BeStibolt Tracker

Re: Juletip #9 - The Optimal Drive becoming better at golf using proc optmodel

BeStibolt — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 10:49:30 GMT

I'm impressed, Ole Martin! I didn't even know you played golf! This is so interesting! Thank you for sharing!

Critical Shift for DNB: Real-Time Credit Decisions in the Cloud With SAS® Viya® and Python

BeStibolt — Mon, 05 May 2025 07:58:26 GMT

Explore how DNB, Norway's largest bank, and SAS transitioned from on-premises credit scoring to SAS Viya on Microsoft Azure, adopting Python for flexibility and leveraging SAS Container Runtime for enhanced scalability and uptime. As part of DNB’s cloud-first strategy, DNB migrated from SAS 9.4 to Viya 4, adopting Python as the main programming language.

At SAS Innovate in Orlando, Magnus Mogstad from DNB and Lars Arne Skår from SAS will discuss how they navigated regulatory compliance, aligned with corporate IT policies and successfully migrated to the cloud, retiring their on-premises environment on schedule. If you are attending SAS Innovate in Orlando, you can watch their presentation on Wednesday, 7th May, at 4 p.m. in Theatre 4. If you're not, you might want to join SAS Innovate on Tour in London on 4th June, with a full-day conference free of cost.

(view in My Videos)

2025 SAS Customer Recognition Awards: Share your success!

BeStibolt — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 10:18:10 GMT

Have you accomplished something amazing with SAS software? We want to hear about it! Brag about yourself by entering the SAS Customer Recognition Awards contest. The awards recognize our customers for their standout contributions and highlight how users are changing the world through analytics. Enter now through Friday, January 31, 2025.

Winners will be announced at SAS Innovate 2025 in Orlando, Florida (May 6 – 9, 2025). First-place winners in each category will receive one trip to the event*, a SAS trophy, SAS swag and bragging rights!

Learn more!

FANS Learning Day | Tips & Trix morning event | Solna | March 20- 2025

BeStibolt — Fri, 29 Nov 2024 12:53:00 GMT

Välkommen till FANS Learning Day! Erbjudandet är endast för FANS-medlemmar och därför kostnadsfritt.

Datum: 20. mars 2025
Tid: 9:00 - 12:00 (+ lunsj och provning av Viya Workbench ock SAS Studio för ni som vill)
Plats: Stora Frösunda, Solna

Varmt välkommen till vår första FANS Learning Day i 2025 der ni som medlemmar i FANS har möjlighet att komma till oss på SAS Institute för att bli inspirerade och träffa andra FANS medlemmar torsdag den 20 mars 09:00-12:00.

Målet med denna halvdag är att bjuda på nyheter samt lite Tips & Trix för er som arbetar som SAS-programmerare.

Agendan för denna förmiddag har fokus på programmering i SAS 9.4 och modellering i SAS Viya:

09:00-12:00	Avancerad programmering i SAS 9.4	PROC LUA, metoder för HASH-tabeller, tips för SQL- optimering
		Låt macrot få jobbet gjort
	Ett smörgsbord i modellering	EG (Enterprise Guide)
		SAS Studio
		SAS Model Studio
		Viya Workbench
12:00	Lunch	Vi avslutar med lunch för de som vill
	Efter lunch kan ni som vill prova Viya Workbench och SAS Studio

Anmäl dig snarast då vi har begränsat antal platser.

Hoppas att vi ses!

Har du några frågor kontakta:
marie.lienzen@sas.com

Invitation to participate at FANS – get new skills and updates (September Newsletter)

BeStibolt — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 12:58:16 GMT

For us working with SAS and FANS, we look forward to seeing you at our network meetings, which are free of cost and open to everyone. The best way to build new relationships is to meet in person to discuss and learn from others.

Learn more about these topics in the sections below:

Join our SAS user program – SAS Analytics Explorers!

SAS Analytics Explorers is a hub of SAS customers who search for the unknown, push boundaries, and use data to find answers.

Solve challenges, earn points, and swap them for rewards. This is a different way of learning SAS quickly and interacting with peers online.

If you’re ready to explore, join us!

FANS - The best place to learn and immediately put into action

We offer these events besides Platform, Visual Analytics, Analytics/Data Science, Customer Intelligence, Programming, and SAS Platform Overview:

A joint Nordic SAS Migration network in English.
SAS Viya Hands-On in Denmark, and FANS Learning Day in Norway.
Mini FANS Forum in Denmark and Norway, Office opening & Cross topics in Finland, and the "Winter Ending" in Sweden.

You can attend most events virtual or in person. Pick your country flag and register!

Free learning – see the topics and select those relevant to you

We try to help you get the most out of your SAS solutions, platform, and technology. Below, you can find some cost-free assets. Click on the links to learn more and register:

SAS Viya

Live UK webinar - Ask the Expert: Exploring R Integration with SAS^® Viya^® (Sept 24, 10.00 BST, 11.00 CEST).

e-Book: ModelOps Explained: A Starter’s Guide to Deploying and Managing AI and Analytical Models.

Whitepaper: Enabling trusted AI and data-driven decisions at scale.

Experience: Try SAS Viya yourself.

GenAI

Live Webinar: Market Pulse on GenAI: How to Achieve Enterprise ROI (Sept 24, 10.00 ET, 16.00 CEST).

Insurance

e-Book: On the Road to Accelerating Claims Automation

Submit a paper for SAS Innovate 2025 – until September 16!

If you want to present at SAS Innovate in Orland, Florida, in May 2025, you've got until September 16 to submit your proposal for consideration.

Don't miss this excellent opportunity to speak to a global audience of technology and business leaders!

What are we looking for?

Show us the innovative ways you have applied SAS®.
Tell a compelling story through demos, customer successes, or technology use cases.
Describe how your audience can solve data, analytics, and business challenges.
Do it by yourself or with a colleague or SAS expert.

Why present at SAS Innovate?

Receive complimentary registration, hotel, and airfare.
Build your reputation as a thought leader.
Grow your professional network.
Earn bragging rights with a speaker badge (and cool swag, too)!

Click here to learn all the details!

If you think this newsletter content is helpful to others, recommend it to your colleague.

If you have questions or have any input, please get in touch with me.

With kind regards,
SAS Institute
Bettina Stibolt
Customer Marketing, SAS Northern Europe

Kickstart innovation with SAS Viya Workbench

BeStibolt — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 13:42:01 GMT

By Christian Christensen, Principal Pre-Sales Technical Architect, Customer Advisory Technology Northern Europe

In my everyday work, I often encounter many situations in which technology plays an important part. When ideas ignite any innovation, the idea is in a crucial phase. So, getting started in the shortest amount of time is super important to keep ideas at the forefront of your mind. This is one of the reasons why I think SAS Viya Workbench is a great leap forward for the SAS Platform. Getting started with Data and AI heavily depends on integration, easy initiation, and self-service options.

You might ask – "What is SAS Viya Workbench?" – So, let's recap:

"SAS Viya Workbench is a collaborative environment designed for data scientists and analysts to work with data, perform analytics, and develop models. It provides an integrated platform for data preparation, exploration, analysis, and visualization, as well as tools for building and deploying machine learning models.

SAS Workbench offers a user-friendly interface that allows users to perform tasks like data cleaning, transformation, statistical analysis, and machine learning modeling without writing extensive code. It includes features for version control, sharing work with team members, and collaborating on projects.

Overall, SAS Workbench aims to streamline the data science workflow, making it easier for users to derive insights from data and build predictive models efficiently."

Link to more information about Viya Workbench.

My top 3 favorite advantages of SAS Workbench are for sure these:

SAS Workbench is ready to use all the time…It's online Software As A Service and is ready to log in when needed.
SAS Workbench focuses on openness – So you can select your favorite editor and code language – Use Visual Studio as an editor. SAS, R or Python? You decide… Find more on GitHub.
SAS Workbench has all the new modern capabilities – ready for your idea. AI by Machine Learning, Generative AI, Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Image –imagine what we can do on f.x. Images of cancer.

I foresee a great future with the new technologies – now even easier and more accessible than ever, and I hope you agree.

Link to more information about Viya Workbench.

Join us at SAS Innovate 2024 - Super Early Bird rate by Feb 2 - and FANS free tickets for members!

BeStibolt — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 14:54:41 GMT

Go all in on AI and analytics. And save big getting there.

We're calling SAS users like you to join us at SAS Innovate!

Register by Feb 2 to take advantage of the Super Early Bird rate of just $595 – or how you can get the FANS free tickets if you are a Nordic SAS user group member. We also offer group discounts.

At SAS Innovate, we're looking for the programmers, the administrators, the data analysts, and data scientists – the unsung hallway heroes who use SAS® day in and day out.

You won't find another event under one roof with the same caliber of hands-on workshops, super demos, technical deep dives, and certification opportunities.

Space is already starting to fill up for SAS Innovate, April 16-19, at the ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Make sure you're part of the can't-miss AI and analytics experience of 2024.

If you have any questions about Innovate, please get in touch with us by email.

Inspiration awaits: Meet our keynote speakers

Adam Grant

Organizational Psychologist and Bestselling Author

Cassie Kozyrkov

CEO, Data Scientific and Former Chief Decision Scientist, Google

Sean Evans

Host, Hot Ones, interviewing SAS CTO Bryan Harris

SAS USERS

Build skills through hands-on workshops and technical deep dives.
See how your peers are using SAS^® to solve the same challenges you face.
Kick-start your career with new knowledge and certification opportunities.
Network with other peers.

It’s all under one roof and all at SAS Innovate

SAS Innovate is for you whether you're a team leader, data engineer, architect, or scientist.

REGISTER NOW!

Live Ask the Expert webinar - SAS SQL vs Fed SQL - January 30 at 12 CET

BeStibolt — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 10:02:20 GMT

On January 30 at 12 -13 CET, SAS UK runs an Ask the Expert webinar on SAS SQL vs Fed SQL. It is complimentary to join, so if you have an interest, you can learn the following:

About the webinar

FedSQL is a SAS implementation of the ANSI standard, which can be executed in SAS9, the SAS Viya compute server, or the SAS Viya CAS server. Being closer to the ANSI standard, it has some differences from proc SQL and some advantages - for example, support for more data types. This webinar covers the key points to enable an informed

decision on which procedure to use.

Here’s what you’ll learn:

Syntax differences between proc SQL and FedSQL.
Key features of each procedure
How much code refactoring is appropriate?

Registration

Go here for all upcoming and on-demand Ask the Expert webinars.

Juletip #19 - A passionate data enthusiast who loves to explore the depths of analytics

BeStibolt — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 13:10:32 GMT

Are you a passionate data enthusiast who loves to explore the depths of analytics?

Then SAS Analytics Explorers is the place for you! Our Juletip #19 encourages us to learn about and join the hub of SAS customers who search for the unknown, push boundaries, and use data to find answers. Adventure alongside a community of peers and learn resumé-worthy skills.

Unearth SAS knowledge with fresh tips and tricks, resources, and tutorials posted weekly. Access exclusive discussion topics and keep current on the latest SAS trends, products, and techniques.

Earn points as you conquer challenges and achieve milestones. Cash them in for swag, SAS training, and more.⭐

What it offers you:

A learning journey
Receive weekly posted tips and tricks, resources, and tutorials.
A network of peers and experts
Connect with fellow Explorers from around the globe to grow your network, share experiences, and learn from experts and industry leaders.
Rewards
Conquer challenges, engage in activities, and achieve milestones to earn points to cash in for swag, training, and more.

How can you join our global hub?

It's easy. Join with your existing SAS profile or by creating one. Just click this link to get started.

Once you join, you'll see an onboarding challenge. The questions will help us better understand what topics interest you most. And by completing this challenge, you'll earn your first points to exchange for a Welcome Reward. ⭐

If you have questions, please let us know.

Are you ready to start exploring? We look forward to welcoming you to SAS Analytics Explorers.

Learn about FANS, SAS Innovate, SAS Recognition Awards, webinars – and the ChatGpT poem

BeStibolt — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 11:47:15 GMT

In the December Newsletter, we shared, in case you missed it, the following topics:

FANS Network meetings and events 1H-204
We're happy to announce that all FANS network meetings and events for the first half of 2024 are online. You are welcome to register, add it to your calendar, and share it with your colleagues. You can join virtually or in-person to network with peers and share some light food and drinks. Go there!

Join us at SAS Innovate 2024 – the registration is open!

Did you miss the news that SAS Innovate is the only global SAS event for practitioners, partners, and executives in 2024 in Las Vegas on April 16-19?

If you are a FANS member or are considering becoming one, we have increased the number of tickets to SAS Innovate in the 2024 membership package alongside other attractive offerings. Please let us know if you will need any tickets. Learn how to use the FANS tickets.

If you are not a member, there are several discounts you can use (early bird, group, etc).

The event page is open as a soft launch with an agenda at a glance, but we're sharing the "goodies" early in 2024. We are also going for a joint Nordic and UK&I networking dinner during the event.

Session Suggestions by December 15
If you have experience, skills, or tips & tricks, you would like to present alone, with a colleague or partner, or SAS on stage, the deadline is December 15 for presenter submissions.

SAS provides a complimentary ticket to the conference and four nights at the conference hotel and will reimburse up to 1,000 USD for internationally accepted speakers.

If you want help or advice, don't hesitate to contact the FANS team or email fans@sas.com.

2024 SAS Customer Recognition Awards

The SAS Customer Recognition Awards is to recognize and reward SAS customers around the globe who help us change the world through analytics.

We invite you to share your stories so we can celebrate you for the great work you're doing! The SAS Customer Recognition Awards submission window is open through January 19, 2024.

That will be followed by online voting and a judging panel to determine the winners. The winners will be announced LIVE at SAS Innovate in Las Vegas on April 16-19, 2024. The first-place winner for each category gets a trip to SAS Innovate*, a SAS trophy, and SAS swag.

*Visit the SAS Customer Recognition Awards for the program details and rules and to submit an entry.

Recent webinars - now On-demand

Join our recent and successful expert webinars from the UK, now on demand:

Fun use of ChatGPT – A SAS poem

A colleague at SAS created a CHATGPT poem with our customers on a recent SAS Day.
Here you go – as a "see you again" in 2024:

SAS coding, the language of data's might,
Unleashing power, insights shining bright.

Transforming numbers, making sense of it all,
SAS coding, helping us stand tall.

Data cleaning, organizing with ease,
SAS coding simplifies complexities.

Analytics and modeling help us excel,
Crunching numbers, telling stories to tell.

With macros and functions, we craft our way,
Efficiently analyzing day by day.

In the realm of data, SAS coding takes flight,
Guiding us through knowledge's wondrous light.

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If you think this newsletter is helpful to others, recommend it to your colleague.

If you have questions or input, please get in touch with us.

We wish you a jolly Christmas, a nice break, and the opportunity to spend time with your family and friends.

With kind regards,
Frans Holm, Pietari Koskela, Daniel Ringqvist,
Pia Skare Rønnevik & Bettina Stibolt
User Group & FANS Team, SAS Nordics

Speak at SAS Innovate? Network before Christmas? Learn more Tips and tricks?

BeStibolt — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 14:00:12 GMT

In the November newsletter, we shared content from these relevant topics:

FANS Christmas Events in the Nordics.
Last week, we celebrated in Norway with FANS at the Christmas event. This week, on November 30, Sweden is up before Finland and Denmark have their FANS events on December 5. You can look for your flag and register here.

SAS Innovate 2024: Session Suggestions by December 15.
How can you submit a suggestion for a presentation for SAS Innovate – for users, partners, and executives - in Las Vegas in April? The deadline is December 15. SAS provides a complimentary ticket to the conference and four nights at the conference hotel and will reimburse up to 1,000 USD for internationally accepted speakers. We will also invite you to a Northern European (Nordics and UK&I) networking dinner during the event. Learn more about SAS Innovate in Las Vegas, April 16-19, 2024.

Introducing a Visual Analytics series: Tips & Tricks with Kalle.
Learn how to become a professional and more efficient SAS Visual Analytics user with Kalle's Tips & Tricks Series.

Are you our next Explorer? 👀 Join our new global customer hub.
SAS Analytics Explorers is a global hub of SAS customers who search for the unknown, push boundaries, and use data to find answers. Become part of the new Global SAS Analytics Explores hub for quick learning, knowledge sharing, networking, and more. Join with your existing SAS Profile login or create one.

We proudly present Nordic Communities Bloggers!
Read a few blog posts about moving your analytics and data to the cloud with SAS Viya and Snowflake and why your company needs data product managers to succeed with analytics:

Moving your analytics and data to the cloud with SAS Viya and Snowflake: first things first by Lars Arne Skår, Principal Pre-Sales Solutions Architect at SAS
Moving your data and analytics to the cloud with SAS Viya and Snowflake: operationalizing by Lars Arne Skår, Principal Pre-Sales Solutions Architect at SAS.
Beyond the lifecycle: Why your company needs data product managers to succeed with analytics by Patric Hallgren, Education Product Manager at SAS.

Your comments, likes, and reactions are highly appreciated, so let them know what you think!

Webinar on November 30: Empower your ModelOps Journey
Join our expert in the "Empower your ModelOps Journey - Maximizing Outcomes with SAS Model Studio and Model Manager" webinar on November 30 at 11-12 CET. Register here.

If you think this newsletter is helpful to others, recommend it.

If you have questions or input, please get in touch with us.

Frans Holm, Pietari Koskela, Daniel Ringqvist,
Pia Skare Rønnevik & Bettina Stibolt

FANS nettverksmøte | SAS Cross Topics Kristiansand | 7.3.2024 | Kristiansand/In-person

BeStibolt — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 12:58:40 GMT

Velkommen til vårt første FANS nettverksmøte i Kristiansand! Cross Topics; variert og tilpasset agenda.

Dato: 7/3-2024

Tid: 13:00-17:00

Sted: Knowit, Markensgate 8, Kristiansand

Det blir middag på La Famiglia kl. 17.45

Agenda:

13.00 – 13.10 Velkommen ved Knowit

13.10 - 13.15 Informasjon fra FANS

13.15 – 13.45 SAS teknologistrategi og retning

Presentasjonen forklarer SAS’ sin teknologiske retning. Dvs. hva gjør SAS på kort og lengre sikt for å gjøre Viya enda bedre og ta nye steg mot en ren cloud native plattform. Presentasjonen tar også for seg hovedprinsippene for hvordan SAS’ ønsker å integrere seg enda bedre mot andre cloud aktører, både for integrasjon mot data plattformer og for utveksling og kjøring av modeller.

Presentasjonen holdes av Jonas Lie-Nielsen, SAS Institute.

13.45 – 14.15 Skyreisen til Sparebanken Sør

14.15 – 14.25 Pause

14.25 – 15.05 SAS Viya og Snowflake og Singlestore

Presentasjonen forklarer hva SAS Viya with Singlestore er og hvordan denne løsningen virker og hvordan SAS Viya integreres med Snowflake. Det gis også en oversikt over forskjeller og likheter mellom det å bruke Snowflake vs Singlestore med Viya. Bruk av Snowflake og Singlestore ses på både fra nyutvikling og migrering av eksisterende kode.

Presentasjonen holdes av Jonas Lie-Nielsen, SAS Institute.

15.05 – 15.35 Styring og oppfølging av data kvalitet på vei mot skyen med SAS Viya

Vi erfarer at flere av våre kunder som nå jobber med å få over analytiske jobber og data til skyen i praksis må håndtere flere type datakilder enn tidligere. Og med det så følger det med flere utfordringer i å holde oversikt over hva som er tilgjengelig og kvaliteten på dataene. Vi vil her vise hvilke muligheter som finnes på SAS Viya til å holde oversikt og dermed kunne styre en slik utvikling (governance) og hvordan håndtere datakvalitet mot flere datakilder på en effektiv måte.

Presentasjonen holdes av Lars Arne Skår, SAS Institute.

15.35 – 15.50 Pause

15.50 – 16.20 SAS Studio og Flows på SAS Viya

Demoen viser hvordan man bygger flows som dekker hele analyselivssyklusen i SAS Studio. Den illustrerer friheten ved å jobbe i SAS Studio, hvor du kan kombinere pek-og-klikk-trinn og task.

Presentasjonen holdes av Pia Rønnevik, SAS Institute.

16.20 – 17.00 Migrering av DI Studio prosjekt – til SAS Studio flows med data til skyen

DI Studio prosjekter fra SAS 9.4 migreres til SAS Studio flows på SAS Viya i skyen. Og i den forbindelse vil det skje konvertering av de opprinnelige transformasjonsstegene i DI Studio til tilsvarende transformasjonssteg i en eller flere SAS Studio flows. Og man ønsker kanskje også å gjøre noe med plassering av data i overgangen. Vi vil her vise en demo hvordan dette ser ut i praksis og hvor enkelt det i praksis er å få data over til andre datakilder ved bruk av SAS Studio flow.

Presentasjonen holdes av Lars Arne Skår, SAS Institute.

Dette nettverksmøte er for FANS medlemmer. Hvis du ennå ikke er medlem av FANS, er du fortsatt velkommen til å delta for å se om dette er interessant for deg i fremtiden. Se FANS medlemspriser og fordeler.

PÅMELDING

Har du andre spørsmål, ta kontakt via FANS epost.

Gå ikke glipp av events og informasjon!

Husk at du unngår å gå glipp av relevante events og informasjon hvis du melder deg på det månedlige nyhetsbrevet for SAS-spesialister (på engelsk). Du kan når som helst melde deg av.

FANS sommeravslutning | Halvdagskonferanse + middag/sosialt | 6.6.2024 | Oslo/In-person

BeStibolt — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 12:53:14 GMT

Velkommen til SAS FANS sommeravslutning 2024!

Dette pleier å være en veldig nyttig og hyggelig avslutning før vi tar ferie, så meld deg på raskt for å sikre deg din plass. Ta med deg dine kolleger – vi gleder oss til å se deg! Du kan melde deg på her.

Dato: Torsdag 6/6-2024

Tid: 12.30-17.00 Profesjonell agenda (registrering og kaffe fra 12.30, oppstart 13.00). Vika kino, Ruseløkkveien 14, 0251 Oslo (Google maps)
17.15-22.30 Coctail, middag, og mingle på ASIA Aker brygge, Stranden 1, 0250 Oslo (Google maps) - kun for FANS-premium medlemmer.

Hvor: Oslo

AGENDA

TID	PRESENTASJON/TEMA	INNHOLD	INNLEGGSHOLDER
13.00-13.05	Velkommen		Christian Wiese, SAS Institute
13.05-13.25	FANS/Education/Academic
13.25-13.45	Nyhetene fra SAS Innovate i Las Vegas	GenAI, SAS Data Maker, Viya Copilot, SAS Workbench	Jonas Lie-Nielsen, SAS Institute
13.45-14.15	Migrating from SAS Data Integration Studio to SAS Studio Flows (in Norwegian)	The Seafood Council wanted to migrate its entire data warehouse from SAS Data Integration Studio to SAS® Viya® and a cloud-based solution. Different ways of migrating were considered before using SAS Data Integration Studio as a bank for possible logic and rewriting the jobs in SAS Studio so the result would be like in SAS Data Integration Studio. As a final step, we loaded the analysis and reported the data to CAS for further analysis. The process was faster, easier to use, and featured simplified logic. We’ll demonstrate different migration strategies and how rewriting jobs on a cloud-based platform gave increased value and show how the solution was simplified when reading different kinds of unstructured data into CAS tables for analysis and reporting.	Jan Ståle Lauritzen, Norges sjømatråd og Trond Holmen, SAS Institute
14.15-14.30	Pause
14.30-15.10	New Programming Horizons: Enhancing SAS with Visual Studio Code, Git, APIs, and More (in English)	Join us for an exciting session to explore new ways to enhance your SAS programming experience. Discover how to integrate Visual Studio Code with SAS for a seamless coding environment and learn how to use Git for version control and collaboration. We will also delve into APIs and show you how to use SAS with other programming languages to expand your capabilities. Learn new tips and tricks to take your SAS programming to the next level.	Chris Hemedinger, SAS Institute
15.10-15.40	Centrality on migration graph, outlining neighborhoods. (Norwegian)	High-privacy movements aggregated into a low-privacy migration graph can help identify neighborhoods and homogenous areas.	Sten Ruben Strandheim, Telenor
15.40-16.00	Pause
16.00-16.30	Digital Twins in SAS Viya – Capabilities, Applications, an example implementation in SAS Language® - and the answer to the ultimate question: „Why do my children win the Monopoly® board game much more often than I do?” (in English)	We want to earn more money than the others. We want to understand better which investment will be profitable and the associated risks. We want to predict how many visitors will "come to us." We want to estimate what impact certain actions will have on our business processes. This sounds like the "daily business" and questions many of our SAS customers face. In this presentation, you will see "Digital Twins“ in action in SAS Viya from different business domains, such as computer vision in production and forecasting and simulation for operation planning. You also learn how you can implement a digital twin for the Monopoly® board in the SAS® Viya game using random number generators, SAS Formats, SAS Arrays, Datastep-Loops, SAS Functions, and Procedures, as well as interactive visualizations in SAS Visual Analytics.	Gerhard Svolba, SAS Institute
16.30-17.00	The next level of flexibility in report creation: Dynamic Parameters in SAS Visual Analytics	Parameters have been around for quite some time in Visual Analytics, and they have already made the life of the report author easier. However, some more complex use cases have been either cumbersome or impossible to achieve. The new capability of dynamic parameters opens up a new level of flexibility. We will look at some dynamic parameter usage patterns in a live demo.	Tom Arne Orthe, SAS Institute

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Dersom du ønsker å holde en presentasjon, så ta kontakt med Pia Skare Rønnevik.

FANS nettverksmøter og avslutninger er for FANS medlemmer. Hvis du ennå ikke er medlem av FANS, er du fortsatt velkommen til å delta for å se om dette er interessant for deg i fremtiden. Se FANS medlemspriser og fordeler.

PÅMELDING

Har du andre spørsmål, ta kontakt via FANS epost.

Gå ikke glipp av events og informasjon!

Husk at du unngår å gå glipp av relevante events og informasjon hvis du melder deg på det månedlige nyhetsbrevet for SAS-spesialister (på engelsk). Du kan når som helst melde deg av.

FANS nettverksmøte | SAS Platform Overview - Minikurs for SAS-brukere | 28.5.2024 | Oslo/Hybrid

BeStibolt — Tue, 28 May 2024 14:09:07 GMT

Velkommen til SAS Platform Overview - et minikurs for deg som er SAS-bruker.

Dato: 28/5-2024

Tid: 13:00-16:00

Sted: SAS Institute, Parkveien 55, 0256 Oslo (4. etasje). Alternativt via Microsoft Teams (linken for å delta får du i bekreftelses-eposten etter du har registrert deg).

I Parkveien blir det mat og noe godt å drikke etter nettverksmøte kl. 16.00.

Agenda:

Platform Overview dekker hele den analytiske livssyklusen (Data- > Discovery- > Deployment) i en og samme plattform, og forklarer hvordan det hele henger sammen. Presentasjonen vil vise hvordan ulike funksjoner og roller kan jobbe sømløst på plattformen fra A til Å - fra data til produksjonssatt modell:

Velkommen
Intro til Platform Overview
Data
Utforskning og analyse
Statistisk modellering
Operasjonalisering
Forretningsverdi
Avslutning

Minkurset passer nye SAS-brukere, nye brukere av SAS-plattformen - eller deg som er nyskjerrig.

PÅMELDING

Har du andre spørsmål, ta kontakt via FANS epost.

Gå ikke glipp av events og informasjon!

Husk at du unngår å gå glipp av relevante events og informasjon hvis du melder deg på det månedlige nyhetsbrevet for SAS-spesialister (på engelsk). Du kan når som helst melde deg av.

FANS nettverksmøte | SAS Cross Topics Tromsø | 23.5.2024 | Tromsø/In-person

BeStibolt — Fri, 24 May 2024 09:12:52 GMT

Velkommen til FANS nettverksmøte i Tromsø - Cross Topics; variert og tilpasset agenda.

Dato: 23/5-2024

Tid: 13:00-16:00

Sted: SNN i Tromsø, Storgata 65, 9008 Tromsø

Det blir middag på Maskinverkstedet fra kl. 17.00.

Agenda:

13.00 - 13.10: Informasjon fra FANS

13.10 - 13.40 SAS teknologistrategi og retning

Presentasjonen holdes av Jonas Lie-Nielsen, SAS Institute.

13.40 - 14.10 Kjapt, billig og trygt til Snowflake i skyen med SAS

Presentasjonen holdes av Lars Arne Skår, SAS Institute.

14.10 - 14.25 Pause

14.25 - 14.45 Mer gøy med visningsregler i VA

Presentasjonen holdes av Pia Rønnevik, SAS Institute.

14.45 - 15.15 ”Become an Ace interacting with data in SAS Visual Analytics”

Why is this important?
Get started with filters and actions (Quick-start guide)
Take filters and actions to the next level
Parameterized filters à new possibilities
Tips & Tricks

Presentasjonen holdes av Carl-Olow Magnusson, SAS Institute.

15.15 - 15.30 Pause

15.30 – 16.00 Oppdag det forventede og uventede ved å bruke Tekst analyse i VA

Presentasjonen holdes av Vegard Hansen, SAS Institute.

Dersom du ønsker å holde en presentasjon, så ta kontakt med Pia Skare Rønnevik.

PÅMELDING

Har du andre spørsmål, ta kontakt via FANS epost.

Gå ikke glipp av events og informasjon!

Husk at du unngår å gå glipp av relevante events og informasjon hvis du melder deg på det månedlige nyhetsbrevet for SAS-spesialister (på engelsk). Du kan når som helst melde deg av.

FANS nettverksmøte | SAS Cross Topics Trondheim | 22.5.2024 | Trondheim/In-person

BeStibolt — Fri, 24 May 2024 09:21:26 GMT

Velkommen til FANS nettverksmøte i Trondheim - Cross Topics; variert og tilpasset agenda.

Dato: 22/5-2024

Tid: 13:00-16:00

Sted: SMN Trondheim, Søndre gate 4, 7011 Trondheim

Det blir middag på Hevd Torget fra kl. 16.30.

Agenda:

13.00 - 13.10 Informasjon fra FANS

13.10 - 13.40 SAS teknologistrategi og retning

Presentasjonen holdes av Jonas Lie-Nielsen, SAS Institute.

13.40 - 14.10 Kjapt, billig og trygt til Snowflake i skyen med SAS

Presentasjonen holdes av Lars Arne Skår, SAS Institute.

14.10 - 14.25 Pause

14.25 - 14.45 Parametre i VA

Presentasjonen holdes av Pia Rønnevik, SAS Institute.

14.45 - 15.15 ”Become an Ace interacting with data in SAS Visual Analytics”

Why is this important?
Get started with filters and actions (Quick-start guide)
Take filters and actions to the next level
Parameterized filters à new possibilities
Tips & Tricks

Presentasjonen holdes av Carl-Olow Magnusson, SAS Institute.

15.15 - 15.30 Pause

15.30 – 16.00 Oppdag det forventede og uventede ved å bruke Tekst analyse i VA

Presentasjonen holdes av Vegard Hansen, SAS Institute.

Dersom du ønsker å holde en presentasjon, så ta kontakt med Pia Skare Rønnevik.

PÅMELDING

Har du andre spørsmål, ta kontakt via FANS epost.

Gå ikke glipp av events og informasjon!

Husk at du unngår å gå glipp av relevante events og informasjon hvis du melder deg på det månedlige nyhetsbrevet for SAS-spesialister (på engelsk). Du kan når som helst melde deg av.

FANS nettverksmøte | SAS programmering | 14.3.2024 | Oslo/Hybrid + FANS Årsmøte

BeStibolt — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 10:59:52 GMT

Velkommen til FANS nettverksmøte innen SAS® programmering.

Dato: 14/3-2024

FANS Årsmøte: 12.30-13.00 (Se FANS Årsberetning 2023 nederst på denne siden. Innkomne saker skal være styret i hende 14 dager før årsmøtet)

Tid: 12:30-16:00

Sted: SAS Institute, Parkveien 55, 0256 Oslo (4. etasje). Alternativt via Microsoft Teams (linken for å delta får du i bekreftelses-eposten etter du har registrert deg).

Det vil bli servert mat og noe godt å drikke etter nettverksmøte kl. 16.00.

Agenda:

13.00 - 13.10 Info fra FANS

13.10 - 13.20 %LogMessage() - En macro som skriver meddelande snyggt till loggen.

Presentasjonen holdes av Daniel Ringqvist, SAS Institute.

13.20 - 13.40 Petter Smart's lille hjelper

Presentasjonen holdes av Sten Ruben Strandheim, Telenor.

13.40 - 14.10 Data Visualization Using SAS® ODS Graphics

Presentasjonen holdes av Daniel Ringqvist, SAS Institute.

14.10 - 14.20 Pause

14.20 - 14.50 Hvordan bruke CAS actions i SAS Studio på Viya

Presentasjonen holdes av Pia Rønnevik, SAS Institute.

14.50 - 15.20 Custome step i SAS Studio på Viya 4

Presentasjonen holdes av Tor Ove Kilnes, SAS Institute.

15.20 - 15.30 Pause

15.30 - 16.00 Sende mail til Teams med SAS kode

Presentasjonen holdes av Daniel Ringqvist, SAS Institute.

Dersom du ønsker å holde en presentasjon, så ta kontakt med Pia Skare Rønnevik.

PÅMELDING

Har du andre spørsmål, ta kontakt via FANS epost.

Gå ikke glipp av events og informasjon!

Husk at du unngår å gå glipp av relevante events og informasjon hvis du melder deg på det månedlige nyhetsbrevet for SAS-spesialister (på engelsk). Du kan når som helst melde deg av.

FANS nettverksmøte | Data Science/Analytics | 13.3.2024 | Oslo/Hybrid

BeStibolt — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 08:05:45 GMT

Velkommen til FANS nettverksmøte innen Data Science/Analytics.

Dato: 13/3-2024

Tid: 13:00-16:00

Sted: SAS Institute, Parkveien 55, 0256 Oslo (4. etasje). Alternativt via Microsoft Teams (linken for å delta får du i bekreftelses-eposten etter du har registrert deg).

Det vil bli servert mat og noe godt å drikke etter nettverksmøte kl. 16.00.

Agenda:

13.00-13.10 FANS

13.10-13.40 Hvordan utforske/preppe data for å bruke i modellering i VA

Presentasjonen holdes av Pia Rønnevik, SAS Institute.

13.40-14.10 Hvordan kan du oppdage og redusere skjevheter i SAS Viya

Presentasjonen holdes av Mathias Lanner, SAS Institute.

14.10-14.25 Pause

14.25-15.15 Data Science in search for the simplest explanation for difficulties of ski tours

Ski touring requires physical fitness, good equipment, technical skills and experience in assessing danger or difficulty in the terrain. The published difficulty level from the literature of the Swiss Alpine Club (SAC) is an important criterion for route selection. To extend this SAC metric to the entire Alpine region, the question arises if a fully automatic machine learning method can determine tour difficulties consistent with the published SAC difficulties for the Swiss Alps. Ideally such automatic method should provide full transparency about what determined the difficulty level of each ski tour (white box algorithm). We present a model trained on Swiss Data to explain the SAC difficulty levels and to adjust for the local-regional bias that is partially present. Each of the 1307 ski tours was decomposed into 10m segments, and their local topographic information such as slope, fall speed, forestation, curvature, etc. was derived from a digitized map of the landscape model. Methods of variable selection, linear optimization, in combination with statistical techniques such as quantile regression and robust regression show that in practice, fall hazard along the ski tour are the primary factor in assigning SAC difficulty levels. Fall hazard is defined here as the local interaction between the slope gradient and the maximum speed reached in the event of a fall. The proposed model allows not only to transparently, consistently, and automatically extend the technical difficulty levels of the SAC methodology to ski touring tracks anywhere in the world, but also to localize the partial difficulties along each route on the map.

The advantages for skitourenguru.ch are obvious:

consistent evaluation, i.e. reduction of a possibly existing evaluation bias.
interpretability of the route evaluation.
independence from current snow- and weather conditions.
efficient initial- and re-evaluation of large route datasets beyond Switzerland

For the portal Skitourenguru.ch these features are of fundamental importance for the extension of its information service to the entire Alpine region.

The presentation is held by Ulrich Reincke, SAS Institute Germany.

15.15-15.30 Pause

15.30-16.00 Oppdag det forventede og uventede ved å bruke Tekst analyse i VA

Presentasjonen holdes av Vegard Hansen, SAS Institute.

Dersom du ønsker å holde en presentasjon, så ta kontakt med Pia Skare Rønnevik.

PÅMELDING

Har du andre spørsmål, ta kontakt via FANS epost.

Gå ikke glipp av events og informasjon!

Husk at du unngår å gå glipp av relevante events og informasjon hvis du melder deg på det månedlige nyhetsbrevet for SAS-spesialister (på engelsk). Du kan når som helst melde deg av.

Nordic FANS Network Meeting | SAS Viya and Microsoft Azure Kubernetes | 5.3.2024 | Oslo/Hybrid

BeStibolt — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 08:37:02 GMT

Welcome to the network or mini-course on SAS Viya and Microsoft Azure Kubernetes.

Date: 5/3-2024

Time: 13:00-16:00 CET (GMT +1)

Where: Hybrid - a mix of in-person and Microsoft Teams. (join link will be sent with the registration confirmation email)

In Norway: Parkveien 55, 0256 Oslo & Microsoft Teams, we serve food and drinks after the meeting at 16.00.

FANS Network/mini-course on SAS Viya and Microsoft Azure Kubernetes

SAS Viya and Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Cluster in perfect harmony. This meeting will be a walkthrough of Kubernetes components and SAS Viya Platform touchpoints.

The mini-course will be held by Ole-Martin Hafslund, SAS Institute.

Register: Denmark / Finland / Norway / Sweden

After the event, you will find the presentations at the end of this page.

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FANS nettverksmøte | Plattform | 8.2.2024 | Oslo/Hybrid

BeStibolt — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 11:45:38 GMT

Velkommen til FANS nettverksmøte for deg som jobber med SAS plattform.

Date: 8/2-2024

Time: 13:00-16:00

Where: SAS Institute, Parkveien 55, 0256 Oslo / Microsoft Teams (join link will be sent with the registration confirmation email)

Det vil bli sushi og noe godt å drikke etter nettverksmøte kl. 16.00.

Agenda:

13.00 - 13.10: Informasjon fra FANS

13.10 – 14.00: Operasjonalisering av automatiserte beslutninger

Presentasjonen holdes av Lars Arne Skår, SAS Institute.

14.00- 14.10: Pause

14.10 – 14.40: Platform og SAS Viya Administration

Presentasjonen holdes av Ole-Martin Hafslund, SAS Institute.

14.40 - 15.10: Bygge, deploye og schedulere flows i SAS Studio

Presentasjonen holdes av Ole-Martin Hafslund, SAS Institute.

15.10 - 15.25: Pause

15.25 - 15.55: Beste praksis for brukergruppe- og sikkerhetsoppsett på SAS Viya

Her får du noen gode råd på på hvordan komme riktig i gang med oppsett av brukergrupper og sikkerhet i SAS Viya. Presentasjonen gir både en konseptuell fremstilling og en kort demo.

Presentasjonen holdes av Jonas Lie-Nielsen, SAS Institute.

15.55 - 16.00: Hva ønsker dere på neste nettverksmøtet?

Dersom du ønsker å holde en presentasjon, så ta kontakt med Pia Skare Rønnevik.

PÅMELDING

Har du andre spørsmål, ta kontakt via FANS epost.

Gå ikke glipp av events og informasjon!

Husk at du unngår å gå glipp av relevante events og informasjon hvis du melder deg på det månedlige nyhetsbrevet for SAS-spesialister (på engelsk). Du kan når som helst melde deg av.