Explore expert insights from the Selerity team — including articles on platform optimisation, cloud deployment, licensing updates, and analytics best practices. Whether you’re managing a SAS environment or evaluating modernisation options, our blog is here to help you stay informed and make confident decisions.
The enterprise landscape is shifting rapidly. Currently, 79% of organisations have implemented autonomous agents, yet fewer than 25% have operationalised the necessary controls to manage them. This discrepancy creates a massive operational vulnerability known as the “Agentic AI Governance Gap”. As businesses move beyond experimental phases, deploying AI without robust, enterprise-grade governance introduces severe commercial, […]
23/03/2026
Welcome to the final chapter of our deep dive into SAS Viya formats. In Part 1, we exposed the “architectural dichotomy” that causes formats to vanish between the Compute Server and CAS. In Part 2, we gave you the tactical tools (PROC CPORT, FMTC2ITM, and the CLI) to migrate your legacy catalogs. Now, we face […]
20/01/2026
In Part 1, we diagnosed the “Split-Brain” condition affecting many SAS Viya environments: the architectural disconnect between the legacy Compute Server (which relies on disk-based catalogs) and the modern CAS engine (which demands in-memory libraries). Diagnosing the problem is one thing; fixing it is another. If you try to simply copy-paste your old .sas7bcat files […]
19/01/2026
Every day, every hour, and every minute, countless packages and shipments are being moved around the world within never-ending flows of supply chains. These supply chains serve as the backbone of the world economy and, in truth, are what keeps the world moving. But consider for a moment the amount of data, information, and decisions […]
Oct 24, 2018
Banks record millions of transactions daily and these entries are real-time in nature. Capturing and recording such a huge chunk of data is a challenging job for bankers. Banking analytics birthed from sophisticated big data analytics software help banks by providing a platform where these transactions can be recorded systematically and analysed. Advanced analytics is […]
Jan 09, 2019
Innovation in the manufacturing industry has allowed facilities to become more software-oriented than ever before. Data collected during standard operations can identify inefficiencies even when they are relatively minute, allowing for adjustments that will make processes as streamlined as possible. Over time, these manufacturing data analytics can increase production rates, limit waste, and even save […]
Jan 07, 2019
Cyber attacks are a significant problem for businesses and in an age where “data is the new oil”, companies have more to lose from a cyber attack than before. For example, there were more than a billion malware attacks from June to November 2016, costing firms millions of dollars. Furthermore, most technologies are proving inadequate […]
Jan 03, 2019
Analytics and big data have potential in many industries, but they are on the cusp of scoring major points in sports. From coaches and players to front offices and businesses, sports analytics can make a difference in scoring touchdowns, signing contracts, preventing injuries and increased fan and sponsorship engagement. Globally, the professional sports market is […]
Jan 02, 2019
Data analytics software provides a treasure trove of information for video game publishers and developers. The video game industry is massive, given that in 2017 alone the industry generated $108.9 billion in revenue. Furthermore, revenue is expected to grow to $128.5 billion by 2020. This staggering amount of revenue generated indicates that there are billions […]
Dec 14, 2018