SAS 9.3, Support Options & More · SAS 9.3 – Analytics SAS Enterprise Miner 7.1 Survival data mining for time dependent outcomes In-database expansions for statistical transformations

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SAS 9.3, Support Options & More CSUG User Group Meeting Oct 25, 2011

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Big Data, Big Analytics, Data Governance

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SAS 9.3!

Thousands of new capabilities with many surfaced through improved user interfaces

Enhancements to existing working methods improving productivity and allowing reduction in backlog and more responsiveness

Extended and new capabilities that enable you to tackle problems previously difficult/impossible to attack in a timely manner

An agile environment to handle Big Data and Big Analytics

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SAS 9.3 - Data Management Improved manageability of the Data Management environment

Increased transparency into the Data Management

environment

Better data governance & reduced risk associated with data

More trustworthy information & less time reconciling differences

Reporting on Batch Execution Ability to capture and analyze information on deployed jobs such as:

Steps, Warnings, Errors, & Job Statistics

Enhanced SAS Code Importer Support for expansion of SAS macros, analyze only feature,

ability to detect collisions plus improved logging & error checking

New Transformations New Compare Tables transform compares two data sources &

detect changes in data

Metadata and Manageability Metadata Search tool

Column Metadata Standardization Wizard

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SAS 9.3 – Analytics

SAS Enterprise Miner 7.1 Survival data mining for time dependent outcomes

In-database expansions for statistical transformations and modelling

SAS Model Manager 3.1 Model retraining in MM

Model management for additional types of models including R models

SAS Forecast Server 4.1 Addition of custom time intervals

PROC HPFTEMPRECON for temporal reconciliation (“benchmarking”) of

multiple time series

Enables new business capabilities

Provides governance processes for model management

Brings industry best practices to the hands of the practitioners

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SAS/STAT 9.3 Expanded capabilities for Bayesian analysis including the addition of a RANDOM statement and multivariate

priors in MCMC

GRAPH license no longer required for ODS Graphics

SAS/ETS 9.3 Automatic variable selection for COUNTREG procedure

SAS/OR 9.3 Optimization

Improvements to nonlinear solvers & introduction of a multi-start method

for nonlinear programming

Performance improvements for mixed integer programming solver

Simulation

Using data to drive models – empirical distributions, nonhomogeneous

Poisson processes

Improved usability to simplify navigation of large models

SAS 9.3 – Analytics Continued investment in core analytical technologies

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High Quality Graphics now included in BASE

SAS: ODS Statistical Graphics

The SG Family of Procedures

The GTL (Graphical Template Language)

The ODS Graphics Designer

The ODS Graphics Editor

SAS 9.3 – What about BASE SAS?

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SAS 9.3 Documentation

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SAS Global Forum 2012

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SAS Global Forum 2012 – Call for Papers

Deadline for submission of title/abstract – Monday,

November 14th

Benefits (Organization) Increased visibility

Positive client impressions

Internal dialogue

Innovation

Benefits (Personal) Professional development

Insightful feedback

Key connections

Community experience

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Customer Value Award

All expenses-paid trip

to SAS Global Forum!

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Global Resources http://support.sas.com

„Knowledge Base‟

Documentation

Papers

Samples/SAS Notes

Focus Areas

„Support‟

Tech Support

Downloads/Patches

„Community‟

E-newsletters

Blogs

Discussion Forums

http://support.sas.com/

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Global Resources: Blogs

http://blogs.sas.com

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http://sas-x.com

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All Analytics

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Global Resources: Discussion Forums

http://communities.sas.com

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Global Resources: Discussion Forums

http://listserv.uga.edu/archives/sas-l.html

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Social Media – LinkedIn

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Social Media - Twitter

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YouTube http://youtube.com/SASSoftware

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SAS Canada Community

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SAS Canada Community - Contest

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CSUG Website

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CSUG Website


THANK YOU

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SAS 9.3, Support Options & More · SAS 9.3 – Analytics SAS Enterprise Miner 7.1 Survival data mining for time dependent outcomes In-database expansions for statistical transformations