// Getting Started Quickly with SAS Viya 4

The data and AI platform SAS Viya 4 offers powerful advantages: improved performance, higher productivity, and increased confidence. Thanks to its fully cloud-native architecture, the platform is also highly flexible. However, for existing SAS customers, a migration is required to fully benefit from these advantages. SAS partner Notilyze facilitates this transition quickly and purposefully, as previously successfully done for Euro Accident and the KNVB. 

"Our focus is entirely on SAS Viya 4," says Notilyze co-founder Tom Dogger. "Our data scientists and our cloud platform – on which we run SAS as a Service – work with this version. We have a long-term collaboration with SAS and are well-informed about the latest developments and innovations. Moreover, through our 'Viya Centre of Excellence' initiative we have direct lines with SAS Netherlands and the R&D team in the US." 

More Flexibility and Ease of Use 

With Viya 4, you gain valuable insights from your data empowering you to improve your business processes. This powerful data and AI platform helps you achieve these goals more easily. New benchmark research from The Futurum Group shows that SAS Viya is the fastest solution on the market for companies using data and AI to increase their productivity. 

The cloud-native architecture of SAS Viya 4, thanks to microservice technology running on the robust Kubernetes, offers better performance, even for complex analyses and large datasets. This modern, scalable setup makes the platform ideal for organizations that want to work flexibly and efficiently with data. Integration with platforms such as Microsoft and Snowflake also provides additional flexibility and ease of use. Through a single interface, you have access to all data and services, whether they are in the Notilyze or SAS Cloud, or using Azure or Snowflake. This way, you can easily place data in the most suitable or cost-effective location, whether on-premise, in a public, private, hybrid cloud, or even on the edge. 

Reliable AI 

The intuitive interface and support for multiple programming languages increase the platform's accessibility and user-friendliness. Models can quickly be put into production, and with the self-service tools, analytics are accessible to all employees within any department and organization. Additionally, governance and compliance also play an important role. The platform offers reliable AI, with model management and bias detection ensuring that the analyses are trustworthy. 

Quick Upgrade with Minimal Downtime 

Many companies are exploring the possibilities of transitioning to Viya 4. This was also the case for the Scandinavian insurance company Euro Accident. Dogger: "They run their entire SAS environment in our Notilyze Cloud, allowing us to fully prepare the migration 'underwater.' Our challenge was to minimize downtime and prevent disruption of business processes. For this, we temporarily ran the environments in parallel. This way, we managed to transfer everything within a day, and Euro Accident could immediately benefit from the extra scalability, flexibility, and ease of use of Viya 4." 

Careful Analysis 

The Dutch football association KNVB was a different story because they migrated from SAS 9 and Viya 3 to Viya 4. "Here, it was essential to carefully determine which data and models needed to be included in the migration," explains Dogger. "After this analysis, we managed to quickly integrate the various environments into Viya 4. It is a real advantage that we know the customer environment thoroughly and handle hosting, management, and maintenance in the Notilyze Cloud. Combined with our knowledge and expertise, we are able to set up a new environment in one day." 

"Thanks to the close collaboration between our teams and the experts from Notilyze and SAS, the migration to SAS Viya 4 was successful and took place without a hitch. With this transition, we now have a future-proof environment that offers us more flexibility, scalability, and better performance," says Rick Koetsier, Lead Data Intelligence at KNVB. 

A Suitable Migration Path 

These case studies highlight the importance of experienced and reliable partners. The benefits of Viya 4 are clear, but during a migration, it is just as important that the migration path aligns well with the organization. Notilyze offers a phased and controlled process, allowing organizations to be up and running with SAS Viya quickly, increasing their productivity. 

Want to know more? Watch the on-demand webinar 'The Smart Path Forward: Modernizing From SAS9 to SAS Viya.' 

Interested? Let us help YOU transition to Viya 4. Contact us today to discover the possibilities!

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