177-2009: The Many Hats of the SAS® Administrator

The SAS administrator exists in all types of organizations: small, medium, large, etc. This paper focuses on medium-to-large scale SAS ® System implementations. The SAS Administrator is not a position as much as it is a role. It can be a single individual or a team comprised of SAS-trained personnel, along with other IT staff within a company. While this role is very important, it is often not given the respect it deserves until something catastrophic happens. Additionally, organizations just don’t know what to look for and to expect in defining the SAS administrator role. The goal of this paper is to define the SAS Administrator (SASADMIN) role from the perspective given below. These are the ingredients necessary for an effective SAS Administrator.