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
In August 2021 SAS released a cloud-native version of SAS Analytics Pro. This release is based on the SAS Viya Platform and provides the full features of Base SAS, SAS/STAT and SAS/GRAPH via SAS Studio – a browser-based interface that users of recent SAS 9.4 and SAS Viya server environments will be familiar with. The […]
Sep 09, 2021
The new containerised version of SAS Analytics Pro from the SAS Institute opens up a world of possibilities for leveraging third-party technologies to enhance what is already a pretty powerful Data and Analytics platform. One of these technologies that has really taken off and helped Data Scientists take advantage of a unified programming experience regardless […]
Sep 10, 2021
Data analytics is fast becoming a key business intelligence tool across industries. With the power of data analytics tools, businesses can gain insights on how to enhance their business processes, reduce costs, and improve their customer experience. It’s safe to say that data analytics spans the breadth of all functions in a business. One data […]
Sep 08, 2021
Businesses face all kinds of threats and risks which can affect their performance. Some of these threats may be inevitable but businesses can identify these threats and fortify themselves against them through risk management. The biggest threats an Australian business could face are from cybercrimes, a shift in the market and regulatory changes. Risk management […]
Sep 11, 2021
Understanding market progression helps companies move forward and expand their business, and data analytics can help organisations understand the market. For instance, tracking the evolution of consumer behaviour is an excellent way to plan to meet the changing demand—it is never a good idea to venture into the market without an effective strategy. While there […]
Sep 27, 2021
Big data analytics have become a standard in many industries and it has been a game-changer for many businesses around the world. Around 55% of companies around the world use big data analytics to improve their performance and keep an eye out for changes in the market and customer behaviour. Over the years, big data […]
Sep 22, 2021