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{{Infobox company
| name = SAS Institute Inc.
| logo = SAS logo horiz.svg
| type = [[Private company|Private]]
| foundation = {{start date and age|1976|7|1}}
| location = [[Cary, North Carolina|Cary]], [[North Carolina]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| founder = [[Anthony James Barr]]<br />[[James Goodnight]]<br />[[John Sall]]<br />[[Jane Helwig]]
| key_people = [[James Goodnight]], <small>CEO and [[Entrepreneur|Co-founder]]</small><br />[[John Sall]], <small> [[Entrepreneur|Co-founder]] and Executive Vice President</small>
| area_served = Worldwide
| industry = [[Software]]
| products = [[SAS (software)]]<br />[[SAS language]]<br />[[SAS Viya]]<br/>[[JMP (statistical software)|JMP]]
| revenue = {{profit}} US$ 3+ billion (2024)<ref name="SAS2023-2024Report">{{cite web | title=2023 Annual Report | website=SAS | url=https://www.sas.com/content/dam/SAS/documents/corporate-collateral/annual-report/company-overview-report.pdf | access-date=2025-03-03}}</ref>
| num_employees = 10,000+ (2025)<ref>{{cite web | title=SAS Institute | website=Forbes | url=https://www.forbes.com/companies/sas/ | access-date=2025-03-03}}</ref>
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.sas.com/}}
}}
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'''SAS Institute''' (or '''SAS''', pronounced "sass") is an American [[multinational corporation|multinational]] developer of [[analytics]] and artificial intelligence software based in [[Cary, North Carolina]]. SAS develops and markets a suite of analytics software ([[SAS (software)|also called SAS]]), which helps access, manage, analyze and report on data to aid in decision-making. The company's software is used by most of the Fortune 500.<ref name="seventyeight"/>

SAS Institute started as a project at [[North Carolina State University]] to create a statistical analysis system, in fact SAS originally stood for "'''Statistical Analysis System'''", though it is no longer considered an acronym.<ref>{{Citation |last=Herzberg |first=Paul A. |title=What is the SAS System? |date=1990 |work=How SAS Works: A Comprehensive Introduction to the SAS System |pages=3–10 |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9670-7_1 |access-date=2024-02-25 |place=New York, NY |publisher=Springer US |language=en |doi=10.1007/978-1-4615-9670-7_1 |isbn=978-1-4615-9670-7|url-access=subscription }}</ref> It was originally used primarily by agricultural departments at universities in the late 1960s. It became an independent, private business led by current CEO [[James Goodnight]] and three other project leaders from the university in 1976.

SAS is one of the largest privately held software providers in the world, and the company's software is used by most of the [[Fortune 500]]. The company's revenue grew from $10 million in 1980 to $3.2 billion in 2022.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Gordon |first=Brian |date=September 28, 2023 |title=SAS eliminates more positions this week as part of its 2023 staff reduction plan |url=https://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article279892654.html |work=The News & Observer}}</ref> Historically, it has spent a notably higher proportion of its annual revenue on [[research and development]] than most other software companies.

==History==

=== 1966–1979: Founding and early history ===
The Statistical Analysis System (SAS) began as a project at [[North Carolina State University]]'s agricultural department. It was originally led by [[Anthony James Barr]] in 1966, then joined by NCSU graduate student [[James Goodnight]] in 1967<ref name="observer">{{cite news|title=SAS: A hard-to-define product but simple success|first=Steven|last=Eisenstadt|date=July 21, 1996|newspaper=News & Observer|url=http://www.biostat.wustl.edu/~phil/stuff/si.html|access-date=May 19, 2014}}</ref> and [[John Sall]] in 1973.<ref name="AgrestiMeng2012"/> In the early 1970s, the software was primarily leased to other agricultural departments<ref name="O'ReillyPfeffer2000">{{cite book|author1=Charles A. O'Reilly|author2=Jeffrey Pfeffer|title=Hidden Value: How Great Companies Achieve Extraordinary Results with Ordinary People|url=https://archive.org/details/hiddenvaluehowgr00orei|url-access=registration|year=2000|publisher=Harvard Business Press|isbn=978-0-87584-898-3|pages=[https://archive.org/details/hiddenvaluehowgr00orei/page/101 101]}}</ref> in order to analyze the effect soil, weather and seed varieties had on crop yields.<ref name="sixtyeight">{{cite news |last=Lohr |first=Steve |date=November 21, 2009 |title=At a Software Powerhouse, the Good Life Is Under Siege |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/22/business/22sas.html?pagewanted=all |access-date=September 27, 2011}}</ref> The project was funded by the [[National Institutes of Health]] and later by a coalition of university statistics programs called the [[University Statisticians of the Southern Experiment Stations]].<ref name="AgrestiMeng2012">{{cite book|author1=Alan Agresti|author2=Xiao-Li Meng|title=Strength in Numbers: The Rising of Academic Statistics Departments in the U. S.: The Rising of Academic Statistics Departments in the U.S.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kPGJUiUCJZkC&pg=PA177|date=November 2, 2012|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-1-4614-3649-2|pages=177}}</ref>

By 1976, the software had 100 customers<ref name="forbesss">{{cite news|title=Pampering the customers, pampering the employees|date=November 8, 2007|url=https://www.forbes.com/2007/11/08/sas-corestates-goognight-biz-cz_rl_1108sas.html|newspaper=Forbes|access-date=April 10, 2014|first=Randall|last=Lane}}</ref><ref name="Cascio2011">{{cite book|author=Wayne Cascio|title=Responsible Restructuring: Creative and Profitable Alternatives to Layoffs|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6G9jRo_jRzAC&pg=PA120|date=August 2011|publisher=ReadHowYouWant.com|isbn=978-1-4596-2635-5|page=120}}</ref> and that year, 300 people attended the first SAS user conference in Kissimmee, Florida.<ref name="intervieww">{{citation|title=Oral History Interview with Jim Goodnight|date=July 22, 1999|url=http://docsouth.unc.edu/sohp/I-0073/excerpts/excerpt_976.html|access-date=April 8, 2014|publisher=Oral Histories of the American South}}</ref> Goodnight, Barr, Sall and another early participant, [[Jane Helwig]], founded SAS Institute Inc. as a private company on July 1, 1976, in offices across the street from the university.<ref name="AgrestiMeng2012"/><ref name="NourseGreenberg1978">{{cite journal|last1=Nourse|first1=E. Shepley|last2=Greenberg|first2=Bernard G.|last3=Cox|first3=Gertrude M.|last4=Mason|first4=David D.|last5=Grizzle|first5=James E.|last6=Johnson|first6=Norman L.|last7=Jones|first7=Lyle V.|last8=Monroe|first8=John|last9=Simons|first9=Gordon D.|title=Statistical Training and Research: The University of North Carolina System|journal=International Statistical Review / Revue Internationale de Statistique|volume=46|issue=2|year=1978|pages=171|issn=0306-7734|doi=10.2307/1402812|jstor=1402812}}</ref> Barr and Helwig later sold their interest in the company.<ref name="observer"/>

During its first year of operation, SAS adopted a tradition of polling users for suggestions to improve the software through the SASware Ballot.<ref name="one">{{citation|url=http://www.sas.com/company/about/history.html|title=Company History|publisher=SAS|access-date=April 9, 2014}}</ref><ref name="jane">{{cite news|last=Romani|first=Jane|title=SAS Institute: 21st Century Technology&nbsp;... Today|newspaper=Business Leader|date=December 1993}}</ref> Many of the company's employee perks, such as fresh fruit, reasonable work hours<ref name="seventyeight">{{cite news|first=David|last=Kaplan|newspaper=Fortune|title=SAS: A new no. 1 best employer|date=January 22, 2010|access-date=April 8, 2014|url=https://money.cnn.com/2010/01/21/technology/sas_best_companies.fortune/index.htm}}</ref> and free [[M&M's]] every Wednesday became part of its practices that first year.<ref name="fortynine">{{cite news|first=Rebecca|last=Leung|publisher=CBS News|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/working-the-good-life/|title=Working the Good Life|date=February 11, 2009|access-date=October 17, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|title=Firms use perks to relieve HR stress Massages, health clubs and M&Ms among extras that keep staff happy and productive|date=October 14, 1999|first=Kevin|last=Marron|pages=T4}}</ref><ref name="crnn">{{cite news|newspaper=Computer Reseller News|date=December 12, 2005|title=James Goodnight, Founder and CEO, SAS Institute|first=Barbara|last=Darrow|pages=23}}</ref> In the late 1970s, the company established its first marketing department.<ref name="incinc"/>

=== 1980–2018 ===
SAS started building its current headquarters in a forested area of [[Cary, North Carolina]] in 1980.<ref name="timeline">{{cite news|url=http://www.wral.com/business/story/9211429/|title=SAS corporate timeline|date=March 3, 2011|access-date=October 17, 2011|publisher=WRAL}}</ref><ref name="appp">{{cite news|title=Cary software firm handles growth without losing human touch|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1454&dat=19920628&id=NlNIAAAAIBAJ&pg=1817,4937752|publisher=Associated Press|first=Paul|last=Nowell|access-date=April 8, 2014|date=June 28, 1992}}</ref> Later that year, it began providing on-site daycare in order to keep an employee who had planned to leave her job to care for her child at home.<ref name="seventyeight"/> By 1984, SAS had expanded the benefits programs it offered to employees and their families,<ref name="fifty">{{cite news |last=Maney |first=Kevin |date=April 21, 2004 |title=SAS Workers Won When Greed Lost |url=https://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2004-04-21-sas-culture_x.htm |access-date=October 17, 2011 |newspaper=USA Today}}</ref><ref name="alap" /> and begun building a fitness center, medical center, on-site cafe and other facilities.<ref name="seventyeight"/> SAS became known as a good place to work<ref name="alap">{{cite news|date=June 15, 1997|publisher=Associated Press|first=Paul|last=Nowell|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19970615&id=tbgeAAAAIBAJ&pg=3563,4292867|title=Software company SAS Institute evolving along with its customers|access-date=April 8, 2014}}</ref> and was frequently recognized by national magazines like ''BusinessWeek'', ''Working Mother'' and ''Fortune'' for its work environment.<ref name="crnn"/><ref name="little"/>

The company began its relationship with Microsoft and development for Windows operating systems in 1989. Shortly afterwards it established partnerships with database companies like [[Oracle Corporation|Oracle]], [[Sybase]] and [[Informix]].<ref name="jane" />

During the 1980s, SAS was one of [[Inc. Magazine]]'s fastest growing companies in America from 1979 and 1985.<ref name="incinc">{{cite news|first=Leigh|last=Buchanan|newspaper=Inc. Magazine|url=http://www.inc.com/magazine/201109/inc-500-james-goodnight-sas.html|title=How SAS Continues to Grow|date=September 2011|access-date=September 28, 2011}}</ref><ref name="little" /> It grew more than ten percent per year from $10 million in revenues in 1980<ref name="observer" /> to $1.1 billion by 2000.<ref name="little">{{cite news|title=Little-known software giant to raise its profile|first=Emery|last=Dalesio|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1916&dat=20010505&id=nPpIAAAAIBAJ&pg=3476,727402|date=May 5, 2001|publisher=Associated Press|access-date=April 8, 2014}}</ref> In 2007, SAS revenue was $2.15 billion, and in 2013 its revenue was $3.02 billion. By the late 1990s, SAS was the largest privately held software company.<ref name="fifty" /> The [[Associated Press]] reported that analysts attributed the growth to aggressive [[research and development]] (R&D) spending.<ref>{{cite news|title=SAS Institute continues rapid growth|publisher=Associated Press|date=July 13, 1992}}</ref> It had the highest ratio of its revenues spent on R&D in the industry for eight years, setting a record of 34 percent of its revenues in 1993, as it was working on a new menu-based interface.<ref name="jane" /> In 1998, a larger proportion of its revenue was spent on R&D than at most other software companies;<ref name="fastc" /> in 1997, this figure was more than double the industry average.<ref name="ccomputerworld" />

SAS created an education division in 1997 to create software for schools, including the newly formed [[Cary Academy]]. In 2003 the Bank of America Foundation purchased and donated licenses for the software to 400 schools in North Carolina.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Associated Press|title=SAS to offer free software to schools|first=Emery|last=Dalesio|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1734&dat=20030819&id=nu4bAAAAIBAJ&pg=6772,4165778|date=August 18, 2003|access-date=April 8, 2014}}</ref> SAS funded its first advertising program in 2000 with a $30 million television and radio campaign.<ref name="little" />

The company considered making 25 percent of its ownership stake available on the stock market and providing employees with stock-options during the [[dot-com bubble]] before the following downturn, but ultimately chose not to.<ref>{{cite news |last=Harvey |first=Fiona |author-link=Fiona Harvey |date=July 6, 2001 |title=SAS Institute delays plans for partial flotation |newspaper=Financial Times |pages=24}}</ref> SAS was one of the few technology companies that did well during the downturn and hired aggressively to take advantage of available staff.<ref name="fifty" />

In 2009, SAS filed a [[SAS Institute Inc. v World Programming Ltd|lawsuit]] against World Programming Ltd., alleging [[World Programming System]]—a software product designed to use the features of the SAS language—violated their copyright as it was reverse engineered from the functionality of SAS Learning Edition.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-02/copyright-can-t-block-software-reverse-engineering-court.html | title = Copyright Can't Block Software Reverse Engineering: Court | author =  Aoife White | publisher = Bloomberg | date = 2012-05-02 | access-date = 2014-09-23 }}</ref> The [[European Court of Justice]] ruled that functionality and language elements<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Vezzoso|first1=Simonetta|title=Copyright, Interfaces, and a Possible Atlantic Divide|journal=Journal of Intellectual Property, Information Technology and E-Commerce Law|date=2012|volume=3|issue=2|pages=153–161|url=http://www.jipitec.eu/issues/jipitec-3-2-2012/3444/vezzoso.pdf}}</ref> were not protected and the case was discussed in [[Oracle v. Google]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Garling |first=Caleb |url=https://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/05/judge-oracle-google/ |title=In Oracle v. Google, Judge Holds Fate of Java APIs|website=Wired.com |date=2012-05-07 |access-date=2014-09-23}}</ref>

SAS introduced its first reseller program intended to grow sales with small to medium-sized businesses in 2006.<ref>{{cite news|first=Emery|last=Dalesio|date=August 28, 2006|title=SAS Institute targets smaller businesses|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1734&dat=20060828&id=NYcqAAAAIBAJ&pg=3954,4633203|access-date=April 8, 2014|publisher=The Associated Press}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=SAS Institute Shakes up BI Space with Reseller Effort; Company changes course after years of selling products direct|date=August 28, 2006|newspaper=Computer Reseller News|first=Stacy|last=Cowley}}</ref> Leading up to 2007, SAS provided funding and curriculum assistance to help start the Master of Science in Analytics program at nearby [[North Carolina State University]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Problems-and Solutions|first=Emily|last=Glazer|date=October 24, 2011|access-date=April 9, 2014|url=https://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052970204479504576636841227735016|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal}}</ref> The company's cloud-based products grew in revenues by 35 percent in 2014<ref>{{cite news|title=SAS foresees adding 600 workers in Cary over next 3 years|first=David|last=Rani|date=October 22, 2014 |url=http://www.carynews.com/2014/10/22/4255158/sas-foresees-adding-600-workers.html|newspaper=The Cary News|access-date=November 13, 2014}}</ref> and the construction of Building Q was completed late that year to house its corresponding operations.<ref>{{cite news|title=SAS expands cloud analytics business|first=Nestor|last=Arellano|date=October 22, 2014|url=http://www.itworldcanada.com/article/sas-expands-cloud-analytics-business/98450#ixzz3IzvMFJ9l|newspaper=IT World Canada|access-date=November 13, 2014}}</ref>

In March 2014, SAS launched its SAS Analytics U<ref>{{cite news|title=SAS Launches SAS Analytics U|first=Leila|last=Meyer|date=March 24, 2014|access-date=August 11, 2015|url=http://campustechnology.com/articles/2014/03/24/sas-launches-sas-analytics-u.aspx|newspaper=Campus Technology}}</ref> initiative to provide free foundational technologies and support to teachers and students.

=== 2019–present: Artificial intelligence and international expansion ===
In 2019, SAS announced that it was investing $1 billion into further [[artificial intelligence]] R&D, as part of a broader push to develop software in the fields of [[machine learning]], [[deep learning]], [[computer vision]] and [[natural language processing]]. The investment will also fund related initiatives such as acquisitions and the creation of education programs to teach the public about the applications of AI.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Coletti |first=Claudine |date=March 19, 2019 |title=SAS Announces $1 Billion Investment In AI |url=https://www.forbesmiddleeast.com/innovation/technology/sas-announces-1-billion-investment-in-ai |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=Forbes ME |language=en-US}}</ref> That year, SAS partnered with [[Nvidia]] to produce offerings related to AI and deep learning. Under that partnership, Nvidia [[graphics processing units]] (GPUs) and [[CUDA]]-X AI acceleration libraries will support SAS' AI applications and models.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-03-19 |title=SAS strikes deal with NVIDIA to boost graphical qualities, processing of AI programs {{!}} WRAL TechWire |url=https://wraltechwire.com/2019/03/19/sas-strikes-deal-with-nvidia-to-boost-graphical-qualities-processing-of-ai-programs/ |access-date=2024-02-29 |website=wraltechwire.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

SAS partnered with Microsoft in 2020 to allow users to run their SAS workloads in the cloud with [[Microsoft Azure]].<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=2024-02-29 |website=www.bizjournals.com}}</ref> This partnership has also facilitated co-engineering between the companies in the areas of generative AI and data management,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-13 |title=The power of data and AI: Transforming industries through collaboration |url=https://siliconangle.com/2023/09/13/power-data-ai-transforming-industries-collaboration-exploresas/ |access-date=2024-02-29 |website=SiliconANGLE |language=en-US}}</ref> such as integration between [[OpenAI]] and SAS' analytical systems.<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=2024-02-29 |website=InfoWorld |language=en}}</ref>

SAS also partnered with [[TMA Solutions]] in 2020, with the latter consulting on AI adoption.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SAS sharpens AI sword in Vietnam through TMA Solutions sync up |url=https://channelasia.tech/article/683787/sas-sharpens-ai-sword-vietnam-through-tma-solutions-sync-up/ |website=channelasia.tech}}</ref> That year, SAS launched the SAS Software Certified Young Professionals in collaboration with [[Ministry of Communications and Digital|Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation]] with the goal of training 500 students in programming, machine learning and analytics through online courses.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SAS commits to analytics training, targets 500 Malaysian students in 2020 |url=https://channelasia.tech/article/683193/sas-commits-analytics-training-targets-500-malaysian-students-2020/ |website=channelasia.tech}}</ref>

In July 2021, the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' reported that the semiconductor giant [[Broadcom]] was in talks to acquire SAS.<ref>{{cite news|title=Broadcom in Talks to Buy Software Firm SAS|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/broadcom-in-talks-to-buy-software-firm-sas-11626103731|first1=Cara|last1=Lombardo|first2=Dana|last2=Cimilluca|date=July 12, 2021|publisher=[[Wall Street Journal]]}}</ref> In a July 13, 2021 email, SAS CEO Jim Goodnight stated that the company was not for sale.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wraltechwire.com/2021/07/13/goodnight-says-sas-not-for-sale-broadcom-talks-over-says-report/|title=Goodnight says SAS not for sale; Broadcom talks over, says report|work=[[WRAL-TV]]|date=July 13, 2021|access-date=July 16, 2021}}</ref>

In July 2021, SAS announced that it was preparing for an [[initial public offering]] (IPO).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hu |first=Krystal |last2=Mehta |first2=Chavi |date=2021-07-29 |title=Analytics behemoth SAS says aiming to go public by 2024 |url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/analytics-firm-sas-says-aiming-go-public-by-2024-2021-07-29/ |access-date=2024-04-14 |work=Reuters |language=en}}</ref> As of September 2023, the company had invested between $50 million and $60 million into internal preparations for its [[IPO]], which was estimated to take place in 2025.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gordon |first=Brian |date=September 14, 2023 |title=SAS pushes back timeline to reach stock market as IPO takes 'longer than anticipated' |url=https://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article279298524.html |work=The News & Observer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2024/12/27/sas-ipo-stock-market-jim-goodnight.html |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=www.bizjournals.com}}</ref>

In May 2023, SAS announced its intentions to invest an additional $1 billion into AI applications for the banking, healthcare, and insurance industries over the next three years. The company's [[chief technology officer]] Bryan Harris stated that "[we] think this is where the second leg of growth of SAS over the next 50 years is going to be."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ohnesorge |first=Lauren |date=May 9, 2023 |title=SAS to spend $1 billion on AI as global tech race heats up |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/inno/stories/news/2023/05/09/sas-to-spend-one-billion-global-ai-race-heats-up.html |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=Triangle Inno}}</ref> This investment in AI contributed to the company's expansion in international markets, especially China.<ref>{{Cite web |last=杨洋 |title=SAS Institute to expand market presence in China |url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202405/20/WS664ae92aa31082fc043c812a.html |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=www.chinadaily.com.cn}}</ref>

The majority of this development has focused on the creation of "pragmatic" artificial intelligence with present-day applications.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Almekinders |first=Sander |date=2024-06-25 |title=47 years of SAS: age gives SAS an edge in current AI landscape |url=https://www.techzine.eu/blogs/analytics/121581/47-years-of-sas-advanced-age-gives-sas-an-edge-in-current-ai-landscape/ |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=Techzine Global |language=en}}</ref> In addition to integrating artificial intelligence into its existing platforms,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-17 |title=Decision-making enhanced by AI at SAS Innovate |url=https://siliconangle.com/2024/04/17/exploring-sas-vision-ai-integration-enhanced-decision-making-key-insights-sasinnovate/ |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=SiliconANGLE |language=en-US}}</ref> the company launched several new platforms related to AI development in 2023 and 2024, including [[SAS Viya|SAS Viya Workbench]], a development environment used for building AI models, and AI application development platform App Factory.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zwets |first=Berry |date=2023-09-12 |title=SAS Viya Workbench and App Factory promise rapid AI development |url=https://www.techzine.eu/news/analytics/111159/sas-viya-workbench-and-app-factory-promise-rapid-ai-development/ |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=Techzine Global |language=en}}</ref> It also launched Viya Copilot, a [[Virtual assistant|generative AI assistant]] for developers and data scientists.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2024-04-17 |title=SAS Institute debuts its first generative AI assistants, plus tools to help companies build their own |url=https://siliconangle.com/2024/04/17/sas-institute-debuts-first-generative-ai-assistants-plus-tools-help-companies-build/ |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=SiliconANGLE |language=en-US}}</ref>

SAS Data Maker, a synthetic data platform, was introduced in 2024.<ref name=":3" /> In November 2024, SAS acquired the United Kingdom-based synthetic data company Hazy.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gordon |first=Brian |title=SAS acquires software that generates fake data. How it could help the Triangle company. |url=https://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article295433834.html |work=News & Observer}}</ref> It was announced that the company would integrate Hazy's data generation capabilities into SAS Data Maker.<ref name=":2" />

==Operations==
SAS Institute has grown in revenue each year since it was incorporated in 1976.<ref name="seventyeight"/><ref name="fortysix">{{cite news|first=N|last=Shivapriya|newspaper=The Economic Times|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2008-09-25/news/28664141_1_sas-work-culture-stock-options|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103063931/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2008-09-25/news/28664141_1_sas-work-culture-stock-options|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 3, 2013|title=SAS Steams Along as Unlisted Firms Amid US Financial Chaos|date=September 25, 2008|access-date=October 17, 2011}}</ref><ref name="growth">{{cite news|url=http://www.inc.com/magazine/201109/inc-500-james-goodnight-sas.html|newspaper=Inc. Magazine|date=September 2011|title=How SAS Continues to Grow|first=Leigh|last=Buchanan|access-date=May 9, 2014}}
</ref> It generated over $3 billion in sales revenue in 2023.<ref name="SAS2023-2024Report" /> About 20-30% of the company's revenues are spent on [[research and development]], which is the highest ratio among software companies of its size.<ref name="seventyeight"/><ref name="fastc"/> In 1994, ''Computerworld'' found that out of the world's 50 largest software companies, SAS spent 2.5 times the industry average on R&D.<ref name="ccomputerworld"/> It had customers in 145 countries as of 2019.<ref name=":1" /> As of 2010 revenues come relatively evenly from Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the Americas.<ref name="seventyeight"/> According to the company's 2014 financial reporting, its revenues are currently 46.7 percent from the Americas, 41.4 from Europe, Middle East and Africa, and 11.9 percent from Asia-Pacific.<ref>{{cite press release
 | title =SAS surpasses $3 billion in 2013 revenue, growing 5.2% over 2012 results
 | publisher =SAS Institute
 | date =January 23, 2014
 | url =http://www.sas.com/en_us/news/press-releases/2014/january/2013-financials.html#close
 | access-date =September 22, 2014 }}</ref> SAS has about 5,200 employees at its headquarters in Cary, North Carolina, 1,600 employees elsewhere in the US and 6,900 in Europe, Asia, Canada or Latin America.<ref name="primaryy">{{citation|url=http://www.sas.com/en_us/company-information.html#stats|title=Company facts and financials|publisher=SAS Institute|access-date=May 9, 2014|quote=2013 R&D investment: 25% of revenue}}</ref> CEO James Goodnight owns about two-thirds of the company and co-founder John Sall owns the other one-third.<ref name="forbesss"/><ref name="penn">{{citation|title=SAS Institute: A case (with teaching note) on the role of senior business leaders in driving work/life cultural change|publisher=University of Pennsylvania|first1=Ellen|last1=Bankhert|first2=Mary|last2=Lee|first3=Candice|last3=Lange|url=https://workfamily.sas.upenn.edu/sites/workfamily.sas.upenn.edu/files/imported/pdfs/SASwharton.pdf|access-date=April 9, 2014}}</ref> In 2022, the company was included on ''[[Forbes]]''<nowiki/>' list of the largest private companies in the United States, ranked by revenue.<ref>{{Cite web |last=MURPHY" |first="ANDREA |title=America's Largest Private Companies 2023 |url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/largest-private-companies/ |access-date=2024-03-03 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> It was one of the largest privately held software providers in the world in 2023.<ref name=":0" />

==Workplace==
SAS is well known for its workplace culture.<ref name="fortysix"/><ref name="fortyeight">{{cite news|first=Quentin|last=Hardy|newspaper=Forbes|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/quentinhardy/2011/06/09/sas-ibms-bad-culture-how-well-win/|title=SAS-We Spurned IBM, Now to Win|date=June 9, 2011|access-date=October 17, 2011}}</ref> The company was used as a model for workplace perks at [[Google]]<ref name="seventyeight"/> and is taught as a case study in management seminars at [[Stanford]].<ref name="fortynine"/> SAS was identified as a "Best Company to Work For" in Fortune's annual rankings from the list's inception in 1997 until 2021, but after slipping in rank has failed to make more recent lists.<ref name="fifty"/><ref name="eightyone">{{cite news|first=Janet|last=Wiscombe|publisher=Workforce.com|url=http://www.workforce.com/article/20101008/NEWS02/310089993|title=SAS Optimas Award Winner for General Excellence, 2000|date=October 8, 2010|access-date=October 18, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509070259/http://www.workforce.com/article/20101008/NEWS02/310089993|archive-date=May 9, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In 2014, SAS ranked No. 2 on the elite Top 25 World's Best Multinational Workplaces list from Great Place to Work as well as No. 2 among Fortune's 2014 Best Companies to Work For in the US. The company was No. 1 on Fortune's US list in 2010 and 2011. In 2015, Fortune ranked SAS No. 4 on its annual list of best companies to work for in the US; in 2016, SAS was No. 8 on the same list. It is also regularly in ''Working Mother Magazine's'' "100 Best Companies for Working Mothers" list.<ref name="jane"/>

===Benefits===
[[File:Sas campus passage.jpg|left|thumb|Entrance to SAS Campus in Cary, NC.]]
[[File:SASToronto2.JPG|thumb|SAS office in Toronto]]
The SAS headquarters in Cary is situated on a 900-acre campus with various on-site services and amenities for employees. Buildings comprise about a third of the campus, while the remaining acreage is mostly green spaces and bodies of water which are accessible by trails.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cain |first=Áine |title=This $3.2 billion tech company you've never heard of has insane perks including massage therapists, a pool, and woodside yoga |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/sas-office-tour-2017-10 |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}}</ref> SAS offers on-site [[day care]] services to its employees for 850 children for about a third of the normal cost. Medical services are provided to employees and their families for free and 80% of the cost is covered for specialists.<ref name="fortynine"/> Employees are encouraged to work 35-hour weeks<ref name="fortynine"/> and have free access to a recreation and fitness center<ref name="fastc"/> as well as life counseling services.<ref name="fortynine"/> It also hosts a summer camp for children<ref name="seventyeight"/> and operates on-site cafeterias and cafes.<ref name="seventyeight"/> 22.5 tons of M&Ms are provided each year, in jars that are re-filled every Wednesday.<ref name=fastc/> Similar amenities are provided at its other offices besides its headquarters.<ref name="dynamic">{{citation|publisher=Organizational Dynamics|volume=41|issue=1|date=January–March 2012|pages=32–43|title=Creating cultures that lead to success: Lincoln Electric, Southwest Airlines, and SAS Institute}}</ref><ref name="hbrjp">{{citation|title=SAS Institute: A Different Approach to Incentives and People Management Practices in the Software Industry|date=January 1998|url=http://hbr.org/product/sas-institute-a-different-approach-to-incentives-a/an/HR6-PDF-ENG|access-date=September 22, 2014|publisher=Graduate School of Business, Stanford University|first=Jeffrey|last=Pfeffer}}</ref>

{{Blockquote|text=95 percent of a company's assets drive out the front gate every night, the CEO must see to it that they return the following day.|author=James Goodnight|source=quoted in ''Management: Inventing and Delivering Its Future''<ref name="KochanSchmalensee2003">{{cite book|author1=Thomas A. Kochan|author2=Richard Schmalensee|title=Management: Inventing and Delivering Its Future|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FP41RrwEiGoC&pg=PA117|year=2003|publisher=MIT Press|isbn=978-0-262-11282-6|pages=117}}</ref>}}

SAS spokespeople say its employee benefits are provided for business, not altruistic, reasons.<ref name=fastc/><ref name="fortynine"/> The company evaluates new benefits using three criteria: whether it would benefit the company culture, whether it would serve a significant number of employees and whether it would save more money than is spent on it.<ref name=fastc/> According to academics, the company's practices improve the loyalty, focus and creativity of its staff.<ref name="seventyeight"/> Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer from the Stanford Graduate School of Business estimated that the company saves $60–$80 million annually in expenses related to employee turnover.<ref name="BenkoWeisberg2013">{{cite book|author1=Cathleen Benko|author2=Anne Weisberg|title=Mass Career Customization: Aligning the Workplace With Today's Nontraditional Workforce|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gln1dOjpLY4C&pg=PA111|date=December 30, 2013|publisher=Harvard Business Press|isbn=978-1-4221-3868-7|pages=111}}</ref> SAS has an annual employee turnover of three<ref name="fortynine"/> to five<ref name=fastc/> percent, while the software industry's average is 20<ref name="fortynine"/> to 25 percent.<ref name="fifty"/> According to ''USA Today'', the workplace culture has created "intensely loyal" staff who care about the company's well-being.<ref name="fifty"/> Even though there are unlimited sick days, the average employee takes only two. The 40,000 free medical visits provided to employees annually are estimated to cost the company US$4.5 million, but save it US$5 million due to the employee productivity lost when staff spend their work-hours in waiting rooms at other hospitals.<ref name="seventyeight"/>

===Structure and culture===
SAS has a limited corporate hierarchy<ref name="fortysix"/> and an [[Egalitarianism|egalitarian]] culture. As the company grew it created new divisions, instead of layers of management, creating a [[Flat organization|flat]], simple organizational structure.<ref name="fastc"/><ref name="hbrjp"/> According to professor Jeffrey Pfeffer from Stanford, there are only three levels in the organization and CEO James Goodnight has 27 people who directly report to him. The organizational structure is fluid and employees can change roles rapidly.<ref name="StratBus">{{cite web|last=Joel|first=Kurtzman|title=An Interview with Jeffrey Pfeffer|url=http://www.strategy-business.com/article/19215?gko=3ee5a|publisher=Strategy+Business|date=July 1, 1998|issue=12|access-date=April 10, 2014}}</ref>

Managers are involved in the day-to-day work with their employees.<ref name="fastc"/> Employees are given a large extent of autonomy<ref name=fastc>{{cite news |url=http://www.fastcompany.com/36173/sanity-inc |title=Sanity Inc. |newspaper=Fast Company |date=December 31, 1998 |last=Fishman |first=Charles}}</ref> and developers are encouraged to pursue experimental product ideas. Input from customers guides the company's marketing and software development.<ref name="jane"/> According to SAS, 80 percent of suggestions for product improvements are incorporated into the software.<ref name="fastc"/> The dress code is informal.<ref name=fastc/> According to ''Fast Company'', employees describe the environment as "relaxed."<ref name=fastc/>

Employees are encouraged to do volunteer work and the company makes donation to non-profits where employees are involved.<ref>{{cite news|first=Anthony|last=Shields|url=http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/consumer/articles/Good-Business253A-Corporations-with-Great-Ethical/2/16/2013/id/48045#ixzz31rW6SsJa|publisher=Minyanville|date=February 16, 2013|access-date=May 16, 2014|title=Good Business: 10 Companies With Ethical Corporate Policies|archive-date=February 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200205000100/http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/consumer/articles/Good-Business253A-Corporations-with-Great-Ethical/2/16/2013/id/48045#ixzz31rW6SsJa|url-status=dead}}</ref> The company primarily focuses its philanthropic efforts on improving education. It funds pilot programs for new education models, donates laptops and provides free online software for classrooms called Curriculum Pathways.<ref name="penn"/> The company is a founding partner of the Watt Family Innovation Center at [[Clemson University]], providing funding, access to software, and research.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Krystofik |first=Mark |date=2017-03-21 |title=SAS analytics to power Clemson's big data and cyber efforts |url=https://news.clemson.edu/sas-analytics-to-power-clemsons-big-data-and-cyber-efforts/ |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=Clemson News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Risser |first=Miranda |date=2022-02-21 |title=SAS makes $3.3M gift to Clemson University to aid in education and research |url=https://news.clemson.edu/sas-gift-to-clemson-2021/ |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=Clemson News |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Acquisitions ==
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|-
! Year
! Company
! Business
! Country
! References
|-
|2024
|Hazy 
|Synthetic data technology
|{{US}}
|<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Clearly smart, SAS acquires Hazy: A wider vision for synthetic data |url=https://www.computerweekly.com/blog/CW-Developer-Network/Clearly-smart-SAS-acquires-Hazy-A-wider-vision-for-synthetic-data |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=www.computerweekly.com}}</ref>
|-
| 2022
| [[Kamakura Corporation]]
| Financial Risk Management
| {{US}}
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Analytics Firm SAS Acquires Risk Management Specialist|date=July 1, 2022|url=https://www.bankingexchange.com/news-feed/item/9356-analytics-firm-sas-acquires-risk-management-specialist?Itemid=637|publisher=Banking Exchange|access-date=July 1, 2022}}</ref>

|-
| 2021
| Boemska
| Data Analytics and Cloud Computing
| {{UK}}
|<ref>{{cite news|title=SAS acquires UK firm is bid to accelerate artificial intelligence in cloud efforts|date=January 7, 2021|url=https://www.wraltechwire.com/2021/01/07/sas-acquires-uk-firm-is-bid-to-accelerate-artificial-intelligence-in-cloud-efforts/|publisher=WRAL Tech Wire|access-date=January 7, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| 2012
| [[RPath|rPath, Inc.]]
| [[Software appliance]]
| {{USA}}
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Cloud app services company rPath acquired by SAS|first=Om|last=Malik|date=November 28, 2012|url=http://gigaom.com/2012/11/28/cloud-app-services-company-rpath-in-play-sas-seen-as-buyer/|publisher=GigaOm|access-date=April 10, 2014}}</ref>
|-
| 2012
| aiMatch, Inc.
| Digital ad serving technology
| {{USA}}
|<ref>{{cite news|title=SAS Acquires aiMatch|first=Ad|last=Exchanger|date=February 21, 2012|url=http://adexchanger.com/press-release/sas-acquires-aimatch/|publisher=AdExchanger|access-date=February 21, 2014}}</ref>
|-
| 2011
| AssetLink
| Integrated Marketing Management
| {{USA}}
|<ref>{{citation|publisher=Gartner|url=http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?ref=seo&id=1558224|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012022208/http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?ref=seo&id=1558224|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 12, 2013|title=Assetlink Buy Moves SAS Into Software as a Service and Mainstream MRM|first=Kimberly|last=Collins |date=February 23, 2011|access-date=November 20, 2011}}</ref>
|-
| 2010
| Vision Systems and Technology (VSTI)
| Advanced Analytics Professional Services
| {{USA}}
|<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=News Observer |url=http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/07/17/585343/sas-acquisition-to-help-spies.html |title=Cary's SAS buys VSTI |date=July 17, 2010 |access-date=November 20, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721005040/http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/07/17/585343/sas-acquisition-to-help-spies.html |archive-date=July 21, 2010 }}</ref>
|-
| 2010
| [[Memex Technology Limited|Memex]]
| Intelligence Management Software
| {{SCO}}
|<ref>{{cite news|first=David|last=Hubler|newspaper=Washington Technology|url=http://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2010/06/23/sas-memex-intelligence-management.aspx|title=Acquisition boosts SAS' goal of security market leadership|date=June 23, 2010|access-date=April 10, 2014}}</ref>
|-
| 2008
| [[Teragram Corporation|Teragram]]
| [[Natural Language Processing]]
| {{USA}}
|<ref>{{cite news|first=Chris|last=Kanaracus|publisher=IDG|url=http://www.infoworld.com/d/mobilize/sas-buys-natural-language-processing-vendor-teragram-291|title=SAS buys natural language processing vendor Teragram|date=March 17, 2008|access-date=November 20, 2011}}</ref>
|-
| 2008
| IDeaS
| [[Revenue Management]] Software for the hospitality industry.
| {{USA}}
|<ref>{{cite news|title=SAS Institute Gets Some Bright Ideas|first=Marshall|last=Lager|date=August 7, 2008|url=http://www.destinationcrm.com/Articles/CRM-News/Daily-News/SAS-Institute-Gets-Some-Bright-IDeaS-50236.aspx|access-date=April 10, 2014}}</ref>
|-
| 2006
| Veridiem
| [[Customer Intelligence]]
| {{USA}}
|<ref>By Hannah Smalltree, Tech Target. [http://searchbusinessanalytics.techtarget.com/news/1507320/SAS-snaps-up-Veridiem-for-MRM SAS snaps up Veridiem for MRM]. March 16, 2006. Retrieved November 20, 2011.</ref>

|-
| 2003
| Marketmax
| Merchandise Planning and Analytics Software
| {{USA}}
|<ref>{{cite news|first=Dennis|last=Callaghan|newspaper=eWeek|url=http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Application-Development/SAS-Buys-Marketmax/|title=SAS Buys Marketmax|date=August 2003|access-date=November 20, 2011}}</ref>

 |-
| 2003
| Risk Advisory
| Risk Management
| {{USA}}
|<ref name="one"/>

|-
| 2003
| OpRisk Analytics LLC
| [[Management consulting|Management Consulting]] Services
| {{USA}}
|<ref>{{cite news|title=SAS Takes on Sarb-Ox Compliance|url=http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Finance-IT/SAS-Takes-On-SarbOx-Compliance/|newspaper=eWeek|access-date=April 10, 2014|date=October 25, 2004|first=Dennis|last=Callaghan}}</ref>
|-
| 2002
| Verbind Software
| Behavioral Tracking and Event-Triggering Software
| {{USA}}
|<ref>{{cite news|first=Melissa|last=Campanelli|publisher=Direct Marketing News|url=http://www.dmnews.com/sas-buys-verbind-tech-assets/article/79262/|title=SAS Buys Verbind Tech Assets|date=November 19, 2002|access-date=November 20, 2011}}</ref>

|-
| 2002
| ABC Technologies Inc.
| Software Developer and Wholesaler
| {{USA}}
|<ref>{{cite news|first=Aliza|last=Earnshaw|newspaper=Portland Business Journal|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2002/03/11/story6.html?page=all|title=ABC Technologies agrees to acquisition by SAS|date=March 10, 2002|access-date=November 20, 2011}}</ref>

|-
| 2001
| Intrinsic Ltd
| [[Campaign Management]] Software
| {{UK}}
|<ref>{{cite news|first=Dennis|last=Callaghan|newspaper=eWeek|url=http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Application-Development/SAS-Moves-to-Strengthen-CRM-Suite/|title=SAS Moves to Strengthen CRM Suite|date=February 4, 2001|access-date=November 20, 2011}}</ref>

|-
| 2000
| DataFlux
| Data Quality, Data Integration and Master Data Management
| {{USA}}
|<ref>{{cite news|first=Doug|last=Henschen|publisher=TechWeb|url=http://www.techweb.com/e-business/223100344/sas-s-dataflux-intros-management-platform.html|title=SAS's DataFlux Intros Management Platform|date=February 23, 2010|access-date=December 14, 2011|archive-date=January 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105011302/http://www.informationweek.com/software/information-management/sass-dataflux-intros-management-platform/d/d-id/1087089|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| 1997
| Statview Life Sciences software from Abacus Concepts
| Business Analytics
| {{USA}}
|<ref>{{cite news|title=SAS acquires StatView|newspaper=R&D Magazine|date=November 1997|volume=39|issue=12|page=61}}</ref>
|-
| 1993
| GESCAN International, Inc.
| Document and Workflow Management Systems
| {{USA}}
|<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Computer Business Review|title=Gescan International Finds More Platforms|date=May 6, 1993}}</ref>
|-
| 1988
| NeoVisuals Inc.
| 3D Computer Graphics and Animation Software
| {{USA}}
|<ref name="thisone">{{citation|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/SAS+Institute+to+Step+Up+Investment+and+Acquisition+Efforts.-a059247684|title=SAS Institute to Step Up Investment and Acquisition Efforts|date=February 8, 2000|access-date=November 20, 2011}}</ref>
|-
| 1986
| The [[Lattice C]] compiler, often considered the first [[C (programming language)|C programming language]] on the IBM PC
| C Compiler
| {{USA}}
|<ref name="thisone"/>
|-
| 1984
| [[System 2000 (software)|The System 2000 Database Management System]] from Intel Corporation
| [[Database Management]]
| {{USA}}
|<ref name="thisone"/>
|}

==Software==
{{Main|SAS (software)|SAS language}}
It develops, supports and markets a suite of analytics software also called SAS (statistical analysis system), which captures, stores, modifies, analyzes and presents data.<ref name="ccomputerworld">{{cite news|pages=91|first=Gary|last=Anthes|title=Pillar of the community|newspaper=Computerworld|date=November 24, 1997}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Develop and support analytic software |url=https://it-rating.com/ |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=IT Rating USA |language=en}}</ref> The SAS system and [[SAS language|SAS programming language]] are used by most of the [[Fortune 500]].<ref name="seventyeight"/> The SAS software includes a Base SAS component that performs analytical functions and more than 200 other modules that add graphics, spreadsheets or other features.<ref name="jane"/><ref name="Schermerhorn2011">{{cite book|author=John R. Schermerhorn|title=Exploring Management|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qNVP2L6iKi0C&pg=SL3-PA22|date=October 11, 2011|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-0-470-87821-7|page=3}}</ref>

Some of the uses for SAS' software include analyzing financial transactions for indications of fraud, optimizing prices for retailers, or evaluating the results of clinical trials.<ref name="seventyeight"/><ref name="nytt">{{cite news |last=Lohr |first=Steve |date=March 26, 2012 |title=BITS; Seeking an Edge in Data Analysis |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C04E3D7103DF935A15750C0A9649D8B63 |access-date=April 17, 2014 |newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref> As of 2012, SAS is the largest market-share holder in the advanced analytics segment with a 36.2 percent share and the fifth largest for [[business intelligence]] software with a 6.9 percent share.<ref>
{{cite web
 |title=Worldwide Business Analytics Software 2013–2017 Forecast and 2012 Vendor Shares
 |url=http://idcdocserv.com/241689e_sas
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130815013336/http://idcdocserv.com/241689e_sas
 |url-status=dead
 |archive-date=August 15, 2013
 |first=Dan
 |last=Vesset
 |author2=David Schubmehl
 |author3=Brian McDonough
 |author4=Mary Wardley
 |publisher=IDC
 |date=June 2013
 |access-date=October 2, 2013
}}</ref> SAS typically sells its software with an emphasis on subscription models that include support and updates, as opposed to software licenses.<ref name="hbrjp"/>

=== SAS Viya ===
{{Main|SAS Viya}}
The company develops SAS Viya, an artificial intelligence and analytics platform that launched in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-04-20 |title=SAS Viya unveiling signals future of analytics software firm {{!}} IT World Canada News |url=https://www.itworldcanada.com/article/sas-viya-unveiling-signals-future-of-analytics-software-firm/382519 |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=www.itworldcanada.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The platform includes several modules for AI development, including Viya Workbench, Viya Copilot, and App Factory.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-17 |title=SAS Institute debuts its first generative AI assistants, plus tools to help companies build their own |url=https://siliconangle.com/2024/04/17/sas-institute-debuts-first-generative-ai-assistants-plus-tools-help-companies-build/ |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=SiliconANGLE |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== JMP ===
{{Main article|JMP (statistical software)}}
Under its subsidiary, JMP Statistical Discovery LLC, SAS Institute also sells the JMP suite of statistical analysis software, which consists of JMP, JMP Pro, JMP Clinical and JMP Genomics.<ref name="thirtyeight">{{cite news |last=Taylor |first=James |date=August 10, 2011 |title=First Look – JMP Pro |url=http://jtonedm.com/2011/08/10/first-look-jmp-pro/ |access-date=May 31, 2012 |publisher=JTonEDM}}</ref>

==User community==
The SAS certification program was established in 1999.<ref>{{cite news|title=Certification program validates SAS users|newspaper=Computerworld Canada|url=http://www.itworldcanada.com/article/certification-program-validates-sas-users/36000|first=Gail|last=Balfour|date=May 6, 1999|access-date=September 22, 2014}}</ref> and SAS Publishing was created in 2000 as a separate entity that works to increase the availability of books related to SAS.<ref name="pub">{{cite news|title=SAS Institute to create publishing arm|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1734&dat=20000701&id=kGMqAAAAIBAJ&pg=5091,427274|date=July 1, 2000|access-date=April 8, 2014|newspaper=The Dispatch}}</ref> SAS Publishing hosts an online bookstore, develops product documentation and publishes books on SAS authored by users.<ref name="hbrjp"/><ref name="pub"/><ref>{{citation|url=http://support.sas.com/publishing/publish/index.html|title=Publish with SAS|publisher=SAS Institute|access-date=April 9, 2014}}</ref> There are more than 200 SAS users groups devoted to a specialty, an individual client, or a geography. There are local, regional, national and international users groups.<ref name="jane"/><ref name="hbrjp"/>

==See also==
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* [[Revolution Analytics]]

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