SAS Code: Simple Macro to Benchmark Data Performance
When troubleshooting data performance problems, IO problems, or simple library connectivity, I use a simple snippet of code to push the data storage to the limits. It is useful because it stresses the...
View ArticleSAS Administration: Process Data Faster in RDBMS by Buffering the Data in Memory
By default, accessing third party relational databases can be very slow if not configured properly. I recently started using PostgreSQL 9.1, an open source database, to store high volumes of data for...
View ArticleSAS Administration: Fetch Big Data Faster Across ODBC
On my current “big data” project, I’m connecting SAS to PostgreSQL using the ODBC access engine. At first I was seeing pretty bad performance – specifically I wasn’t able to view the ~2.2 billion...
View ArticleWeb Report Studio: Update Resources to Fix Your Report
Is there a worse way to start your day than someone calling to tell you that your marvelous Web Report Studio report is not working? Yes, this means the world is being denied a viewing of your stunning...
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