Category: SAS

Feed: SAS Blogs. Author: Thomas Keil. At the beginning of this year, SAS in DACH offered a fresh framework for providing customers with more comprehensive support. We call it "IMPACT." This is not just a way to provide even more services than simply installing and customizing – it will support the entire life cycle of our AI solutions from conception to operation. I spoke with Thorsten Hagenberger about this impact. He is Director of Professional Services and a member of the management team at SAS in DACH. Is SAS now turning into a consulting firm? Thorsten Hagenberger, Director of Professional ... Read More

Feed: SAS Blogs. Author: Amanda Pack. Growing up in Eastern NC meant attending a diverse elementary school until 6th grade when we moved across town.  I remember asking my mom where all the black people were.  I think there were a total of 3 black kids in my 6th grade class.  Little did I know, in the next town over, the story would have been quite the opposite.   In 1997 segregation, be it voluntary, was alive and well.  However, both elementary schools combined to create 1 high school.  Insert running.  I joined the cross-country team as a freshman and, aside ... Read More

Feed: SAS Blogs. Author: Amanda Pack. “Running is a lifestyle for me.  It’s like brushing my teeth or taking a shower.  I’m always thinking about when I can get my run in. I plan out my days so I can at least run 2 to 3 times a week.”  In our final installation of Black History Month: Celebrating SAS Athletes, please welcome Ursula Polo, Technical Support Analyst, and lifetime runner.  Ursula started running in high school on her school’s track and field team where she competed in the 100- and 200-yard dashes, hurdles, and the long and triple jump events.  ... Read More

Feed: SAS Blogs. Author: Andrea Deinert. Woran denken wir, wenn wir das Wort Innovation hören? An Expansion, an Erweiterung, an Immermehr. Kurz um: An alles, was noch nicht ist. Innovation kann aber auch Rückbesinnung sein. Nämlich darauf, dass nicht nur aus vielen Daten Tolles, sondern ebenso auch mit wenigen Daten Beeindruckendes erreicht werden kann. Dr. Edgar Klenske, GaussML Davon erzählt uns Dr. Edgar Klenske. Er richtet sich an einen mittelständischen Bedarf und bemüht bei unserem Gespräch immer und immer wieder die Kaffeemaschine. Bei ihm geht es um das Spannungsfeld der Verfügbarkeit von vielen Daten und wenigen Daten. Viele Ansätze zielen ... Read More

Feed: SAS Blogs. Author: Tiffany Carpenter. The collections process is a vital component of any lender’s business model. But it’s often an area that doesn’t receive the attention or investment it needs. Collections teams are always under pressure to do more with less – to recoup as much as possible from delinquent accounts while keeping operational costs as low as possible. This is especially difficult because collections have always been a people-intensive part of the business. The traditional approach involves a sliding scale of treatments for delinquent accounts, beginning with gentle reminders for overdue payments and escalating to more robust ... Read More

Feed: SAS Blogs. Author: Amanda Pack. “The club set out to do hill training at Pilot Mountain where the guys were climbing the mountain and the ladies planned to circle the hilly countryside around the mountain. We were climbing a long hill and I was the last cyclist in the back having gotten dropped mid-hill. In the distance, I hear a bunch of screaming, and while we normally try to call out road obstacles for safety, the yelling sounded far more urgent.  “HIT THE JETS!”, “DOG, DOG!” and one high-pitched, blood curdling, “GET AWAY FROM ME!” can be heard as ... Read More

Feed: SAS Blogs. Author: Robert Allison. This is another in my series of blog posts where I take a deep dive into converting customized R graphs into SAS graphs. Today we'll be working on bubble maps - specifically, plotting earthquake data as bubbles on a map. R bubble map, created using geom_polygon() and geom_point() SAS bubble map, created using Proc SGmap My Approach I will be showing the R code (in blue) first, and then the equivalent SAS code (in red) that I used to create both of the maps. Note that there are many different ways to accomplish the same things in ... Read More

Feed: SAS Blogs. Author: Dina Duhon. The people, the energy, the quality of the content, the demos, the networking opportunities…whew, all of these things combine to make SAS Global Forum great every year. And that is no exception this year. Preparations are in full swing for an unforgettable conference. I hope you’ve seen the notifications that we set the date, actually multiple dates around the world so that you can enjoy the content in your region and in your time zone. No one needs to set their alarm for 1:00am to attend the conference! Go ahead and save the date(s)…you ... Read More

Feed: SAS Blogs. Author: Alyssa Grube. Curiosity means asking questions, digging in. It’s what allows us to make progress on some of the world’s most pressing problems – obstacles that can sometimes feel too big to solve. When it comes to these complex problems, where do you begin? At SAS, we start at the crossroads between insatiable curiosity and powerful analytics. Ayana Littlejohn, Sr. Associate Analytical Consultant and SAS Black Initiatives Group (BIG) leadership council member is no stranger to asking questions. Her passion for advocacy and limitless curiosity led her to ask tough questions; and months later, her quest ... Read More

Feed: SAS Blogs. Author: Amanda Pack. Growing up in Eastern NC meant attending a diverse elementary school until 6th grade when we moved across town.  I remember asking my mom where all the black people were.  I think there were a total of 3 black kids in my 6th grade class.  Little did I know, in the next town over, the story would have been quite the opposite.   In 1997 segregation, be it voluntary, was alive and well.  However, both elementary schools combined to create 1 high school.  Insert running.  I joined the cross-country team as a freshman and, aside ... Read More