Don’t miss your last chance to attend the last free Viya Administration workshops this year! Before we take a break until late February/March 2025. Free SAS Viya Workshops These workshops are open to all customers, free to join, virtual and recorded. If you are unable to attend but would still like access to the information, please register to get access to the recording and follow-up materials. The meeting link will be provided by email in the days running up to the event.   SAS Viya - Americas: December 17th, 2024 - 10am to 2pm EST * Registration for this event is now closed   SAS Viya - EMEA: December 19th, 2024 - 9am to 1pm GMT * Registration for this event is now closed Please note: Registration will close two business days before the event.  This workshop introduces administrators to SAS Viya platform administration. This workshop series is based on SAS Customer Success hints and tips, as well as our in-depth SAS Education courses. We’ll touch on reoccurring duties that an administrator needs to know, introduce the components that make up the platform, and how to support and maintain it. Learn How To Compare the differences between SAS Viya and prior versions Identify the tasks that are expected as a SAS Viya platform administrator Identify the tasks that are performed by a Kubernetes administrator Explain the benefits of Kubernetes as the underlying SAS Viya architecture, and learn some Kubernetes essentials Identify the components of the SAS Viya platform Describe security in the SAS Viya platform Understand various administrative tools and interfaces available to use as an administrator Identity options for monitoring the SAS platform Who should attend Administrators who support a SAS Viya platform SAS Products Covered SAS Viya Prerequisites There are no formal prerequisites for this workshop, but prior administration experience is helpful. Event Agenda Agenda What is SAS Viya 4? SAS Platform Version Comparisons SAS Viya Platform Architecture Kubernetes Essentials Workload Classes Operating SAS Viya Servers and Services Introduction to User Management Authentication Security Overview: General Authorization Security Overview: CAS Authorization Migration Overview SAS Administration Tasks SAS Administration Roles and Tools Tour of SAS Environment Manager Observability Workload Management ... View more

New Dates Released for Free Viya 4, Viya 3.5 and SAS9 Administration Workshops! Attending one of our free, 4 hour Administration workshops has never been easier! We have created Viya Administration pages on Learn.SAS so that you and your colleagues can bookmark or share the page, view the dates on offer and sign-up to our events at any time. Viya 4 Workshops (27 May, 28 May, 06 June) https://learn.sas.com/course/view.php?id=7295   SAS9 Workshops (24 June, 26 June) https://learn.sas.com/course/view.php?id=7292 Viya 3.5 Workshops (28 July, 31 July, 08 August) https://learn.sas.com/course/view.php?id=7310     Events have been scheduled to cover different time zones, and the workshops are delivered in English. They are open to all (customers, partners, SAS employees, academics, students, anyone with an interest in learning about administrating a SAS platform) and recordings will be shared to those that register after the session. It is simple to sign-up using your SAS profile. All registrants will be sent the meeting links a few days before the event.  Registration closes 3 business days before the date of the session. Depending on your region, you may see alternative dates and times to select from. All sessions include the same content, so you only need to enrol in one event.  Feel free to post any questions you have in the chat below!  ... View more

Register for Free Viya 4, Viya 3.5 and SAS9 Administration Workshops at any time! Attending one of our free, 4 hour Administration workshops has never been easier! We have created Viya Administration pages on Learn.SAS so that you and your colleagues can bookmark or share the page, view the dates on offer and sign-up to our events at any time. SAS9 Workshops https://learn.sas.com/course/view.php?id=7292 Viya 3.5 Workshops https://learn.sas.com/course/view.php?id=7310   Viya 4 Workshops https://learn.sas.com/course/view.php?id=7295 Each event is scheduled for the Americas, EMEA and APAC time zones and the workshops are delivered in English. These workshops are open to all (customers, partners, SAS employees, academics, students, anyone with an interest in learning about administrating a SAS platform) and recordings will be shared to those that register after the session. It is simple to sign-up using your SAS profile. All registrants will be sent the meeting links a few days before the event.  Registration closes 3 business days before the date of the session. MARCH / APRIL EVENTS (SAS 9) Americas: March 25th, 2025 (10am to 2pm EST) EMEA: March 27th, 2025 (9am to 1pm GMT) APAC: April 4th, 2025 (9am to 1pm IST, India) Depending on you region, you may see alternative dates and times to select from. All sessions include the same content, so you only need to enrol in one event.  https://learn.sas.com/course/view.php?id=7295 Feel free to post any questions you have in the chat below!  ... View more

Free Viya Administration Workshops for 2025 Now Available! Following on from the success of the free administration workshops last year, we are now starting to release the dates for 2025, with the first sessions listed below: Americas: February 25th, 2025 (10am to 2pm EST) EMEA: February 27th, 2025 (9am to 1pm GMT) APAC: March 07th, 2025 (9am to 1pm IST, India) We have also launched a new, dedicated Viya Administration page on Learn.SAS that you can visit and sign-up to these, as well as future events at any time. Please note, depending on you region you may see alternative dates and times to select from. All sessions include the same content, so you only need to enrol in one event. https://learn.sas.com/course/view.php?id=7295   These workshop are free to all customers, virtual and will be recorded. Please note these workshops will be delivered in English. If you are unable to attend but would still like access to the information, please register to get access to the recording and follow-up materials. It is simple to sign-up using your SAS profile. All registrants will be sent the meeting links within a few days after registering. Registration closes 3 business days before the event. Overview This workshop introduces administrators to SAS Viya platform administration. This workshop series is based on SAS Customer Success hints and tips, as well as our in-depth SAS Education courses. We’ll touch on reoccurring duties that an administrator needs to know, introduce the components that make up the platform, and how to support and maintain it. Learn How To Compare the differences between SAS Viya and prior versions Identify the tasks that are expected as a SAS Viya platform administrator Identify the tasks that are performed by a Kubernetes administrator Explain the benefits of Kubernetes as the underlying SAS Viya architecture Learn some Kubernetes essentials Identify the components of the SAS Viya platform Describe security in the SAS Viya platform Understand various administrative tools and interfaces available to use as an administrator Identity options for monitoring the SAS platform Prerequisites There are no formal prerequisites for this workshop, but prior administration experience is helpful. ... View more

Don’t miss your last chance to attend our free workshops this year! Before we take a break until late February/March 2025. Our final SAS 9 and Viya administration workshops will be in November and December. You can find information on the upcoming SAS9 event below. Our last Viya Workshops will be scheduled for the 13th December (APAC), 17th December (Americas) and 19th December (EMEA). Registration will open up at that start of December for these workshops.  Free SAS 9.4 Workshops We are currently opening up registration for the last three SAS 9.4 events this year. These workshops are open to all customers, free to join, virtual and recorded. If you are unable to attend but would still like access to the information, please register to get access to the recording and follow-up materials. The meeting link will be provided by email in the days running up to the event.   SAS 9 - Americas: November 19th, 2024 - 10am to 2pm EST * Registration for this event is now closed   SAS 9 - EMEA: November 26th, 2024 - 9am to 1pm GMT * Registration for this event is now closed   SAS 9 - APAC: November 29th, 2024 - 9am to 1pm IST [India] * Registration for this event is now closed Please note: Registration will close two business days before the event.  SAS 9.4 Administration Workshop Overview This workshop introduces administrators to SAS 9.4 platform administration. This workshop series is based on SAS Customer Success hints and tips, as well as our in-depth SAS Education courses. We’ll touch on reoccurring duties that an administrator needs to know, introduce the components that make up the platform, and how to support and maintain it. Learn How To Identify the reoccurring tasks that are expected as a SAS 9.4 platform administrator Explain the components of the SAS 9.4 platform Describe security in the SAS 9.4 platform Understand various administrative tools and interfaces available to an administrator Manage backups of a SAS platform Identify options for monitoring the SAS platform Who should attend Administrators who support a SAS 9.4 platform SAS Products Covered SAS 9.4 Prerequisites There are no formal prerequisites for this workshop, but prior administration experience is helpful. Event Agenda Administration Tasks Understanding Your Environment File Locations Exploring the SAS Metadata Server Introduction to Metadata Security Maintaining the Platform Log Maintenance and Cleanwork SAS Backup Overview SAS Administration Tools SAS Environment Manager Administration SAS Environment Manager Enhanced Monitoring ... View more