10 Introduction to Selected Advanced Topics

Congratulations! If you have made it this far, you can (un)officially call yourself a SAS Novice! Well done. Now you can dive headfirst into the world of analytics with confidence. To help you take that first step from Novice to Noteworthy, here is a brief introduction to two important advanced topics.

10.1 Cloud Analytic Services (CAS)

The emergence of cloud computing has transformed the field of data analytics. Now, computing services (infrastructure, platform, and software) can be delivered over the internet for faster computing time, for less start-up costs (eliminates the need to buy and maintain hardware like servers), and to increase the flexibility to scale up or down easily based on business ...

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