Sas 9.1 Scalable Performance Data Engine Reference

Take full advantage of SAS 9.1 scalability! With this book you can learn how to use threading technology to read your data and deliver it in threads to your applications rapidly. With the SAS Scalable Performance Data Engine and multiple processors you can multiply your data delivery to I/O-bound applications. The SAS Scalable Performance Data Engine is ideal for very large data sets because it allows data to be read in threads. In addition, the data can be partitioned across volumes but still be referenced as a single data set, eliminating size restrictions imposed by most operating systems. With this book you will learn to configure your disk setup to maximize performance, move your data sets into SAS Scalable Performance Data Engine data sets, create and load indexes in parallel, and effectively use SAS Scalable Performance Data Engine options in your applications. This title is also available online. This title is designed for Base SAS application programmers and administrators. Supports releases 9.1 and higher of SAS software.SAS Institute Staff is the author of 'Sas 9.1 Scalable Performance Data Engine Reference', published 2004 under ISBN 9781590474426 and ISBN 1590474422.