Using SAS on a Server

Description

When you use SAS on a server, you benefit from a centralized, high-end resource for storing and processing data. Currently we are maintaining an 8 CPU server with 32GB of RAM and direct access to high-end data storage for maximum performance.

Available to

Any CCHMC employee for research or teaching

Cost

$500\license\year

Purchase Instructions

To place an order for SAS software, you must login into the Softrack system. You will need to place a separate request for each system you wish to have the Prism software installed on.

Go to https://softrack.research.cchmc.org/software and click on the ‘login’ icon in the upper left hand corner.
Enter your CCHMC login credentials.
Once logged in, click on the ‘Available’ tab.
Then click on the ‘Request’ tab next to the software you wish to purchase.
Provide all the pertinent information needed for your request [PLEASE NOTE: YOU MUST SUBMIT THE CORRECT ASSET TAG AND OS IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE NEW LICENSE KEY AND SOFTWARE]
Once information is complete, click ‘Submit’ button at the bottom of the page to submit your request for processing.
You will receive an email confirmation of your order and it will become viewable via the “My Licenses” tab in theSoftrack portal once the order has been placed.
Once the software has been deployed to your system, you will receive a second email with the title ‘BMI Software License Confirmation’ to confirm that the new license has been installed.

Need Help?

For technical assistance with other research software, email software@bmi.cchmc.org. For basic desktop support or assistance with clinical information systems, call the Cincinnati Children's Service Desk, 513-636-4100, or visit the Information Services CenterLink site. UC employees should call the UCit Help Desk, 513-556-HELP.

A note about UCit software

UC researchers are served with desktop software by UCIT. In many cases this software is licensed specifically to UC employees only (i.e., people who receive paychecks from UC) or must be run on UC-owned or controlled equipment, making it inaccessible to Cincinnati Children's personnel. Please make sure you read the license agreement carefully before you use UC software.

Faculty and students of UC are eligible to purchase software from UC. However, when purchasing from UC, the license agreement states that the software can be installed only on your personally owned or UC-owned computer and not on machines owned by other institutions. Since Children’s Hospital is a separate entity from UC, installing software purchased from UC on CCHMC owned computers is a violation of that license agreement. There is a difference in the price of software purchased from Biomedical Informatics at Children’s Hospital versus from the UC Bookstore. This difference is because UC qualifies for the educational discount whereas Children’s Hospital does not. Although Cincinnati Children’s Hospital is affiliated with UC, we are not a degree granting institution. We are a hospital, therefore we only qualify for the healthcare/non-profit discount.