SAS has been established in many companies for decades thanks to its technical strength and wide range of applications. It is used centrally in data warehousing, ETL processes or specialised analytics applications.
However, manufacturer support for the previous SAS OnPrem versions is limited in time. Companies are therefore required to consider the possible migration paths promptly in order to achieve their goals in good time.
Companies can decide in favour of two basic migration directions. On the one hand, for a migration to a target platform that continues to rely on SAS technology, or for a replacement of SAS and a switch to an equivalent target environment with cloud resources.
With the introduction of the new SAS Viya technology, organisations have the opportunity to combine the benefits of SAS with those of cloud providers. These benefits are numerous, but there are also significant implications for existing systems, interfaces, validation requirements, internal competences and support issues.
For customers who prefer an intermediate step, we recommend evaluating the use of SAS Analytics Pro or SAS Viya Workbench in the cloud. In doing so, they can continue to use tried-and-tested solutions and at the same time secure manufacturer support for years to come.
The minimum option of using SAS 9.5 is not a long-term solution and should therefore be weighed up carefully.
For companies that want to use the necessary migration steps for a reorganisation, exit paths towards a cloud solution without SAS technology are available. They can chose between a wide range of options such as switching to an alternative SaaS analytics solution, setting up a cloud analytics platform with the integrated on-board tools of the respective cloud provider or switching completely to open source. This also allows them to simplify their IT system landscape during migration and adapt it to their IT and cloud strategy. The high effort involved in migrating SAS source code to a new language such as Python can be easily managed with the help of HMS's own code migration tool. Our tool relies on generative AI to automate the transformation process.
Why HMS?
Regardless of your individual situation - talk to us. As a long-standing top technology partner of SAS, Microsoft, AWS and a member of open source associations, we have extensive experience in supporting various migration paths. From requirements analyses to the various skills roles and variable team sizes - we are your reliable partner. Our customers confirm that we offer customer-orientated advice on the best migration options and implement migrations on time and ready for use. Even after the migration, we are happy to continue to support you and our CloudOps support ensures that you receive optimal support thanks to customised SLAs.
Find out here how we have already successfully implemented the various migration paths in practice.
We accompany you throughout the entire life cycle of your migration - from an assessment to analyse your initial situation, preparation of recommendations for action through to implementation and customised support. Our expertise is not only available to you for the entire process, but also specifically to provide effective support for sub-steps.
HMS offers the full range of necessary skills and roles. If desired, the distribution of tasks between the end user, HMS and, if necessary, manufacturers can be flexibly divided. Our experts adapt to your individual needs to provide customized solutions.
Together, we ensure that your migration project is successful from start to finish. Contact us to discuss your individual requirements or to arrange a free initial consultation: sales@analytical-software.de.
Your goals, our customised solutions - we are ready to support you!
For a quick start, we offer various introductory packages to help you decide.
Already migrated? And now?
If you have already migrated but now want to ensure cloud support or know-how transfer, we also offer established packages for coordination:
Finance
Since 2006, HMS has supported the regulatory reporting departments of a large German banking network with SAS expertise and comprehensive know-how. We provide ongoing consultation, performance optimisation, and customised solutions for regulatory requirements.
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Energy Supplier
A leading energy supplier migrated critical systems from SAS 9.4 on-premises to the cloud-based SAS Viya platform. HMS optimised the infrastructure for stable operations.
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Finance
Our solution contributed to the modernization of core SAS BI landscapes by successfully facilitating the transition to the cloud. We effectively used GenAI for automated code migration to Python.
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Life Science / Pharma
HMS replaced a 25-year-old central SAS-based system with a modern, cloud-native Statistical Computing Environment (SCE) for analyzing clinical studies for Germany's largest pharmaceutical company.
Benefits:
Finance
Since 2006, HMS has supported the regulatory reporting departments of a large German banking network with SAS expertise and comprehensive know-how. We provide ongoing consultation, performance optimisation, and customised solutions for regulatory requirements.
Benefits:
Energy Supplier
A leading energy supplier migrated critical systems from SAS 9.4 on-premises to the cloud-based SAS Viya platform. HMS optimised the infrastructure for stable operations.
Benefits:
Finance
Our solution contributed to the modernization of core SAS BI landscapes by successfully facilitating the transition to the cloud. We effectively used GenAI for automated code migration to Python.
Benefits:
Life Science / Pharma
HMS replaced a 25-year-old central SAS-based system with a modern, cloud-native Statistical Computing Environment (SCE) for analyzing clinical studies for Germany's largest pharmaceutical company.
Benefits:
