SAS’ acquisition of Kamakura has raised the vendor’s overall market presence and potential. The companies’ combined features and functionality provide considerable benefits to their existing customers, giving the firms a competitive advantage in the market. SAS’ customers can also benefit from integration with cloud-native solutions within the broader ALM ecosystem, including solutions for expected credit loss and regulatory capital. The acquisition of Kamakura’s quantitative expertise coincides with a renewed focus on analytics among institutions, in the face of considerable long-term volatility.