SAS Viya
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| SAS Viya | |
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| Developer | SAS Institute |
| Initial release | 2016 |
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SAS Viya is an artificial intelligence, analytics and data management platform developed by SAS Institute.[1][2]
SAS Viya was released in 2016.[3] The software was containerized with the release of Viya 4 in 2020.[4] Viya has become one of SAS' most widely used platforms during the AI boom, as artificial intelligence becomes more widely used in business and computing.[5]
Technical overview
The platform is cloud-native,[6] 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 Jupyter.[7] It integrates with major large language models like GPT-4 and Gemini Pro.[8] The platform uses econometrics to create predictive models for forecasting scenarios based on complex data. It also has features for detecting algorithmic bias, auditing decisions and monitoring models.[9] It is implemented through a low-code, no-code platform.[10]
The software is available on Amazon AWS Marketplace,[11] Google Cloud, Red Hat OpenShift,[12] and on Microsoft Azure Marketplace under a pay-as-you-use model.[13]
Software
SAS Viya has released software as a service (SaaS) modules for creating AI content. These include Viya Workbench, Viya App Factory,[14] Viya Copilot,[15] and SAS Data Maker.[16] The company also develops industry specific models, used by companies including Georgia-Pacific.[17]
