It's still around, and it's my understanding that it's still under active development.

There are two flavors SPDE server, which runs on its own server as a database, and the SPDE engine, which does not provide all of the benefits of the SPDE server but is part of base.

On Apr 11, 2011, at 12:57 PM, oloolo wrote:

> SAS used to have a technology called SPD, but I am curious how many sites > licensed this engine. > > On Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:04:08 -0500, Charlie Huang > <charlie.chao.huang@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > >> Oop.. My mistake -- Thank oloolo to correct it. >> >> Parallel processing needs of data partition. The current SAS’s data >> structure, .sas7bdat, does not support it. SAS has to rely on data >> partition from other database system, such as Teradata, to do it. >> >> Those procedures look like well fit SAS’s in-Database technology. >> Revolution R and SAS are on the same road. >> >> Anyway, still not our business, although a HPlogistic procedure looks >> attractive. ….. >> >> Best, >> Charlie >> >> On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 10:35 AM, oloolo <dynamicpanel@yahoo.com> wrote: >>> HPMIXED =/= HPLMIXED >>> HPMIXED used sparse matrix techniques to accelerate computing but no > multi- >>> threading/multi-core technology are utilized, and it only deals with a > very >>> restrictied class of linear mixed models, mostly a block-diagonal cov- >>> matrix which is able to use sparse matrix computing to the max power. >>> >>> While I haven't seen any details of HPLMIXED, I believe it is able to >>> handle linear mixed models with richer type of cov-matrix and has mutli- >>> threading/distributed-computing technology embedded. >>> >>> On Mon, 11 Apr 2011 22:26:49 +0800, Murphy Choy <goladin@GMAIL.COM> > wrote: >>> >>>> Woah! Serious? >>>> >>>> Is HPLogistic in SAS/Stat as well? >>>> >>>> It would be great if it is. >>>> >>>> On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 10:05 PM, Charlie Huang < >>>> charlie.chao.huang@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> HPMIXED is available in SAS/STAT. I guess that others will be licensed >>>>> with SAS/EM, which is irrelevant to most of us. >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 7:47 PM, Murphy Choy <goladin@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> HI, >>>>>> >>>>>> From my understanding, many of these procs are in enterprise miner. >>>>>> >>>>>> Not too sure how it will work with the others. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 7:45 AM, oloolo <dynamicpanel@yahoo.com> > wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I read this from SAS blogs, don't know the details, but I am > extremely >>>>>>> interested in all information. So far from the name, I am thinking >>> HPDS2 >>>>>>> may >>>>>>> be a PROC HPDS2, haha >>>>>>> >>>>>>> But since many existing PROC's support programming statements, I > won't >>>>> be >>>>>>> surprised >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sun, 10 Apr 2011 18:36:03 -0500, Joe Matise <snoopy369@GMAIL.COM> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I wonder, if this is going to be a new product (ie, more cost) or >>> part >>>>> of >>>>>>>> 9.3 base (and/or the products these PROCs normally belong to)? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> HPDS2 - a proc or a replacement for 'data' (or an addon, like data >>>>>>>> test/hpds2=test; or somesuch)? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -Joe >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 6:25 PM, oloolo <dynamicpanel@yahoo.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Looks very promising, possibly distributed computing mode, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The benefits and the PROCS >>>>>>>>> The database appliance provides replication and failover, so that >>> if >>>>> a >>>>>>> node >>>>>>>>> goes down, the database knows where to find it. SAS High- >>> Performance >>>>>>>>> Analytics offers high-end performance analytics with a user >>> interface >>>>>>>>> familiar to SAS users. All the new procedures will work on the >>>>> desktop >>>>>>> as >>>>>>>>> well. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Ten new SAS procedures will be offered as part of the release > that >>>>> move >>>>>>>>> existing SAS procedures from single-threaded activities to >>>>>>> multithreaded: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>   * HPREG: linear regression and variable selection. >>>>>>>>>   * HPLOGISTIC: logistic regression and variable selection. >>>>>>>>>   * HPLMIXED: linear mixed models. >>>>>>>>>   * HPNEURAL: neural nets. >>>>>>>>>   * HPNLIN: nonlinear regression and maximum likelihood. >>>>>>>>>   * HPREDUCE: covariance/correlation analysis, variable > reduction. >>>>>>>>>   * HPDMDB: summarization. >>>>>>>>>   * HPSUMMARY: descriptive statistics. >>>>>>>>>   * HPFOREST: predictive modeling based on decision trees. >>>>>>>>>   * HPDS2: next-generation DATA step. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> �The new PROCS will be aware of the distributed computer model � >>> You >>>>>>> won�t >>>>>>>>> even notice that it happens,� said Oliver. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> details see >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> http://blogs.sas.com/sgf/index.php?/archives/207-The-low-down-on-high- >>> performance-computing-and-10-new-PROCS.html >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> Murphy Choy >>>>>> >>>>>> Certified Advanced Programmer for SAS V9 >>>>>> Certified Basic Programmer for SAS V9 >>>>>> DataShaping Certified SAS Professional >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Regards, >>>> Murphy Choy >>>> >>>> Certified Advanced Programmer for SAS V9 >>>> Certified Basic Programmer for SAS V9 >>>> DataShaping Certified SAS Professional >>>