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===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>