SASGF 2020 in DC becomes a virtual conference

After careful consideration of the evolving concerns around COVID-19, SAS Institute has made the difficult decision to cancel the in-person SAS Global Forum (SASGF) conference in DC and transform it into a special virtual event. In her LinkedIn article SASGF 2020 conference chair, Lisa Mendez, shared her disappointment, but stressed that she will continue working […]

Flourish in doing great things with data, with analytics and with SAS

Here at Metacoda we’re loving the theme for the upcoming SAS Global Forum (SASGF): Do Great Things – With Data. With Analytics. With SAS. As a long-term SAS partner and SAS Global Forum (SASGF) sponsor, we’ve seen first hand how SAS Institute has continually supported the SAS community to do great things. We’ve seen communities […]

Flash your #SASGF badge on social!

Counting down to #SASGF (29 March – 1 April)… With SAS Global Forum (SASGF) in Washington, DC, next month, it’s time to get excited and start counting down! To help you prepare, we’ve put together some of our top tips to ensure you have a fun and productive SASGF experience… 1) Join the pre-conference activitives […]

Prevent security policy gaps in your SAS platform with Metacoda. See you at #SASForumUK!

“We are witnessing a renewed focus on data and analytics, driven by the combination of increased computing power, a more connected world and more powerful technologies, like artificial intelligence, computer vision, natural language processing and machine learning.” We certainly agree with these words from the SAS Global Forum 2019 (SASGF) opening address by Dr Jim […]

Power to do Good: bringing analytics to life at #SASGF

When more than 6,000 SAS users came together at SAS Global Forum 2019 in Dallas, it was clear that we are living in exciting times, full of potential! Dr Jim Goodnight, SAS CEO, set the scene perfectly in the opening session: “We are witnessing a renewed focus on data and analytics, driven by the combination […]

Mitigate Risk with Enhanced Analytics Platform Security. Join us at SASGF!

As we’ve noted before, the SAS administrator’s role can be cherished, admired, forgotten, loathed or even ignored – sometimes all in the course of a single day! However, there is one thing that remains constant: the success of SAS Analytics relies on how well the platform performs. So, let’s be grateful to all the SAS […]

Y’all ready for SASGF?

The Metacoda koalas are so excited about the upcoming SAS Global Forum 2019 in Dallas that they’ve dressed up for the occasion! To embrace ‘The Lone Star State’ – as Texas is known – the koalas are donning brown cowboy hats and a blue star on their jackets. The blue star is also well known […]

Sending festive cheer for the end of the year

As 2018 comes to an end, we get great pleasure from reflecting on all the people who play a special role in our lives – our family, our friends, our colleagues – and, of course, our great big global SAS community, who are often like an extended family for us. Thank you, as always, for […]

Metacoda Koalas Gratefulness

G’day! As the year comes to an end, we wanted to say a special great big koala thanks to our less-furry friends for all your support! We also wanted to show you the following video we made about our adventures in recent years. We’re a bit unusual in our love of adventure given that our […]

Supporting the SAS community to help keep your SAS platform secure

Metacoda has been meeting the needs of SAS platform administrators and users with our customer-driven productivity tools, since 2007. It’s been an enjoyable 11 years supporting the SAS community by: sponsoring SAS events around the world helping out in the SAS Users Group for Adminstrators (SUGA) community assisting members in communities.sas.com sharing knowledge and thought […]