Editing SAS (software) (section)

==Software products==
As of 2011, SAS's largest set of products was its line for [[customer intelligence]].  SAS modules for web, social media and marketing analytics may be used to profile customers and prospects, attempt to predict their behaviors, and manage communications.<ref>{{cite news|date=May 11, 2004|newspaper=InformationWeek|first=Rick|last=Whiting|url= http://www.informationweek.com/sas-ships-customer-intelligence-app/d/d-id/1025026?|title=SAS Ships Customer-Intelligence App|access-date=January 7, 2014}}</ref> 

SAS also provides the SAS Fraud Framework, which is designed to monitor transactions across different networks and use analytics to identify anomalies that are indicative of fraud.<ref>{{cite news|title=Social network analysis, predictive coding enlisted to fight fraud|newspaper=Government Computer News|date=May 10, 2013|access-date=December 11, 2013 |url=https://gcn.com/Articles/2013/05/10/Social-media-analysis-predictive-coding-enlisted-to-fight-fraud.aspx?Page=3 |first=Rutrell |last=Yasin}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=IRS, States Call on IBM, LexisNexis, SAS to Fight Tax Fraud|first=Reed|last=Albergotti|date=July 22, 2013|url= https://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887324144304578619811891715262|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.insurancenetworking.com/news/business_intelligence_analytics_cloud_computing_fraud_insurance_technology-12069-1.html|newspaper=Insurance Networking News|date=March 25, 2009|first=Bill|last=Kenealy|access-date=December 11, 2013|title=Assessing Business Intelligence|archive-date=January 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114063845/http://www.insurancenetworking.com/news/business_intelligence_analytics_cloud_computing_fraud_insurance_technology-12069-1.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> This software uses artificial intelligence to monitor income and assets.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Malta commits €3m to implement AI-powered SAS for tax evasion detection |url=https://aibc.world/news/malta-commits-e3m-to-implement-ai-powered-sas-for-tax-evasion-detection/ |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=AIBC |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=SAS and Microsoft partnership focuses on banking risk |url=https://www.technologydecisions.com.au/content/cloud-and-virtualisation/news/sas-and-microsoft-partnership-focuses-on-banking-risk-1333501510 |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=www.technologydecisions.com.au |language=en}}</ref> 

SAS has various analytical tools related to [[risk management]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saudi EXIM Bank chooses SAS technology for model risk management |url=https://ibsintelligence.com/ibsi-news/saudi-exim-bank-chooses-sas-technology-for-model-risk-management/ |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=IBS Intelligence |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=SAS and Microsoft partnership focuses on banking risk |url=https://www.technologydecisions.com.au/content/cloud-and-virtualisation/news/sas-and-microsoft-partnership-focuses-on-banking-risk-1333501510 |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=www.technologydecisions.com.au |language=en}}</ref>

SAS has products for specific industries, such as government, retail, telecommunications, aerospace, marketing optimization, and [[high-performance computing]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sas.com/products/|title=Products & Solutions Index|publisher=SAS|access-date=December 12, 2013}}</ref> The company also has a suite of analytical products related to health care and life sciences.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-02-09 |title=SAS Institute to debut analytics platform for healthcare at HIMSS17 |url=https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/sas-institute-debut-analytics-platform-healthcare-himss17 |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=Healthcare IT News |language=en}}</ref>

===Comparison to other products===
{{See also|Comparison of statistical packages}}

In a 2005 article for the ''[[Journal of Marriage and Family]]'' comparing statistical packages from SAS and its competitors [[Stata]] and [[SPSS]], Alan C. Acock wrote that SAS programs provide "extraordinary range of data analysis and data management tasks," but were difficult to learn and use.<ref name="Acock"/> SPSS and Stata, meanwhile, were both easier to learn but had less capable analytic abilities, though these could be expanded with paid (in SPSS) or free (in Stata) add-ons. Acock concluded that SAS was best for [[power user]]s, while occasional users would benefit most from SPSS and Stata.<ref name="Acock">{{cite journal|pages=1093–1095|title=SAS, Stata, SPSS: A Comparison |journal=Journal of Marriage and Family |doi=10.1111/j.1741-3737.2005.00196.x|volume=67|issue=4 |date=November 2005 | last=Acock |first=Alan C}}</ref> A 2014 comparison by the [[University of California, Los Angeles]], gave similar results.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/mult_pkg/compare_packages.htm |title=Compare Packages |publisher=University of California, Los Angeles |access-date=12 January 2014 |archive-date=12 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112080108/http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/mult_pkg/compare_packages.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Competitors such as [[Revolution Analytics]] and [[Alpine Data Labs]] advertise their products as considerably cheaper than SAS's. In a 2011 comparison, Doug Henschen of ''[[InformationWeek]]'' found that start-up fees for the three are similar, though he admitted that the starting fees were not necessarily the best basis for comparison.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.informationweek.com/software/information-management/low-cost-options-for-predictive-analytics-challenge-sas-ibm/d/d-id/1099191?page_number=1 |title=Low-Cost Options For Predictive Analytics Challenge SAS, IBM |first=Dough |last=Henschen |work=InformationWeek|date=July 26, 2011 |access-date=January 12, 2014}}</ref> SAS's business model is not weighted as heavily on initial fees for its programs, instead focusing on revenue from annual subscription fees.<ref>{{cite news|title=SAS revenue up 12% in 2011|work=The News & Observer |location= Raleigh, North Carolina |date=January 20, 2012 |url=http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/01/20/1790587/sas-revenue-up-12-in-2011.html|last=Ranii|first=David |access-date=January 12, 2014}}</ref><ref name="SoftBus">{{cite web|last=Turchin|first=Brian|title=SAS Profile -- Going Its Own Way |url=http://www.cabnr.unr.edu/gf/apst650/sassoftbusiness.pdf|publisher=Software Business Online|access-date=2014-04-10|archive-date=2015-09-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923195653/http://www.cabnr.unr.edu/gf/apst650/sassoftbusiness.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===SAS Viya===
{{Main|SAS Viya}}
In 2016, SAS Viya, an artificial intelligence, machine learning, analytics and data management platform,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Henschen |first1=Doug |title=SAS goes cloud but will customers follow? |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/sas-goes-cloud-but-will-customers-follow/ |website=ZDnet |access-date=16 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Clark |first=Lindsay |title=SAS selling ML and analytics suite on Azure Marketplace |url=https://www.theregister.com/2022/09/27/sas_ml_analytics_azure/ |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=www.theregister.com |language=en}}</ref> was introduced with a new architecture optimized for running SAS software in public clouds. Viya also increased interoperability with open source software, allowing models to be built in tools such as [[R (software)|R]], [[Python (programming language)|Python]] and [[Jupyter]], and then executed on SAS's Cloud Analytics Services (CAS) engine.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Baer |first1=Tony |title=SAS is on the brink of generation change |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/sas-is-on-the-brink-of-generation-change/ |website=ZDnet |access-date=16 June 2023}}</ref> In 2020, a further architectural revamp in Viya 4 [[Containerization (computing)|containerized]] the software.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Avidon |first1=Eric |title=SAS Viya gets architectural overhaul in latest update |url=https://www.techtarget.com/searchbusinessanalytics/news/252484754/SAS-Viya-gets-architectural-overhaul-in-latest-update |website=TechTarget |access-date=16 June 2023}}</ref> SAS sells Viya alongside SAS 9.4, and has not positioned it as a replacement for SAS 9.4.<ref>{{cite web |title=Relationship between SAS 9.4 and SAS Viya |url=http://documentation.sas.com/doc/en/vdmmlcdc/8.1/whatsdiff/n0m306a3p9spz7n1ew3j9scjiqjf.htm |website=SAS Help Center |access-date=16 June 2023}}</ref>

In 2023, two new [[software as a service]] (SaaS) modules for SAS Viya were released as a private preview: Workbench, for use in creating AI models, and App Factory, for use in creating AI applications. Both modules support multiple programming languages and are expected to become generally available in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ghoshal |first=Anirban |date=2023-09-13 |title=SAS Viya analytics suite gets SaaS-based AI app development tools |url=https://www.infoworld.com/article/3706378/sas-viya-analytics-suite-gets-saas-based-ai-app-development-tools.html |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=InfoWorld}}</ref> SAS Viya also became available on [[Microsoft Azure]] Marketplace under a pay-as-you-use model in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SAS strengthens bond with Microsoft. Should we expect a buyout instead of IPO? |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2022/10/03/sas-strengthens-bond-with-microsof-ipo-buyout.html |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=www.bizjournals.com}}</ref>

In 2023, the company introduced SAS Health, a common health data model built on the SAS Viya platform.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-27 |title=SAS launches a transformative healthcare platform |url=https://www.digitalhealth.net/2023/09/sas-health-launches-new-analytical-healthcare-platform/ |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=Digital Health}}</ref>