SAS Administration from the Ground Up : Running the SAS9 Platform in a Metadata Server Environment.

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Learn SAS® administration from the ground up! Those who are new to SAS platform administration may find themselves full of questions. SAS® Administration from the Ground Up: Running the SAS®9 Platform in a Metadata Server Environment will save you time, money and frustration. This book walks the reader through setting up and maintaining a SAS platform from scratch. The author includes tips on best practices and troubleshooting to show you simple ways to streamline your SAS environment and make your work more manageable. Written for both new administrators and seasoned professionals, this book.  Read more... Intro Contents About This Book What Does This Book Cover? Is This Book for You? What Should You Know about the Best Practices? We Want to Hear from You Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Congratulations, You're the SAS Administrator! Now What?? Why a starter-admin book? What the book will and won't cover: Chapter 2: Let the Admin Fun begin: SAS 9.4 Architecture Introduction SAS Configuration Directories SAS Client Tier Data Tier Summary Chapter 3: Administration Tools Introduction The SAS Jedi: SAS Management Console SAS Environment Manager SAS Deployment Manager SAS Web Administration ConsoleSummary Chapter 4: Do I Know You? A Quick Review on Users, Groups, and Roles in SAS 9.4 Introduction to User, Group and Role Management Users Summary Chapter 5: Metadata Library Administration in SAS 9.4 Introduction Libraries in Base SAS Creating Libraries in SAS Metadata Summary Chapter 6: SAS 9.4 Metadata Security Introduction Authorization Best Practice: The Golden Rules for Metadata Security Model Design Security Testing Options Summary Chapter 7: Backup and Restore: Should Have, Could Have, Would Have ... Famous Last Words Introduction Backup, Backup and Backup AgainBackup and Restore Tools Summary Chapter 8: SAS Administration Tasks and Housekeeping This is it -- Finish Line in Sight: SAS Administration Tasks and Housekeeping Your List of SAS 9.4 Administration Tasks for Starters Now What? Summary