What's New in SAS 9.2 Intelligence Platform

The SAS Intelligence Platform is a comprehensive, end-to-end infrastructure for creating, managing, and distributing enterprise intelligence. Information about the SAS Intelligence Platform applies to the following software:

• SAS software offerings for SAS BI Server, SAS Enterprise BI Server, SAS Data Integration Server, SAS Enterprise Data Integration Server, and SAS Intelligence Storage
• SAS solutions for customer intelligence and financial intelligence
• turnkey solutions for specialized markets such as life sciences, health care, retail, and manufacturing

Therefore, if your SAS deployment plan includes a SAS solution, the administration documentation for SAS Intelligence Platform also pertains to you.

• For documentation about how to deploy and administer the SAS Intelligence Platform, see the following Web sites:

  • http://support.sas.com/92administration

    From this Web site, you can also get more information about the SAS offerings and how certain offerings serve as the platform for solutions.

  • http://support.sas.com/cdlsearch?ct=80000

    This Web site has expanded searching, bookmarking, and e-mailing capabilities.

• The following related documents are new in SAS 9.2:

  • SAS 9.2 Intelligence Platform: 9.1.3 to 9.2 Migration Guide
  • Special Considerations for Customers Upgrading to SAS 9.2
  • SAS 9.2 Management Console: Guide to Users and Permissions
  • SAS 9.2 Logging: Configuration and Programming Reference
  • Scheduling in SAS 9.2
  • Grid Computing in SAS 9.2
  • SAS 9.2 Table Server: Administrator's Guide

• The following related Web sites have been expanded and enhanced for SAS 9.2. Both have new information and easier access to SAS deployment plans and documentation about configuring your Web application servers, such as the Oracle WebLogic Server, for use with SAS Web applications.

  • SAS Install Center: http://support.sas.com/installcenter/
  • Third-Party Software Support: http://support.sas.com/thirdpartysupport/
  • Migration Focus Area: http://support.sas.com/migration/

• The SAS Intelligence Platform: Troubleshooting Your Initial Installation guide is discontinued. The SAS Intelligence Platform: Installation and Configuration Guide now includes troubleshooting information for your initial SAS deployment.

• The 9.2 version of the SAS Intelligence Platform: Single-User Guide is not yet available.

See the What's New topics in the individual administration guides for details about changes and enhancements to the software and documentation: http://support.sas.com/92administration.

• Installation and Configuration Guide
• System Administration Guide
• Security Administration Guide
• Application Server Administration Guide
• Data Administration Guide
• Desktop Administration Guide
• Web Application Administration Guide

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