SAS

• legacy: SAS language is not a strict language
  • In the SAS language, macros are similar to C preprocessor macros: take parameters, expand into other macros

Product lines

SAS Enterprise Guide

• provides transparent access to data as well as the ability to export it to other applications.
• It's an wizard-driven tool for analyzing data and sharing results.
• A Windows client application to generate SAS programs by click-n-drag on canvas
• Include an IDE(auto-complete), Query Builder(wizard) for SAS program

SAS® OnDemand for Academics

• free cloud-based learning environment.

SAS Viya

SAS Studio

• SAS Studio is currently the only native SAS Viya application

3rd party

• SAS in Cloud (T1A company)

Migrate

to PySpark

• Product vendor: wisewithdata

to Databrick

• https://www.databricks.com/blog/2022/09/07/four-steps-migrate-sas-data-warehouse-lakehouse.html