SAS Software

SAS Software|SAS Institute . is an American multinational software company headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1976 by James Goodnight and John Sall for agricultural analytics, it specializes in data analytics, AI, and business intelligence. The company's segments lude Analytics (SAS Viya platform for machine learning and visualization), Customer Intelligence (marketing and customer experience), and Risk Management (fraud detection and compliance tools). SAS operates globally, serving 90,000+ sites in 118 countries with cloud and on-premise deployments, partnering with cloud providers like AWS and Azure. Its supply chain involves third-party data vendors and software integrators, with TPRM embedded in its 2024 Annual Report, luding vendor assessments for SOC 2, GDPR, and FedRAMP compliance to ensure data security and ethical AI use, enabling clients to monitor supply chain risks via SAS Risk Management solutions. The firm emphasizes open analytics and sustainability in data centers. In 2024, SAS reported revenues of $3.5 billion, up 5% from 2023, driven by Viya subscriptions and AI innovations.