December 10, 2019

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SAS: More open than you might think

SAS: More open than you might think

Hadoop and its ecosystem have changed analytics profoundly. Paul Kent offers an overview of SAS's participation in open platforms and introduces SAS Viya, a new unified and open analytics architecture that lets you scale analytics in the cloud and code as you choose.
Talk Title SAS: More open than you might think
Speakers
Conference Strata + Hadoop World
Conf Tag Make Data Work
Location New York, New York
Date September 27-29, 2016
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Hadoop and its ecosystem mean new possibilities for analytics. We’ve shifted from sample-based assessments to all-inclusive investigations. The result? Deeper insights and more relevant actions. Paul Kent offers an overview of SAS’s participation in open platforms and introduces SAS Viya, a new unified and open analytics architecture that lets you scale analytics in the cloud and code as you choose. This keynote is sponsored by SAS.

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