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SAS VA – iOS, Flash and Android interfaces
Tricia blogged some interesting questions about SAS Visual Analytics today over at: Are You a SAS BI Geek Seeking Visual Analytics Answers at #SASGF13?. Unfortunately I can't make it to San Fran SASGF13 to sit through the SAS VA sessions, but we are rapidly executing...
Putting back tabs in SAS WRS 4.3
In SAS Web Report Studio 4.3, users can set an option that will display navigational tabs for report sections, similar to the tabs that appeared in version 3.1. To set this property, make the following changes to the SAS Web Report Studio properties in SAS® Management...
So who has the best Sausage Rolls in Wellington?
One of my favourite part of a project, is celebrating success at the end of it. Today we were privileged to celebrate with one of our great customers via a sausage roll-off. The challenge was to find the best sausage rolls in Wellington. We got pipped at the post...
Adding Login back to the SAS 9.2/9.3 Portal
If you need to display the login link on the portal after a user has logged out, Angela has posted how to do it here: http://blogs.sas.com/content/bi/2010/11/23/save-user-frustration-by-adding-the-magic-log-back-in-button/
OptimalBI to open new office in Caymen Islands
In a press release today OptimalBI announced that after being in operation for 5 years in the Wellington region they have decided to expand and open an overseas office, in the Caymen Islands. OptimalBI has grown from a small company in 2008 that focussed on delivering...
Adding WRS to Portal in SAS 9.2 / 9.3
Want to add Web Report Studio as a link in the SAS 9.2/9.3 Portal with single sign-on? Add a Portal application using the following url: http://<your server>:<your port>/SASWebReportStudio/logonFromPortal.do
Whirp, Whirp, Whirp, Please hide the Export button in SAS Web Report Studio
As many Kiwis will attest there is a serious focus on Privacy of information within New Zealand Central Government at the present moment. So it was not a surprise when a customer asked if it would be possible to hide the export option from the SAS Web Report Studio...
eeny meeny miny mo – Who’s on your team?
When you are putting together the roles and responsibilities to implement a Business Intelligence or Data Warehouse project, you probably have the following roles defined: Team Lead Designer / Data Modeller ETL Developer BI Developer Im assuming the Initiation,...
The business model for BI is changing
Anybody who knows me knows that I am a big fan of Seth Godin. I find his logic enlightening, his insight well-reasoned, his writing innovative and when added together he is just cool! (Pity I didn't think of this way to see Seth cheap, like Victoria's friend) Seths...
SAS Visual Analytics Short Online Demo
Quick overview on SAS Visual Analytics from the SAS Software Youtube channel below. Excuse the number of times they say daaaattaaaa and the word Billion (and no thats not the price 😉 Interesting bits I picked up: It automatically picks the most suitable...
SAS Inno”VA”tion
SAS has been around for a long time and you have to admit it has been a very successful company announcing USD $2.8 billion in revenue lately, while remaining privately owned and focussed on delivering Analytics and related Business Intelligence software. But it's...
Google insight – is this the future of Analytics?
I found an interesting article here: http://www.buzzfeed.com/justinesharrock/a-glimpse-into-googles-brain-hidden-in-a-spreadsheet-app It outlines how if you open a google docs spreadsheet and create two cells of related text (say two different brand of beers) then...