SAS Viya is an artificial intelligence, analytics and data management platform developed by

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History

SAS Viya was released in 2016. The software was containerized with the release of Viya 4 in 2020. Viya has become one of SAS' most widely used platforms during the

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, as artificial intelligence becomes more widely used in business and computing.

Technical overview

The platform is cloud-native, and is executed on SAS's Cloud Analytics Services (CAS) engine. It is compatible with open source software, allowing users to build models using open sources tool such as R, Python and

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. It integrates with major

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and Gemini Pro. The platform uses

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to create predictive models for forecasting scenarios based on complex data. It also has features for detecting

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, auditing decisions and monitoring models. It is implemented through a low-code, no-code platform. The software is available on

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Marketplace, Google Cloud,

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, and on

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Marketplace under a pay-as-you-use model.

Software

SAS Viya has released

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(SaaS) modules for creating AI content. These include Viya Workbench, Viya App Factory, Viya Copilot, and SAS Data Maker. Free learning tools, including SAS Viya for Learners and SAS Viya Workbench for Learners, have also been developed. The company also develops industry specific models, used by companies including

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Applications

Banking

The software is also widely used in business, especially in areas such as predictive modelling and fraud detection.

Insurance

SAS Viya is used in insurance for tasks such as actuarial analytics and modelling, as well as regulatory reporting.

Healthcare and life sciences

In 2023, the company introduced SAS Health, a common health data model built on the SAS Viya platform.

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has partnered with SAS to use SAS Viya and SAS Life Science Analytics Framework in its delivery and approval processes. In 2024, SAS partnered with the

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's Maxwell Center to use SAS Viya for healthcare research and development.

Public sector

SAS Viya is used in partnership with national and local governments to provide services and detect tax fraud.

Education

SAS Viya is used in research and education, particularly studies related to business intelligence, cybersecurity and data management. SAS Institute has partnered with educational institutions such as

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, and Marian University, to provide access to and training for using SAS Viya.

References

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