newsletter, maybe you haven´t agreed to get invitations from SAS? If you would like invitations to SAS Forum, FANS networks, SAS Global Forum and Analytics Experience, you need to Opt-in (approve).

The easiest way is by adding your email here and respond to the confirmation email you get by clicking the link in the email to verify.

You can also add more details and make a SAS Profile. If you do and log in with your profile later at sas.com you can register for events, whitepapers and more without re-entering your contact information, hence saving you time.