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Tuesday, April 20, 2021
The information covered in this SAS Bowl IX calendar event also appears in this SAS Community Library article. The events calendar is a new SAS Community space and will lend itself well for scheduling and promoting future SAS Bowl events.   SASGF SAS Global Forum (SASGF) is a long-standing, user driven, annual event. For many years the conference moved from city to city and SAS users, customers, business partners, and staff would gather from points across the globe. This year's event is scheduled for May 18-20 (US), 19-20 (AP), and 25-26 (EMEA), will be held virtually, and is complementary.   This does not mean the conference will lack in content or attendance. Just the opposite. By holding the event virtually (and offering it for free), this allows many more individuals and groups to participate. Those who could not normally attend due to monetary or geographic restrictions can now share in the experience. We all win!   With countless breakout sessions, demos, and hands-on activities planned this year's proceedings will no doubt be a can't-miss event.   Here's a recording from our SAS Bowl Trivia - a few tech glitches, but thanks to @thiago for assembling the video from the scraps:     SAS Bowl IX The April edition of the SAS Support Community trivia event the SAS Bowl will feature our annual event. SAS Bowl IX, SAS Global Forum, is scheduled for April 20, at 4 PM ET. Notice the time change. We're using the new time slot to accommodate those wanting to participate who live outside the US. Who knows, it may be more convenient for those in the US as well?   Below are some resources you can browse to learn more about this year's SASGF and to prepare for the trivia event. SAS GLOBAL FORUM 2021 main page About SAS Global Forum Frequently Asked Questions What makes SAS Global Forum great?    
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Where does SAS come from? Many SAS users don't consider what's happening behind the scenes when working on the software. Why would you? You turn on your computer, log into SAS, and work your magic. The latest release of SAS Viya undertook a major architectural change revolutionizing its deployment and configuration. The cloud-ready, open-source integration compatible software has embraced the cloud and modern application architecture and is set up for current and future technical advancements. Meanwhile users are still logging in and creating that analytical awesomeness.   We'd like to introduce the SAS Community to cloud computing, containers and Kubernetes for SAS Bowl X. We don't expect everyone to be experts, but a basic understanding of the underlying technology will only enhance and expand your SAS experience.    The event is scheduled for Thursday, June 24, 2021, at 10 AM ET.   Resources SAS has provided many resources around these subjects. Below are a few examples to enhance your understanding of the subject matter. A Giraffe Taught me Kubernetes! - Community article from @Ali_Aiello introducing Kubernetes basics and how it relates to SAS Viya Introduction to Azure Kubernetes Service and SAS Viya 2020 -  SGF presentation and paper from @VasilijNevlev giving a brief overview of Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and SAS Viya architecture Overview of container technology: A quick introduction to all things containers - SAS' Brent Laster presents a fast-paced, broad overview of the key technologies of containers and the related cloud-friendly technologies that underlie SAS Viya Automation with containers: the power to get things done - More from Brent. SAS Users blog post discusses key benefits of moving SAS Viya to the cloud Want to know more? Need more resources? Search the Community for keywords: cloud, Kubernetes, Docker, and containers.   SAS Bowl and event details For those who may be new to the SAS Bowl, you can find game history and specifics in this Community memo. There you'll also find links to previous events, which include recordings.   Add the game to your calendar, download the article attachment for an event reminder, or select the 'Yes' option to the right in this Community Calendar Event. No pre-registration is required. On game day, access the game URL,  provide your SAS Support Communities username (so we can identify you when you win), and show off your SAS and worldly knowledge while competing for bragging rights and SAS Community game gear.   Join the game.   See you June 24th!
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Tuesday, August 10, 2021
ModelOps, your new best friend SAS Model Manager provides a proven ModelOps tool to deploy, govern, and manage all types of models. Easily combine several different models into projects by model function or by publishing destination depending on the group or repository. It's also language-agnostic! Bring you SAS, Python, and R models under one paradigm where you can build once, deploy anywhere, and automatically monitor model performance.   The SAS Support Community presents the eleventh installment of its trivia event, The SAS Bowl, featuring ModelOps. We don't expect everyone to be experts, but a basic understanding of the underlying technology will only enhance and expand your SAS experience.    The event is scheduled for Tuesday, August 10, 2021, at 3 PM ET.   Resources SAS has provided many resources around the topic. Below are a few examples to enhance your understanding of the subject matter. How Do I Start My ModelOps Journey with SAS® Model Manager - Ask the Expert Webinar hosted by @dishaw - a fabulous introduction to ModelOps Mastering the Model Lifecycle Orchestration Journey - Free ebook exploring the Model Management lifecycle and ModelOps ModelOps: How to operationalize the model life cycle - SAS ModelOps page What's New with SAS Model Manager? Updated performance report - SAS Community article   Want more? Here are some additional resources for the curious. Search the Community for the phrase: 'What's New with SAS Model Manager?' SAS and Open-Source Model Management (free eBook) -  SAS Users blog post introducing a free SAS ebook by @MarinelaProfi   SAS Bowl and event details For those who may be new to the SAS Bowl, you can find game history and specifics in this Community memo. There you'll also find links to previous events, which include recordings.   Add the game to your calendar, download the article attachment for an event reminder, or select the 'Yes' option to the right in this Community Calendar Event. No pre-registration is required. On game day, access the game URL, provide your SAS Support Communities username (so we can identify you when you win), and show off your SAS and worldly knowledge while competing for bragging rights and SAS Community game gear.   Join the game.   See you August 10th!
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Wednesday, September 8, 2021
Are you new to SAS? Everyone has a SAS history. Are you a student and your professor chose SAS as your analytics platform? Maybe you've started a new job and you need to learn how to program in the SAS language? Perhaps you're an application developer and you need to create an app based on data in SAS? Perchance you're just curious and want to learn about SAS?   Whatever your background and whatever reason you have to associate with SAS, Welcome! We're dedicating the September edition of the SAS Communities trivia to new users and learners.   SAS Bowl XII, Back to School is scheduled for Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at 4 PM ET.   Resources Questions for the event will pertain to basic SAS programming from featured posts, navigating the Community, and where to find SAS resources. Here are some resources to review prior to the game: FAQ for students and other SAS learners - Don't know where to start? Start here in this SAS Community library article from @BeverlyBrown. SAS Software for Learning Community - SAS Community aimed at university and independent learners How to convert character to numeric in SAS - A classic problem in any language; eloquently covered in this SAS Users YouTube video tutorial by @Anna_Yarbrough.  How to get fast, helpful answers - Well formed questions get better, more timely answers; learn some tricks on creating complete inquiries in another nugget from @BeverlyBrown. Introduction to Analyzing Census Data in SAS Studio -  A six-part video series from @lbozema0; a great intro to SAS basics Other resources of interest As I was coming up with material for the event, I found so many good resources, I had to share. The links below may not appear in the SAS Bowl, but they are too good not to list. SAS Starter Kit - A trove of resources to help you get started on your SAS journey. New SAS User Community - SAS Support Community catering to new SAS users Online SAS Training Resources video - There are tons of ways to learn SAS online. SAS' Anna Rakers @anrake  tells you how to get started in this video. SAS Users YouTube Channel - get familiar with free SAS How to Tutorials that are designed to teach you the basics of SAS programming and analytics Go-To List of SAS Support Resources - Ask the Expert webinar from @ShannonMoore covering new resources that you may not know about, older resources that are still super-helpful, and a go-to list of these resources you can keep handy. SAS Bowl and event details For those who may be new to the SAS Bowl, you can find game history and specifics in this Community memo. There you'll also find links to previous events, which include recordings.   Add the game to your calendar, download the article attachment for an event reminder, or select the 'Yes' option to the right in this Community Calendar Event. No pre-registration is required. On game day, access the game URL, provide your SAS Support Communities username (so we can identify you when you win), and show off your SAS and worldly knowledge while competing for bragging rights and SAS Community game gear.   Join the game.   'See' you September 8th!
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In the SAS Communities Library there are hundreds thousands of helpful articles on just about any SAS related topic. SAS also has a very active blog site, again with years worth of posts, on many different topics. For the next SAS Bowl, we'll turn our focus to one of the more popular blogs:  Graphically Speaking.    SAS Bowl XIII, Graphically Speaking blog, is scheduled for Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at 4 PM ET.   Graphically Speaking blog 411 The Graphically Speaking blog focuses on the usage of ODS Graphics for data visualization in SAS. The blog covers topics related to the Statistical Graphics procedures, the Graph Template Language and the ODS Graphics Designer.   The blog is written and curated by familiar SAS Community Super Freqs @GraphGuy  and @DanH_sas. The duo somehow publish on a weekly basis, on some of the most interesting topics found on the site.   Resources It was extremely hard to whittle down the vast archive to focus on a few posts. Here is a list of  we'll use to pull questions from for the SAS Bowl.  Cary NC data - parks and trails - uses Proc SGmap and a tile background, with markers and lines overlaid SAS graphs for R programmers - maps from shapefiles - imports a Shapefile, and overlays choro polygons on Proc SGmap tiles SAS graphs for R programmers - paneled graphs - introduces and uses Proc SGpanel  SAS graphs for R programmers - needle plots - needle plot in Proc SGplot, showing gasoline prices (a timely topic): These mortgage rates look shady to me! - shading areas in a line plot Will vinyl records outsell CDs in 2019? - an analysis using a stacked bar chart   This list misses some of my top picks (see the end of this post for my faves). I HIGHLY encourage you to view the blog and dig into more of it's awesomeness. I truly check the blogs site on a weekly basis to see what's new.   SAS Bowl and event details For those who may be new to the SAS Bowl, you can find game history and specifics in this Community memo. There you'll also find links to previous events, which include recordings.   Add the game to your calendar, download the article attachment for an event reminder, or select the 'Yes' option to the right in this Community Calendar Event. No pre-registration is required. On game day, access the game URL, provide your SAS Support Communities username (so we can identify you when you win), and show off your SAS and worldly knowledge while competing for bragging rights and SAS Community game gear.   Join the game.   'See' you October 12!   More from the blog Here are some of my favorite posts. They won't necessarily provide content for the game, but are certainly worth a read. How to make your data look worse (than it really is) Animating US COVID-19 data over time, on a county map Cracking the code, of the Star Wars timeline! Where can you own a pet kangaroo in the US? The "who can't spell what" map  
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