Reading List

In the work that I do as a platform administrator there are many resources I refer to on a regular basis. These resources include SAS® software documentation, usage notes, papers and other 3rd party online resources. I have collected together here a “reading list” of these items in a single location so I don’t have to jump from place to place trying to find them again. I often recommend these resources in emails, documents and training courses I teach, so I find it useful to have a single list I can refer to.

I hope other platform administrators also find this reading list useful. If there are any other links to platform admin resources that you think could be added to this list then please let me know.

I will continue to update this list adding new items as I find them (or remember them) so please check back from time to time.

SAS Training Links

This section provides links to information about the training courses and certification available from SAS Institute that I recommend to people who want/need to learn more about platform administration.

SAS Platform Administration Training Path

Training paths for platform administrators are available from http://www.sas.com/offices/asiapacific/sp/training/paths/pa.html for the Australia and New Zealand region, and http://support.sas.com/training/us/paths/pa.html for other regions.

SAS Platform Administration: Fast Track

More information on this course is available from http://www.sas.com/apps/wtraining2/coursedetails.jsp?ctry=AU&course_code=AUS1209 for the Australia and New Zealand region, and https://support.sas.com/edu/schedules.html?ctry=us&id=329 for other regions.

SAS Data Integration Studio: Administration

More information on this course is available from https://support.sas.com/edu/schedules.html?ctry=us&id=628.

SAS Enterprise Guide: Administration

More information on this course is available from http://www.sas.com/apps/wtraining2/coursedetails.jsp?ctry=AU&course_code=AUS1333 for the Australia and New Zealand region, and https://support.sas.com/edu/schedules.html?ctry=us&id=629 for other regions.

SAS Enterprise Miner: Administration

More information on this course is available from http://www.sas.com/apps/wtraining2/coursedetails.jsp?ctry=AU&course_code=AUS1332 for the Australia and New Zealand region, and https://support.sas.com/edu/schedules.html?ctry=us&id=630 for other regions.

SAS OLAP Environment: Administration

More information on this course is available from http://www.sas.com/apps/wtraining2/coursedetails.jsp?ctry=AU&course_code=AUS1267 for the Australia and New Zealand region, and https://support.sas.com/edu/schedules.html?ctry=us&id=634 for other regions.

SAS Certified Platform Administrator for SAS®9

More information about this credential is available from http://support.sas.com/certify/creds/pa.html

SAS Documentation Links

This section provides links to the definitive documentation available from SAS Institute for SAS® software. I have only listed those documents I refer to most when working as a platform administrator. Most of the documents referenced in this section can be found on the SAS® Intelligence Platform Product Documentation pages for SAS 9.3, SAS 9.2 and SAS 9.1.3.

Other SAS® 9.1.3 Documentation Links

SAS® Management Console 9.1.3: User’s Guide

PDF available from http://support.sas.com/documentation/onlinedoc/91pdf/sasdoc_913/mgmtconsole_ug_9952.pdf
HTML viewable at http://support.sas.com/onlinedoc/913/docMainpage.jsp?_topic=mcug.hlp/mcugwhatsnew900.htm

SAS® 9.1.3 Metadata LIBNAME Engine: User’s Guide, Second Edition

PDF available from http://support.sas.com/documentation/onlinedoc/91pdf/sasdoc_913/base_libnameug_9302.pdf
HTML viewable at http://support.sas.com/onlinedoc/913/docMainpage.jsp?_topic=engmeta.hlp/engmetawhatsnew900.htm

Papers

Supplementing the available documentation from SAS Institute are a range of papers from conferences and user group meetings. These papers are written by both SAS Institute employees and customers. I have listed here those papers I have read, found useful and recommended in my work as a platform administrator. Papers usually provide quick insights for specific topics and can also be useful as references for non-platform-administrators who might not have the time or inclination to read through relevant sections in the full documentation.

Best Practice Implementation of SAS® Metadata Security at Customer Sites in Denmark
Cecily Hoffritz & Johannes Jørgensen
SAS Global Forum 2011 Paper 376-2011

PDF available from http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings11/376-2011.pdf

Single Sign-On Configuration and Troubleshooting for SAS® 9.2 Enterprise BI Web Applications
Stuart J Rogers & Heesun Park
SAS Global Forum 2011 Paper 365-2011

PDF available from http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings11/365-2011.pdf

Using SAS® on UNIX with Multiple Active Directories as Authentication Providers
Jan Bigalke
SAS Global Forum 2011 Paper 369-2011

PDF available from http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings11/369-2011.pdf

Understanding the Anatomy of a SAS® Deployment: What’s in My Server Soup?
Mark Schneider, Donna Bennett, & Connie Robison
SAS Global Forum 2011 Paper 363-2011

PDF available from http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings11/363-2011.pdf

Configuration and Tuning Guidelines for SAS®9 in Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Margaret Crevar
SAS Global Forum 2011 Paper 370-2011

PDF available from http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings11/370-2011.pdf

Considerations for Implementing a Highly Available or Disaster Recovery Environment
Diane Hatcher & Jochen Kirsten
SAS Global Forum 2011 Paper 358-2011

PDF available from http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings11/358-2011.pdf

Best Practices with SAS® 9 Metadata Security
Paul Homes
SAS Forum Australia & New Zealand 2010

Available from http://platformadmin.com/blogs/paul/2010/08/best-practices-with-sas-9-metadata-security-sfanz2010/ and the SAS Forum Australia & New Zealand 2010 Presentations page

Managing a SAS Environment: Best Practices in Administration
Paul Northrop
SAS Forum Australia & New Zealand 2010

Available from the SAS Forum Australia & New Zealand 2010 Presentations page

Be All That You Can Be: Best Practices in Using Roles to Control Functionality in SAS® 9.2
Kathy Wisniewski
SAS Global Forum 2010 Paper 324-2010

PDF available from http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings10/324-2010.pdf

A Practical Approach to Securing a SAS® 9.2 Intelligence Platform Deployment
Jim Fenton & Robert Ladd
SAS Global Forum 2010 Paper 311-2010

PDF available from http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings10/311-2010.pdf

Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Storage Configurations
Margaret Crevar & Tony Brown, SAS Institute Inc.

PDF available from http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings10/FAQforStorageConfiguration.pdf

Backup and Disaster Recovery: When Disaster Strikes, What Will You Do? What Will You Do?
Arthur Hunt, Tanya Kalich, Billy Dickerson & Chuck Antle, SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC
SAS Global Forum 2008 Paper 312-2008

PDF available from http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/sgf2008/recovery.pdf

Best Practices for SAS®9 Metadata Server Change Control

PDF available from http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/MetadataServerchngmgmt.pdf

What SAS Administrators Should Know about Libraries, Metadata, and SAS Enterprise Guide (SAS 9.2, SAS Enterprise Guide 4.2 & 4.3)

PDF available from http://support.sas.com/documentation/onlinedoc/guide/EG43MetaLibraries.pdf

TS-788 What SAS® Administrators Should Know about Libraries, Metadata, and SAS® Enterprise Guide 4.1

PDF available from http://support.sas.com/techsup/technote/ts788.pdf

TS-760 Metadata Security and the DefaultACT in SAS®9

PDF available from http://support.sas.com/techsup/technote/ts760.pdf

TS-750 Securing SAS®9 Business Intelligence Content Managed in Metadata

PDF available from http://support.sas.com/techsup/technote/ts750.pdf

Sources for additional papers include:

SAS Global Forum 2011 Proceedings

Available from http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings11/TOC.html

SAS Global Forum 2010 Proceedings

Available from http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings10/TOC.html

Technical Papers and Presentations made by SAS staff

Available from http://support.sas.com/rnd/papers