Key Happenings at support.sas

Welcome to Happenings - Your Place for All the Support Buzz

guestblogger — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:29:25 +0000

~ Contributed by Judi Rourke, R&D Web Developer, SAS Take a minute to swing by our newly named Happenings page on the support.sas.com web site! Dedicated to our SAS users – it’s your one stop for information about everything from the latest technical blog posting to where the next gathering [...]

A day in the Life of a SAS/STAT developer

guestblogger — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:42:26 +0000

~ Contributed by Warren F. Kuhfeld, Sr Manager, R&D, SAS ~ I love the classic Beatles song, A Day in the Life, and the line: “Woke up, fell out of bed, dragged a comb across my head.” I am a member of the SAS/STAT development team, and this is a [...]

Never lose track

Renee Harper — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 10:00:13 +0000

The SAS Online Customer Support Home page is like O'Hare International Airport -- once you get there, you can go almost anywhere else. If you have a layover before you leave the airport, you have lots of opportunities for a good meal, some great shopping, and fantastic people watching. They [...]

Getting to Know You: New Text and Content Analytics Community

Memsy Price — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:21:10 +0000

We know that many of you are active users of the Support Communities on the site and are pleased to tell you there's a new community in town: Text and Content Analytics. This community is a centralized resource for discussing ideas, asking questions, seeking help from your peers and sharing [...]

Getting Started in the Year of Statistics

guestblogger — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:21:45 +0000

~ Contributed by Maura Stokes, Sr Director, R&D, SAS ~ If you’ve been on the SAS campus lately, you would have noticed banners on the streets announcing 2013 as the International Year of Statistics. The major statistical societies designed this campaign to increase the visability of statistics, educate the public about [...]

Stay logged in longer

Renee Harper — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:31:57 +0000

Tis the season of repeating holiday specials. Each brings its own message of hope, love, and personal growth. If you get sucked into these shows -- like I often do -- you realize that they really do mimic life. Take Fred Claus. In this holiday special, a misguided efficiency expert [...]

New features enhance problem tracking

guestblogger — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 21:01:41 +0000

~ Contributed by Roger Chenoweth, Technical Support, SAS ~ We have recently enhanced the application (the Tracks application) that enables you to check the status of problems and questions that you have submited to SAS Technical Support. I’d like to take this opportunity to describe the new features as well as [...]

SAS Talks for September: Mark Your Calendars

Memsy Price — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 18:14:02 +0000

Lots of you have become loyal fans of our SAS Talks webinar series presented by technical experts, SAS employees and customers alike. I wanted to be sure the readers of this blog were aware of the webinar planned for September 13th because I think it will be of interest to anyone who uses SAS Business [...]

12.1 is Here!

Memsy Price — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:20:34 +0000

So you might remember back in July when I told you "12 is the magic number." I'm back to tell you that the new release of our analytical products is here, and it's numbered 12.1. In previous years, updated analytical products were released only with new versions of Base SAS® software. The 12.1 [...]

Reading to beat the heat

Renee Harper — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 11:30:08 +0000

We have had this long string of 100+ degree days, so I went inside to find a cool place to read. When the cooldown came, the weather changed from hot and dry to hot and muggy. That sent me further into the air conditioning to cool down and stretch out with [...]