Good news for application developers and data scientists: analytics leader SAS has extended the reach of its flagship SAS® Viya® platform to support open source users. Whether the software user needs to develop an API-first strategy, fuel a data preparation routine with machine learning or improve interoperability, SAS Viya is a game changer for open-source integration and utility.
Users can learn more about how SAS works with open source by downloading the e-book Drive Analytic Innovation Through SAS and Open Source Integration and by visiting developer.sas.com.
Data scientists report that they spend 50% to 80% of their time enmeshed in the tedium of collecting and preparing structured and unstructured data so it can become useful. Once a model is built to analyse that data, deploying it can be nightmarish. SAS Viya is built to help relieve that stress.
SAS executive vice president and CTO Bryan Harris said simplifying and automating data collection and model deployment are critical regardless of the technologies you choose. “When you figure this out for your ecosystem, the payoff is huge,” he said. “SAS Viya can help get you there.”
“Open source is flexible and cost effective,” said Ritu Jyoti, group vice president, Worldwide AI and Automation Research Practice at IDC. “And to extract the most value from open source models, users need a platform that simplifies and secures data and model management so that they can trust the decisions they make. SAS Viya helps users confidently bridge that gap.”
Canadian hackathon team uses SAS and open source to optimise traffic sensors in emergencies
Members of Hackanadians, a 2021 HackinSAS hackathon team, used techniques that combined SAS and the open source Jupyter Hub to create an audio-based intersection management app for emergency vehicle prioritisation. The artificial intelligence (AI) application uses optimisation, IoT sensors, machine learning and deep learning to detect sirens and commandeer traffic signals to allow emergency vehicles to pass more safely through traffic.
