What happened in Vegas?

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I know it should be “what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas”, but I really believe you need to hear this!

  • SAS Studio 3.5 is out, but, as it is part of SAS 9.4M3, you will have to request a new download of SAS 9.4M3 to get it, although it will be part of the latest version of SAS University Edition.
  • SAS Viya has been announced and it is a cloud version of SAS, but:
    • I have no idea what impact it will have on SAS users
    • How much it will cost
    • Whether it will benefit small users of SAS more than big users
    • What SAS procedures it will use, and whether new procedures will be needed
    • When I find out more, then I’ll let you know!
  • ODS Graphics continues to expand the number of graphs it can create.
  • The SAS Communities stand had amazingly good swag! They were giving away power banks, coffee mugs and unique shoulder bags made from SAS’ own roll shades and conference material to active members of the SAS Support Communities.

On a personal note I ran a prize draw for my latest book on the Data Presentation/ODS Graphics stand. 36(!) attendees left their business cards and the draw was won by Olivier Goethals from Belgium.

Olivier Goethals won a copy of my book in Las Vegas

My thanks go to everyone who tried to win a copy of my book! I’m sorry that I didn’t bring more copies with me from the UK, but I will be running prize draws again at conferences in the future.

I also met lots of old friends, and made lots of new friends, at the SAS event of the year!

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Philip Holland

Owner and Administrator of Holland Numerics: Blog and Forums.

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