UAB has purchased a SAS Campus Wide license that will provide University users free download access to analytics.
The SAS Campus Wide license is an integrated system of software products which enables large-scale solutions and allows programmers to perform the following and more: Retrieval, Data Management, and Data Mining; Report writing and graphics; Statistical Analysis; Business Planning, Forecasting, and Decision support; Operations Research and Project Management; Quality Improvement; Applications Development; Data Warehousing (extract, transform, load); Platform Independent and Remote Computing; IT Management; Human Resource Management; Business intelligence; Customer Relationship Management.
SAS requires that this software be used for Teaching/Research only as described here:
Software used for purposes of classroom instruction, academic research and course work primarily related to customer's post-secondary degree requirements. If you need a SAS administrative license, please contact AskIT for more information.
For additional information regarding this software, please go online to http://www.uab.edu/askit and submit a “new issue” with your request and/or questions.
This software is available for download from the UAB IT Software Library to full-time faculty, staff and students on the Software Resources page ( Order Now logon and select SAS from the dropdown menu). You will be required to enter your Blazerid, strong password and accept the “License and Usage Terms”. SAS requires that this software be used for Teaching/Research only as described here: software used for purposes of classroom instruction, academic research and course work primarily related to customer's post-secondary degree requirements. If you need a SAS Administrarive license, please contact AskIT for more information.
SAS will provide upgrades every year to the latest version; this software should be available for download by November 1st. SAS licenses expire annually on December 31st; if the version is not upgraded to the latest verstion.SAS downloads 1 thru 3 (on the IT Software Library download site) have the images needed for your installation. SAS “4 of 4” will provide the INI File needed to license the software. Installation instructions are provided with the software download documentation.
