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Analyst reports confirm: SAS is an industry leader in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, Predictive Analytics, Risk Management, Multichannel Marketing, Customer Analytics, Fraud Management, Anti-Money Laundering, and more.
SAS is the Only Leader in 4 Analyst Evaluations in 2024
SAS® Viya® has proven leadership 4 times across all stages of AI/ML development and decisioning.
SAS® Viya® has been recognized across all solutions, industries and analysts.
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- The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Fraud Management, Q3 2021
- Chartis RiskTech Quadrant for Enterprise Fraud Solutions, 2021
- Aite Matrix: Payment Integrity in Health Care
- Business Intelligence
- Decisioning
- IoT
- Marketing
- Oszustwa
- Sztuczna Inteligencja
- Zarządzanie informacją
- Zarządzanie ryzykiem
- IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Machine Learning Operations Platforms 2024 IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Machine Learning Operations Platforms 2024 14 listopada 2024
- SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: AI / ML Platforms, Q3 2024 SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: AI / ML Platforms, Q3 2024 28 sierpnia 2024
- IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Decision Intelligence 2024 IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Decision Intelligence 2024 26 sierpnia 2024
- Gartner® Voice of the Customer for Analytics and Business Intelligence Platforms Gartner 31 października 2023
- Gartner® Cloud Financial Management Collaboration Guide to Extend Efficient FinOps Gartner 18 września 2023
- SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Digital Intelligence Platforms, Q4 2022 Forrester Research, Inc. 20 listopada 2022
- SAS Explore 2022 Review and Analysis IDC 6 października 2022
- Gartner positions SAS as a Leader in the Magic Quadrant for Advanced Analytics Platforms Gartner 19 lutego 2015
- SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: AI / ML Platforms, Q3 2024 SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: AI / ML Platforms, Q3 2024 28 sierpnia 2024
- IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Decision Intelligence 2024 IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Decision Intelligence 2024 26 sierpnia 2024
- 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ Data Science and Machine Learning Gartner 17 czerwca 2024
- SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Real-Time Interaction Management, Q1 2024 Forrester Research, Inc. 27 lutego 2024
- Gartner® Cloud Financial Management Collaboration Guide to Extend Efficient FinOps Gartner 18 września 2023
- SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: AI Decisioning Platforms, Q2 2023. Forrester 15 maja 2023
- SAS Explore 2022 Review and Analysis IDC 6 października 2022
- Data-Driven Grid Reliability: IoT Sensing and Analytics to Enable Predictive Maintenance and Improve Resiliency IDC 27 stycznia 2022
- ARC View: Industrial-grade AI: Transforming Data into Insights and Outcomes ARC Advisory Group 5 września 2024
- The Next Big Leap in Asset Management Comes with Predictive Maintenance at Scale ARC Advisory Group 20 października 2023
- Gartner® Cloud Financial Management Collaboration Guide to Extend Efficient FinOps Gartner 18 września 2023
- ARC Advisory Group Smart Manufacturing – Factoring in Energy Efficiency Alongside Data and AI ARC Advisory Group 25 sierpnia 2023
- IDC Spotlight: Looking Beyond the AI Model to Improve the Value of Computer Vision in Manufacturing Operations IDC 29 listopada 2022
- IDC Spotlight: Insights from Service Enhance Product Quality and Innovations IDC 19 października 2022
- Advanced Analytics Excellence In Discrete Manufacturing ARC Advisory Group 1 września 2022
- Maximizing Innovation in Digitally Maturing Process Manufacturing ARC Advisory Group 1 września 2022
- AI in Manufacturing: Enabling Business-Driven Factory Innovations IDC 1 marca 2022
- Data-Driven Grid Reliability: IoT Sensing and Analytics to Enable Predictive Maintenance and Improve Resiliency IDC 27 stycznia 2022
- SAS: Providing a Comprehensive Approach to the IoT Analytics Life Cycle IDC 30 września 2021
- SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Cross-Channel Marketing Hubs, Q4 2024 Forrester Research, Inc. 18 listopada 2024
- Gartner® Peer Lessons for Crafting Generative AI Marketing Pilots, 2024 Gartner 29 lipca 2024
- Gartner® Four Strategies to Maximize Martech and Omnichannel Value, 2024 Gartner 17 czerwca 2024
- SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Customer Analytics Technologies, Q2 2024 Forrester Research, Inc. 4 czerwca 2024
- SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Real-Time Interaction Management, Q1 2024 Forrester Research, Inc. 27 lutego 2024
- Gartner® Cloud Financial Management Collaboration Guide to Extend Efficient FinOps Gartner 18 września 2023
- SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: AI Decisioning Platforms, Q2 2023. Forrester 15 maja 2023
- SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Digital Intelligence Platforms, Q4 2022 Forrester Research, Inc. 20 listopada 2022
- The Total Economic Impact Of SAS Customer Intelligence 360 Forrester Research, Inc. 8 lipca 2020
- Chartis RiskTech Quadrant for AML Transaction Monitoring Solutions, 2024 Chartis 22 listopada 2024
- Chartis RiskTech Quadrant for Enterprise and Payment Fraud Solutions, 2024 Chartis RiskTech Quadrant for Enterprise and Payment Fraud Solutions, 2024 9 września 2024
- SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Fraud Management, Q2 2024 SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Fraud Management, Q2 2024 6 czerwca 2024
- Chartis RiskTech Quadrant for Watchlist and Adverse Media Monitoring 2024 Chartis RiskTech Quadrant for Watchlist and Adverse Media Monitoring 2024 7 maja 2024
- Chartis RiskTech Quadrant® for FRAML Solutions, 2023 Chartis Research 2 listopada 2023
- Chartis RiskTech100 2024 Chartis Research 17 października 2023
- Gartner® Cloud Financial Management Collaboration Guide to Extend Efficient FinOps Gartner 18 września 2023
- SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: AI Decisioning Platforms, Q2 2023. Forrester 15 maja 2023
- Chartis RiskTech Quadrant for Payment Risk Solutions (Overall), 2023 Chartis RiskTech Quadrant for Payment Risk Solutions (Overall), 2023 5 maja 2023
- Chartis RiskTech Quadrant for Enterprise Fraud Solutions, 2023: Vendor Analysis Chartis Research 28 kwietnia 2023
- Celent: Insurance Fraud Detection Solutions: Health Insurance, 2022 Edition Celent 30 września 2022
- Celent Insurance Fraud Detection Solutions: Property and Casualty Insurance, 2022 Edition Celent 30 września 2022
- SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Anti-Money Laundering Solutions, Q3 2022 Forrester Research, Inc. 6 lipca 2022
- IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Responsible Artificial Intelligence for Integrated Financial Crime Management Platforms 2022 Vendor Assessment IDC 1 lipca 2022
- Chartis RiskTech Quadrant for Trade-Based AML Solutions 2022 Chartis Research 28 marca 2022
- Matrix: Leading Fraud & AML Machine Learning Platforms Matrix: Leading Fraud & AML Machine Learning Platforms 16 grudnia 2021
- Matrix: Payment Integrity In Healthcare Matrix 29 czerwca 2021
- IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Machine Learning Operations Platforms 2024 IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Machine Learning Operations Platforms 2024 14 listopada 2024
- Gartner® Top Trends in Data and Analytics, 2024 Gartner 15 października 2024
- ARC View: Industrial-grade AI: Transforming Data into Insights and Outcomes ARC Advisory Group 5 września 2024
- SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: AI / ML Platforms, Q3 2024 SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: AI / ML Platforms, Q3 2024 28 sierpnia 2024
- IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Decision Intelligence 2024 IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Decision Intelligence 2024 26 sierpnia 2024
- Gartner® Peer Lessons for Crafting Generative AI Marketing Pilots, 2024 Gartner 29 lipca 2024
- Gartner® Four Strategies to Maximize Martech and Omnichannel Value, 2024 Gartner 17 czerwca 2024
- 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ Data Science and Machine Learning Gartner 17 czerwca 2024
- SAS Insight 2024 Reveals Expanded SaaS Portfolio to Attract AI Application Developers IDC 29 marca 2024
- Gartner® Top Strategic Technology Trends for 2024: AI Trust, Risk and Security Management Gartner® Top Strategic Technology Trends for 2024: AI Trust, Risk and Security Management 16 października 2023
- Gartner® Cloud Financial Management Collaboration Guide to Extend Efficient FinOps Gartner 18 września 2023
- SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: AI Decisioning Platforms, Q2 2023. Forrester 15 maja 2023
- SAS Inside Intelligence 2023 Conference IDC 6 kwietnia 2023
- IDC MarketScape: Worldwide MLOPs Platforms 2022 Vendor Assessment IDC MarketScape: Worldwide MLOPs Platforms 2022 Vendor Assessment 1 grudnia 2022
- IDC Spotlight: Looking Beyond the AI Model to Improve the Value of Computer Vision in Manufacturing Operations IDC 29 listopada 2022
- SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Digital Intelligence Platforms, Q4 2022 Forrester Research, Inc. 20 listopada 2022
- Artificial Intelligence In Retail: What Now? Retail Systems Research 31 października 2022
- SAS Explore 2022 Review and Analysis IDC 6 października 2022
- Advanced Analytics Excellence In Discrete Manufacturing ARC Advisory Group 1 września 2022
- IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Responsible Artificial Intelligence for Integrated Financial Crime Management Platforms 2022 Vendor Assessment IDC 1 lipca 2022
- dbInsight: SAS Viya is living large on Azure dbInsights 24 stycznia 2022
- IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Machine Learning Operations Platforms 2024 IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Machine Learning Operations Platforms 2024 14 listopada 2024
- SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: AI / ML Platforms, Q3 2024 SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: AI / ML Platforms, Q3 2024 28 sierpnia 2024
- IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Decision Intelligence 2024 IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Decision Intelligence 2024 26 sierpnia 2024
- 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ Data Science and Machine Learning Gartner 17 czerwca 2024
- SAS named a Challenger in Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Augmented Data Quality Solutions Gartner 6 marca 2024
- Gartner® Top Strategic Technology Trends for 2024: AI Trust, Risk and Security Management Gartner® Top Strategic Technology Trends for 2024: AI Trust, Risk and Security Management 16 października 2023
- Gartner® Cloud Financial Management Collaboration Guide to Extend Efficient FinOps Gartner 18 września 2023
- SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Digital Intelligence Platforms, Q4 2022 Forrester Research, Inc. 20 listopada 2022
- SAS Explore 2022 Review and Analysis IDC 6 października 2022
- Gartner positions SAS as a Leader in the Magic Quadrant for Advanced Analytics Platforms Gartner 19 lutego 2015
- Chartis RiskTech Quadrant Asset and Liability Management, 2024 Chartis Research 5 grudnia 2024
- Chartis RiskTech100 2025 Chartis Research 28 października 2024
- Chartis Research RiskTech Quadrant Credit Portfolio Management Solutions, 2023 Chartis Research 13 listopada 2023
- Chartis RiskTech Quadrant® for FRAML Solutions, 2023 Chartis Research 2 listopada 2023
- Chartis RiskTech100 2024 Chartis Research 17 października 2023
- Gartner® Cloud Financial Management Collaboration Guide to Extend Efficient FinOps Gartner 18 września 2023
- SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: AI Decisioning Platforms, Q2 2023. Forrester 15 maja 2023
- Chartis RiskTech Quadrant for Payment Risk Solutions (Overall), 2023 Chartis RiskTech Quadrant for Payment Risk Solutions (Overall), 2023 5 maja 2023
- Chartis names SAS a leader in both Model Risk Governance and Model Validation, 2023. Chartis Research 20 kwietnia 2023
- Chartis names SAS a Leader in Actuarial Modeling and Financial Planning Systems, 2022 Chartis 16 września 2022
- Bankowość
- Przemysł wytwórczy
- Retail and Consumer Goods
- Sektor ochrony zdrowia
- SEKTOR PUBLICZNY
- Telecom, Media and Technology
- Ubezpieczenia
- Chartis RiskTech Quadrant Asset and Liability Management, 2024 Chartis Research 5 grudnia 2024
- Chartis RiskTech Quadrant for AML Transaction Monitoring Solutions, 2024 Chartis 22 listopada 2024
- Chartis RiskTech100 2025 Chartis Research 28 października 2024
- SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Fraud Management, Q2 2024 SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Fraud Management, Q2 2024 6 czerwca 2024
- Chartis RiskTech Quadrant for Watchlist and Adverse Media Monitoring 2024 Chartis RiskTech Quadrant for Watchlist and Adverse Media Monitoring 2024 7 maja 2024
- SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Real-Time Interaction Management, Q1 2024 Forrester Research, Inc. 27 lutego 2024
- Chartis Research RiskTech Quadrant Credit Portfolio Management Solutions, 2023 Chartis Research 13 listopada 2023
- Chartis RiskTech Quadrant® for FRAML Solutions, 2023 Chartis Research 2 listopada 2023
- Chartis RiskTech100 2024 Chartis Research 17 października 2023
- Gartner® Cloud Financial Management Collaboration Guide to Extend Efficient FinOps Gartner 18 września 2023
- Chartis RiskTech Quadrant for Enterprise Fraud Solutions, 2023: Vendor Analysis Chartis Research 28 kwietnia 2023
- Chartis names SAS a leader in both Model Risk Governance and Model Validation, 2023. Chartis Research 20 kwietnia 2023
- SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Anti-Money Laundering Solutions, Q3 2022 Forrester Research, Inc. 6 lipca 2022
- IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Responsible Artificial Intelligence for Integrated Financial Crime Management Platforms 2022 Vendor Assessment IDC 1 lipca 2022
- Chartis RiskTech Quadrant for Trade-Based AML Solutions 2022 Chartis Research 28 marca 2022
- dbInsight: SAS Viya is living large on Azure dbInsights 24 stycznia 2022
- Matrix: Leading Fraud & AML Machine Learning Platforms Matrix: Leading Fraud & AML Machine Learning Platforms 16 grudnia 2021
- ARC View: Industrial-grade AI: Transforming Data into Insights and Outcomes ARC Advisory Group 5 września 2024
- ARC Advisory Group Smart Manufacturing – Factoring in Energy Efficiency Alongside Data and AI ARC Advisory Group 25 sierpnia 2023
- IDC Spotlight: Looking Beyond the AI Model to Improve the Value of Computer Vision in Manufacturing Operations IDC 29 listopada 2022
- IDC Spotlight: Insights from Service Enhance Product Quality and Innovations IDC 19 października 2022
- Advanced Analytics Excellence In Discrete Manufacturing ARC Advisory Group 1 września 2022
- Maximizing Innovation in Digitally Maturing Process Manufacturing ARC Advisory Group 1 września 2022
- AI in Manufacturing: Enabling Business-Driven Factory Innovations IDC 1 marca 2022
- dbInsight: SAS Viya is living large on Azure dbInsights 24 stycznia 2022
- SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Fraud Management, Q2 2024 SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Fraud Management, Q2 2024 6 czerwca 2024
- SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Real-Time Interaction Management, Q1 2024 Forrester Research, Inc. 27 lutego 2024
- SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Retail Planning Platforms, 2023 Forrester 27 listopada 2023
- SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Fraud Management, Q2 2024 SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Fraud Management, Q2 2024 6 czerwca 2024
- Chartis RiskTech Quadrant for Watchlist and Adverse Media Monitoring 2024 Chartis RiskTech Quadrant for Watchlist and Adverse Media Monitoring 2024 7 maja 2024
- Celent: Insurance Fraud Detection Solutions: Health Insurance, 2022 Edition Celent 30 września 2022
- ARC View: Industrial-grade AI: Transforming Data into Insights and Outcomes ARC Advisory Group 5 września 2024
- The Next Big Leap in Asset Management Comes with Predictive Maintenance at Scale ARC Advisory Group 20 października 2023
- ARC Advisory Group Smart Manufacturing – Factoring in Energy Efficiency Alongside Data and AI ARC Advisory Group 25 sierpnia 2023
- Chartis RiskTech Quadrant Asset and Liability Management, 2024 Chartis Research 5 grudnia 2024
- Chartis RiskTech Quadrant for AML Transaction Monitoring Solutions, 2024 Chartis 22 listopada 2024
- Chartis RiskTech100 2025 Chartis Research 28 października 2024
- Chartis RiskTech Quadrant for Enterprise and Payment Fraud Solutions, 2024 Chartis RiskTech Quadrant for Enterprise and Payment Fraud Solutions, 2024 9 września 2024
- Chartis RiskTech Quadrant for Watchlist and Adverse Media Monitoring 2024 Chartis RiskTech Quadrant for Watchlist and Adverse Media Monitoring 2024 7 maja 2024
- Chartis Research RiskTech Quadrant Credit Portfolio Management Solutions, 2023 Chartis Research 13 listopada 2023
- Chartis RiskTech Quadrant® for FRAML Solutions, 2023 Chartis Research 2 listopada 2023
- Chartis RiskTech100 2024 Chartis Research 17 października 2023
- Chartis RiskTech Quadrant for Payment Risk Solutions (Overall), 2023 Chartis RiskTech Quadrant for Payment Risk Solutions (Overall), 2023 5 maja 2023
- Chartis RiskTech Quadrant for Enterprise Fraud Solutions, 2023: Vendor Analysis Chartis Research 28 kwietnia 2023
- Chartis names SAS a leader in both Model Risk Governance and Model Validation, 2023. Chartis Research 20 kwietnia 2023
- Chartis names SAS a Leader in Actuarial Modeling and Financial Planning Systems, 2022 Chartis 16 września 2022
- Chartis RiskTech Quadrant for Trade-Based AML Solutions 2022 Chartis Research 28 marca 2022
- SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Cross-Channel Marketing Hubs, Q4 2024 Forrester Research, Inc. 18 listopada 2024
- SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: AI / ML Platforms, Q3 2024 SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: AI / ML Platforms, Q3 2024 28 sierpnia 2024
- SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Fraud Management, Q2 2024 SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Fraud Management, Q2 2024 6 czerwca 2024
- SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Customer Analytics Technologies, Q2 2024 Forrester Research, Inc. 4 czerwca 2024
- SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Real-Time Interaction Management, Q1 2024 Forrester Research, Inc. 27 lutego 2024
- SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Retail Planning Platforms, 2023 Forrester 27 listopada 2023
- SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: AI Decisioning Platforms, Q2 2023. Forrester 15 maja 2023
- SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Digital Intelligence Platforms, Q4 2022 Forrester Research, Inc. 20 listopada 2022
- SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Anti-Money Laundering Solutions, Q3 2022 Forrester Research, Inc. 6 lipca 2022
- The Total Economic Impact™ Of SAS Viya On Azure Forrester Research, Inc. 31 marca 2022
- The Total Economic Impact Of SAS Customer Intelligence 360 Forrester Research, Inc. 8 lipca 2020
- Gartner® Top Trends in Data and Analytics, 2024 Gartner 15 października 2024
- Gartner® Peer Lessons for Crafting Generative AI Marketing Pilots, 2024 Gartner 29 lipca 2024
- Gartner® Four Strategies to Maximize Martech and Omnichannel Value, 2024 Gartner 17 czerwca 2024
- 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ Data Science and Machine Learning Gartner 17 czerwca 2024
- SAS named a Challenger in Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Augmented Data Quality Solutions Gartner 6 marca 2024
- Gartner® Voice of the Customer for Analytics and Business Intelligence Platforms Gartner 31 października 2023
- Gartner® Top Strategic Technology Trends for 2024: AI Trust, Risk and Security Management Gartner® Top Strategic Technology Trends for 2024: AI Trust, Risk and Security Management 16 października 2023
- Gartner® Cloud Financial Management Collaboration Guide to Extend Efficient FinOps Gartner 18 września 2023
- Gartner positions SAS as a Leader in the Magic Quadrant for Advanced Analytics Platforms Gartner 19 lutego 2015
- IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Machine Learning Operations Platforms 2024 IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Machine Learning Operations Platforms 2024 14 listopada 2024
- IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Decision Intelligence 2024 IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Decision Intelligence 2024 26 sierpnia 2024
- SAS Insight 2024 Reveals Expanded SaaS Portfolio to Attract AI Application Developers IDC 29 marca 2024
- SAS Inside Intelligence 2023 Conference IDC 6 kwietnia 2023
- IDC MarketScape: Worldwide MLOPs Platforms 2022 Vendor Assessment IDC MarketScape: Worldwide MLOPs Platforms 2022 Vendor Assessment 1 grudnia 2022
- IDC Spotlight: Looking Beyond the AI Model to Improve the Value of Computer Vision in Manufacturing Operations IDC 29 listopada 2022
- IDC Spotlight: Insights from Service Enhance Product Quality and Innovations IDC 19 października 2022
- SAS Explore 2022 Review and Analysis IDC 6 października 2022
- IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Responsible Artificial Intelligence for Integrated Financial Crime Management Platforms 2022 Vendor Assessment IDC 1 lipca 2022
- AI in Manufacturing: Enabling Business-Driven Factory Innovations IDC 1 marca 2022
- Data-Driven Grid Reliability: IoT Sensing and Analytics to Enable Predictive Maintenance and Improve Resiliency IDC 27 stycznia 2022
- SAS: Providing a Comprehensive Approach to the IoT Analytics Life Cycle IDC 30 września 2021
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