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2. 2 Copyright © 2011, SAS Institute Inc. All rights reserved. Big Data, Big Analytics, Data Governance

3. 3 Copyright © 2011, SAS Institute Inc. All rights reserved. SAS 9.3!  Thousands of new capabilities with many surfaced through improved user interfaces  Enhancements to existing working methods improving productivity and allowing reduction in backlog and more responsiveness  Extended and new capabilities that enable you to tackle problems previously difficult/impossible to attack in a timely manner  An agile environment to handle Big Data and Big Analytics

4. 4 Copyright © 2011, SAS Institute Inc. All rights reserved. SAS 9.3 - Data Management  Improved manageability of the Data Management environment  Increased transparency into the Data Management environment  Better data governance & reduced risk associated with data  More trustworthy information & less time reconciling differences  Reporting on Batch Execution  Ability to capture and analyze information on deployed jobs such as: Steps, Warnings, Errors, & Job Statistics  Enhanced SAS Code Importer  Support for expansion of SAS macros, analyze only feature, ability to detect collisions plus improved logging & error checking  New Transformations  New Compare Tables transform compares two data sources & detect changes in data  Metadata and Manageability  Metadata Search tool  Column Metadata Standardization Wizard

5. 5 Copyright © 2011, SAS Institute Inc. All rights reserved. SAS 9.3 – Analytics  SAS Enterprise Miner 7.1  Survival data mining for time dependent outcomes  In-database expansions for statistical transformations and modelling  SAS Model Manager 3.1  Model retraining in MM  Model management for additional types of models including R models  SAS Forecast Server 4.1  Addition of custom time intervals  PROC HPFTEMPRECON for temporal reconciliation (“benchmarking”) of multiple time series  Enables new business capabilities  Provides governance processes for model management  Brings industry best practices to the hands of the practitioners

6. 6 Copyright © 2011, SAS Institute Inc. All rights reserved.  SAS/STAT 9.3  Expanded capabilities for Bayesian analysis including the addition of a RANDOM statement and multivariate priors in MCMC  GRAPH license no longer required for ODS Graphics  SAS/ETS 9.3  Automatic variable selection for COUNTREG procedure  SAS/OR 9.3  Optimization  Improvements to nonlinear solvers & introduction of a multi-start method for nonlinear programming  Performance improvements for mixed integer programming solver  Simulation  Using data to drive models – empirical distributions, nonhomogeneous Poisson processes  Improved usability to simplify navigation of large models SAS 9.3 – Analytics  Continued investment in core analytical technologies

7. 7 Copyright © 2011, SAS Institute Inc. All rights reserved.  High Quality Graphics now included in BASE SAS:  ODS Statistical Graphics  The SG Family of Procedures  The GTL (Graphical Template Language)  The ODS Graphics Designer  The ODS Graphics Editor SAS 9.3 – What about BASE SAS?

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10. 10 Copyright © 2011, SAS Institute Inc. All rights reserved. SAS Global Forum 2012 – Call for Papers  Deadline for submission of title/abstract – Monday, November 14 th  Benefits (Organization)  Increased visibility  Positive client impressions  Internal dialogue  Innovation  Benefits (Personal)  Professional development  Insightful feedback  Key connections  Community experience

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