SAS can do things you never thought possible. Are you ready to find out how? Then you’re ready to Choose Your SAS Journey.
Our experts have designed a set of knowledge journeys containing the best SAS advice, techniques and best practices for your specific needs. No jargon - just expert advice for curious minds. And always free.
It’s been structured in a series of easy-to-follow steps, taking you on a path to doing great things with SAS – delivered regularly into your inbox.
Choose the Journey that suits you
Become a SAS Data Ninja
Data Wrangling is what SAS specialises in. Wherever you are on your data journey, we've got tips galore to share, to help you to be a Data Ninja.
Structured along the Data Analytics lifecycle, we'll share hidden gems that will save you time.
To become a Data Ninja we'll share hidden gems that will save you time:
- What’s new with SAS Programming?
- Latest programming interfaces & tricks.
- Data Import tips & techniques.
- Data preparation best practices.
- SAS Processing & Code optimisation.
- Integration with Open Source.
- Deep-dives on Graphs, reporting and Data Analysis.
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Getting Started with SAS Viya
SAS Viya is our powerful new platform, we’ll show you how it quickly adds value to you.
This programme takes coders, analysts and data scientists on a fast-track journey to becoming a SAS Viya expert.
Become a SAS Viya expert with our fast track journey:
- Why Viya is different and how it will help you.
- Migrating your SAS 9 code and projects.
- How Data Preparation has been improved.
- How reporting, dashboarding and data exploration is more powerful.
- Integrating Viya with Open Source.
- Starting wth advanced ML in Viya.
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Become a Viya Admin Superhero
If you're an IT professional administering or architecting SAS Viya, this programme will get you up to speed in no time so you can be a Superhero to your users.
Topics in this journey include:
- Viya architectural principles.
- Top Viya Admin tasks.
- Security in Viya.
- Diagnosing Performance Issues.
- Cloud & Container deployments.
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The Art of Data Visualization
If you want to find impactful ways to turn data into stories and share insights across your organisation, this is the journey for you.
If you think you've only scratched the surface of SAS Visual Analytics, this is the perfect fast-track.
Topics in this journey include:
- Data Storytelling concepts.
- Preparing data in SAS Visual Analytics.
- Creating interactive reports.
- Telling a story through a dashboard.
- Using advanced analytics to develop models.
- Geo-location data in dashboards.
- Sharing your insights.
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Next Gen AML & Transaction Monitoring
If you’re an AML Analyst, investigator or manager, your strategies need to constantly evolve to keep ahead of fraudsters.
This journey helps you optimize your AML scenarios with advanced analytics & techniques.
In this programme, you’ll learn using SAS Analytics & AML tools to:
- Improve your AML Strategies to reduce false positives.
- Tune AML scenarios and prioritise alerts.
- Introduce AI & Machine Learning into your AML use cases.
- Prepare for the future of AML using SAS.
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SAS Starter Kit
Whether you're a new user or refreshing your SAS skills, you'll find there's more than one way to get started.
With our onboarding programme, we’ll orientate you on how to find the best services, expert advice and learning tools - those resources which have proven popular with SAS users like you.
To assist you in the early days of your SAS use, this journey will share a number of resources that will provide you with inspirational resources, such as:
- Effective ways to jump-start your learning experience.
- Best practices and hands-on tips and tricks from savvy experts.
- Multiple ways to leverage our support resources.
- How to engage with other (new) SAS users in a worldwide community network.
- Our ambassador program for novice SAS users and seasoned specialists.
Unmasking Fraudsters in Banking
If you’re a banking Fraud Analyst, Manager, Investigator or Data Scientist, your strategies need to constantly evolve to stay ahead of fraudsters.
If you're looking for ways to detect and prevent new fraud typologies, this journey will give you insights for developing better fraud prevention strategies, reducing false positives and improving your investigations. This journey is mostly aimed at customers using SAS Fraud Management (SFM).
In this seven-step programme, you will learn about Next Generation Fraud Detection in Banking.
- Understanding Fraud Trends
- Understanding Fraud Trends (Part 2)
- Basics of Fraud Detection Strategies
- Building Fraud Detection Strategies (Part 2)
- Analyse and Investigate Alerts
- Improve Investigations
- Plug-In Fraud Analytics to detect complex frauds
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Accelerate as a Data Scientist
Are you an aspiring Data Scientist? Do you want to know more about how you can apply your skills to SAS technologies?
From the fundamentals of the Data Scientist role to advanced Machine Learning, we'll take you on a journey on what you need to know to succeed as a SAS Data Scientist.
- The role of a Data Scientist
- Developing the skills you need
- Modern Feature Engineering in SAS
- Advanced Statistical Techniques in SAS
- Machine Learning in SAS
- Using Open Source with SAS
- Advanced AI & Text Analytics with SAS
- Advanced Machine Learning with SAS
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The Agile SAS Environment with DevOps
If your developers use SAS and you have a DevOps strategy, this journey is for you.
Learn how to automate your SAS code and data lifecycle with GIT, Jenkins and DevOps principles.
This journey is structured around the DevOps lifecycle and CI/CD principles:
- Planning
- Code development and management
- Build with APIs
- Test Automation
- Release and artifact repository
- Deployment
- Release and monitoring
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Risk Lab Evolution
Machine Learning and AI meets regulatory compliance and decisioning - this is our journey for Credit Risk Modellers.
Our journey focuses on the applicability of advanced techniques like Machine Learning to the Credit Risk landscape.
- Artificial Intelligence in Risk
- AI and Regulatory Compliance
- Machine Learning in Credit Risk
- New Challenges on Data Preparation
- Modelling for Debt Collection
- Intelligent Credit Decisioning
- Climate Risk Modeling
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We will be adding more journeys over the next weeks and months, so check back regularly.
IMPORTANT NOTE: While the vast majority of content in this journey is completely free, some of the recommended e-Learning training courses have a cost associated. All of these e-Learning courses are, however, available completely for FREE for a period of 7 days when you sign up for a trial of the SAS Learning Subscription.
Please note that a SAS Profile may only sign up for the Learning Subscription trial once. If your trial has already expired, you will receive the following message when trying to sign up again, “We're sorry. Your license period has expired and the activation code is no longer valid.”.
