{"id":51684,"date":"2022-10-03T07:53:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-02T23:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=51684"},"modified":"2022-09-29T13:57:46","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T05:57:46","slug":"sas-viya-now-available-in-the-microsoft-azure-marketplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2022\/10\/03\/sas-viya-now-available-in-the-microsoft-azure-marketplace\/","title":{"rendered":"SAS Viya now available in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The\u00a0SAS\u00a0Viya\u00a0<\/sup>analytics platform is now available in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace with the click of a button on a pay-as-you-go basis. Full-featured SAS Viya on Microsoft Azure equips customers worldwide with access to essential data exploration, machine learning and model deployment analytics. It\u2019s available in many translated languages and includes an extensive in-app learning center to support immediate onboarding and long-term success.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Try SAS Viya on Microsoft Azure<\/strong><\/a> now.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Market research from IDC forecasts that analytics software deployment on public clouds is growing and will match on-premises deployments by 2024. \u201cIn this strategic move, SAS makes access to its analytics easier,\u201d said Dan Vesset, Group Vice President, Analytics and Information Management at IDC. \u201cSAS Viya is one of the most comprehensive analytics platforms on the market today. Presenting users with the complete analytics life cycle \u2013 from data to a deployed and managed model \u2013 available for immediate use and deployment via the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, is key. And offering it with built-in support and training is expected to bring significant productivity benefits to analytics, IT and business groups around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Comprehensive access, broad language support<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SAS Viya is designed to broaden analytics access across an organization, with machine learning capabilities that allow all users to increase productivity and collaborate seamlessly. With the availability of SAS Viya on Microsoft Azure, users will have access to the full Viya package that includes SASVisual Analytics, SAS Visual Statistics, SAS Visual Data Mining and Machine Learning, and SAS Model Manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more details about SAS Viya on Microsoft Azure<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The platform offers both programming and low- or no-code options in a single visual interface to enable users of all skill levels to take advantage of best-in-class AI. With support for both SAS and open source languages including Python and R, data scientists can write code using their languages and techniques of choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a new day for SAS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SAS CEO Jim Goodnight said accessing Viya in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace is a fast and easy way to tap into the power of SAS. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re excited to offer customers a new way to gain access to SAS Viya while continuing to provide all the powerful capabilities our users already know and love,\u201d Goodnight said. \u201cWe\u2019ve spent decades building the most comprehensive suite of analytics on the market, with next-generation AI that addresses the complete analytics life cycle. We design and test our software to be the fastest and most productive. And now we\u2019re making it all available with a few clicks in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ongoing commitment to customer success<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur commitment to cloud and AI innovation is critical to our customers\u2019 success \u2013 whether they are building simple reports or developing advanced AI solutions to answer critical business questions,\u201d said Bryan Harris, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at SAS. \u201cMaking SAS Viya available to entire analytics organizations is our goal, regardless of skill level, team or preferred programming language. We want Viya to be the foundation of our customers\u2019 innovation stories.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SAS Viya users include business analysts, data scientists and information consumers from line workers to executives. They are located all around the world, across all industries, and experience benefits from fellow SAS users and experts within SAS Communities, which will be available directly through SAS Viya on Microsoft Azure. Organizations embracing the transformative power of Viya include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7         SAS Hackathon 2022 winner Team JAKSTAT used SAS Viya on Microsoft Azure to allot COVID government aid to regional small businesses. The Jakarta, Indonesia team used the AI, machine learning and data modeling capabilities of Viya to prioritize strategic investment, giving the most relief to the micro, small and medium-sized enterprises with the best economic resilience for the region and the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n