SAS programmers often struggle to understand the full potential of CASL programming for data analytics, making many unsure about what it can do. In this article, we will demystify CASL and explain its importance in SAS Viya. First, let’s understand the basics of CAS and CASL in SAS Viya. What is CAS (Cloud Analytic Services)? … Read more
This article helps you understand the differences between BASE SAS and CASL (Cloud Analytic Services Language), so you can choose the best tool for your specific analytical needs and infrastructure. It highlights the strengths and capabilities of both, guiding you to the best solution for various analytical challenges and business goals. Why CASL is so … Read more
Before you learn more about SAS Views you should look at what is SAS Data Set. SAS views are built on top of the SAS data set hence it is pivotal to know more about what happens in the backend when you create SAS data set. What Is SAS Data Set? A SAS data set … Read more
There might be scenarios where you’re dealing with data from multiple languages. If you are working with a multinational client but their entire system uses the English language then you don’t need to worry about SAS Env LOCAL language. But if you have data sources coming from different countries and data prepared in their own … Read more
SAS reads and writes external files using the current session encoding. SAS assumes that the external file has the same encoding as the session encoding. But sometimes you get some weird characters because of the encoding mismatch of the systems. UTF-8 is part of the Unicode coded character set. UTF-8 is the preferred and most-used … Read more
SAS began partnering with Microsoft earlier to integrate Azure cloud platform with SAS. Now they have established a strategic partnership with the SingleStore, a multiple-cloud database, as well. Analytics leader SAS (Statistical Analytics Software) has joined forces with SingleStore to help you remove barriers to data access, maximize performance and scalability, and uncover key data-driven … Read more
The strategic partnership between SAS and SingleStore gave the new edge to the modern, cloud-based analytical technology. SAS has dominated data analytics for many decades and it continues to do so by partnering with the key cloud technology leaders such as Microsoft Azure and SingleStore (formerly MemSQL). What is SAS (Statistical Analysis Software) ? SAS … Read more
Do you use SAS Studio more often to write SAS programs or run ad hoc queries on SAS data set? Most of the people use SAS Studio on more occasions than other SAS products, especially people who love coding. SAS Studio looks today is not what it has been throughout the journey from its first … Read more
Before 2021 it was very hard for individuals to learn SAS openly. There was a free university software edition available only for the students. But now SAS has made it easier for everyone who’s interested in learning SAS programming. You can access SAS and learn through SAS OnDemand Academics. It’s not a fully functioning premium … Read more