External DBMS schema layer Client applications don't need to see every table in an enterprise database. Instead, to simplify client access and enhance security of the backend system, client ...

You can specify either a view descriptor or a SAS data file as the master data set in the MODIFY statement. In the following example, the master data set is the view descriptor VLIB.MASTER, which ...

Note: If a dynamic LIBNAME engine is available for your DBMS, it is recommended that you use the SAS/ACCESS LIBNAME statement to access your DBMS data instead of access descriptors and view ...

Opinion: Curt A. Monash says that database management is in crisis and the only way out is a radically different view of data management.

In today's digital economy, data is your most strategic asset. Yet organizations continue to struggle with disparate, duplicate and conflicting information from a wide range of data sources across the ...

The rise of big data has garnered much of the attention in the data management arena lately. But it is not simply the sheer volume of data that is challenging data professionals. Many new types and ...