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Customer Migration Stories

Practical advice and lessons on upgrading your SAS estate – from customers just like you

Moving from SAS®9 to SAS® Viya®

Thinking about migrating your SAS estate to SAS Viya? This is an excellent place for you to start. You can access the following on-demand videos from this page at any time, so you might want to bookmark it.

The videos offer valuable advice and best practices for IT and business leaders considering moving to SAS Viya. Each recording features a different customer’s migration story, including:

  • Why they chose to move to Viya.
  • The key steps of their migration process.
  • Best practices and advice to accelerate your own organization’s migration.

For more information about SAS Viya, visit sas.com/viya.

Interested in taking your cloud performance, security and value to the next level? Three of the SAS Viya customers featured below did just that by using SAS-managed offerings, which combine our technology, experience and expertise to provide the delivery of SAS software and services in a managed environment. These offerings drive value and meet customers’ unique business demands, so they can focus on solving analytics challenges and get the most from their investment. Learn more: SAS Managed Offerings: Expert Cloud Application Services | SAS

Inside the SAS Viya Migration Factory at the World’s Largest Building Society [Financial Services] - 22 mins
In this session, learn why Nationwide Building Society transitioned from SAS®9 to SAS Viya and how they employed systematic migration and testing processes for nearly 2,500 users.

Migrating From SAS Data Integration Studio to SAS Studio Flows [Marketing] - 28 mins
Discover how the Norwegian Seafood Council migrated their entire data warehouse to SAS Viya and a cloud-based solution. Uncover different migration strategies and learn how rewriting jobs on a cloud-based platform increases value and simplifies solutions.

Markerstudy’s Modern Migration From SAS® 9.4 On-Prem to SAS Viya on the Cloud [Insurance] - 36 mins
Markerstudy, a top UK managing general agent and long-standing SAS customer, modernized with SAS Viya to meet their growth targets. Learn how migrating from SAS®9 to SAS Viya 4 allowed for innovation in analytics and data management.

Advanced Analytics in SAS Viya for Shawbrook Bank [Banking] - 18 mins
Join Shawbrook Bank's session on SAS Viya 4 migration to Microsoft Azure. Explore model deployment, open source integration, data visualization and governance.

Fraport's Data Takes Flight: A Migration Journey to SAS Viya [Transportation] - 22 mins
This session explores Fraport's strategic migration to SAS Viya, emphasizing their organizational evolution. Hear how they prioritize adaptability, involve senior executives, and align with industry trends for sustained success and innovation.