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Many of these papers were presented at SAS Global Forum. The subject matter spans both planning and execution of a migration project.

Getting from SAS® 9.1.3 to SAS® 9.2: Migration Tools or Promotion Tools (.pdf)
by Diane Hatcher and Sandy McNeill, SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC. This paper answers the question of migration or promotion for metadata-based SAS deployments. (SGF 2009)

Migrating a SAS Deployment to Microsoft Windows for x64 (.pdf)
discusses the migration of metadata-based deployments from 32-bit SAS 9.1.3 (on either 32-bit Windows or Windows for x64) to 64-bit SAS 9.2 (on Windows for x64). (2009)

Using Virtualization Environments to Support Migration to SAS 9.2: Scenario: AIX 5.3 environment with Websphere 6.1 (.pdf)
for UNIX environments, a detailed strategy for migrating a SAS 9.1.3 Enterprise BI deployment to SAS 9.2. In the strategy, a virtual environment in SAS 9.2 can be tested while the SAS 9.1.3 deployment remains available. Then the virtual SAS 9.2 environment is moved into production. (2009)

Migration Planning Worksheet
for non-metadata based deployments, helps you start the planning process and provides links to all known migration issues. All of the links' URLs are provided so that you can print this document and work from a paper copy with your own notes. (updated 2009)

Peaceful Coexistence: SAS 9.2 and SAS 9.1.3
is very similar to the SAS®9 and SAS 8.2 paper, with links to issues that are especially important for SAS 9.2 and SAS 9.1.3 coexistence. (2009)

Peaceful Coexistence: SAS®9 and SAS 8.2
covers known issues when you install SAS®9 products side-by-side on the same machine as SAS 8.2. Read this paper for important cautions and links to product-specific guidelines. (updated 2009)

Coming to SAS from SPSS: A Programming Approach (.pdf)
This paper was written by Lora Delwiche and Susan Slaughter, the authors of The Little SAS Book: A Primer.

Top Ten Questions to Ask Before Your Data Migration (.pdf)
identifies some hidden issues, such as locating your data libraries, migrating the trouble makers, maintaining access to unchanging data, and sweet-talking your system administrator. This information is from a SAS Presents talk by Diane Olson at SUGI 30. (2005)

PROC MIGRATE: How to Migrate Your Data and Know You've Done It Right! (.pdf)
introduces PROC MIGRATE and compares it to the traditional copy procedures. (2003)

Q&A with a SAS®9 Early Adopter
presents, in an interview format, the case study of a SAS Institute migration. Numerous planning ideas and best practices are discussed. (2003)

PowerPoint Presentations

Some of these presentations include bonus presenters' notes, which you can read in Internet Explorer by selecting Edit Slides. Or you can save the document to your machine and open it in PowerPoint.

PROC MIGRATE: How to Migrate Your Data and Know You've Done It Right! (.ppt)
is the presentation of the paper by the same name above. (2003)

PROC MIGRATE: Migrating SAS Data from 32-Bit to 64-Bit Libraries (.ppt)
examines the issues that are specific to a 64-bit upgrade to SAS 9.1. Some of this information no longer applies in SAS 9.2. (2003)

Data Compatibility between V6, V8, and SAS®9 (.ppt)
sums up the compatibility issues that arise when you do not migrate a file to SAS®9 format but instead just move or copy the file to the target installation. Best practices for compatibility, such as the V6CREATEUPDATE option, are discussed. (2003)