Find your ‘new possible’ with a social, analytical, and secure open mind at SUNZ!

Metacoda have recently returned from SAS Global Forum (SASGF), where we thoroughly embraced the theme of ‘Data Knows No Boundaries’. We’re now looking forward to Thursday 11th May 2017 when we’ll be sponsoring SAS Users New Zealand (SUNZ), and expanding on the boundless innovation of analytics with the theme ‘Open Minds’.

SASGF – A Security Journey and being a LifeLearner…

…of Storytelling, Dataviz, Technology, Leadership, Data for Good and Social SAS Global Forum (SASGF) was a blast! (And we have 600+ photos and plenty of tweets to show for it!) In fact, with the following features, how could it have been anything but mind-blowing? 5,400+ attendees 700+ presentations/posters/demos TED Talk-style keynote presentations perfect warm Spring […]

SAS Global Forum Metacoda Memories and Magic

As the clock ticks and the calendar flicks, SAS Global Forum 2017 gets closer and closer… You know that ticking sound. Maybe it’s like the one in Peter Pan where Captain Hook is haunted by Tick-Tock, the crocodile. Or perhaps it’s more like the sound of a clock striking the hour, as in Cinderella, with […]

Farewell 2016 and HELLO 2017

Thanks so much for being a part of our Metacoda community. For us, business is all about the people (and koalas, of course!), so we really appreciate you hanging out with us this year (whether it was in person or online). But before we farewell 2016, here’s a short update to reflect a little, to […]

SAS European Forum Recap – thanks!

You may recall that in our last blog post, the Metacoda koalas shared their excitement about an upcoming trip attending and sponsoring SAS events in Europe. Well, we’re pleased to report that the trip was a great success; the koalas had a wonderful adventure and we had a blast meeting up with our customers, partners, […]

Launching Metacoda Plug-ins 6.0: Try it today!

Metacoda is excited to announce that the latest version of our Metacoda Plug-ins – version 6 – is ready to roll and even better than ever! The new release has been a really positive experience, with highlights including: The opportunity to include customer enhancement requests. Additions that make it even quicker and easier to manage […]

Embark on a ‘security journey’ with Metacoda

Being as ‘safe as a bank’ used to be simply about thick concrete walls and oversized locks. But today being ‘as safe as a bank’ is more about keeping up with the onslaught of new technology, complex information systems, and regulatory scrutiny. Metacoda’s Michelle Homes was recently invited to join a panel discussion on the […]

Catch the #SASchat Twitter chatter bug

Imagine having a conversation with your peers, colleagues and friends in short 140-character bursts. Not possible you say? Well imagine these people are not even in front of you but on the other side of the world, in a different time zone? In the world before telephones or internet, this would have seemed a far-fetched […]

An Easier Way to Trace SAS Metadata Permissions: Beta Testers Wanted

Most SAS® Administrators will be familiar with the challenge of understanding and remembering the relative precedence of SAS permissions. Perhaps you find yourself asking questions like “Why does that person have those permissions on that object?” or “Why doesn’t that person have permissions on that object?” (and then embarking on a time-consuming quest to find […]

Danke für das SAS Forum Deutschland (#SASF16)

A relaxing garden-inspired conference design, combined with Bonn’s modern World Convention Centre, created a perfect setting for the SAS Forum Deutschland in April. Add in an impressive program, and it’s no surprise that the forum attracted 1,100 in-person attendees and an additional 1,015 virtual visitors. We were pleased to once again be a sponsor at […]