Lightweight developer canvas facilitates rapid
SAS or Python coding in a cloud-native, scalable
environment
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VEGAS, April 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- SAS
INNOVATE – SAS announced expanded capabilities of the
SAS® Viya® flagship data and AI platform
today, including the general availability of SAS Viya Workbench.
Targeted to developers and modelers, Viya Workbench is a
self-service, on-demand compute environment for conducting data
preparation, exploratory data analysis, and developing analytical
and machine learning models.
Coming soon: SAS Viya Workbench - a
self-service, on-demand compute environment for developing machine
learning models.
"While SAS Viya is the foundation of the SAS software ecosystem,
the company is evolving its portfolio with innovative products to
meet diverse user needs," said Kathy
Lange, Research Director for AI Software, IDC. "New
offerings like SAS Viya Workbench – an on-demand analytics
environment – aim to increase productivity, enhance performance and
build trust among AI developers."
Developer canvas for experimentation and exploration
Viya Workbench allows developers and modelers to work in the
language of their choice, initially SAS and Python, with R
available by the end of 2024. Using an intuitive and flexible
interface, Viya Workbench offers two development environment
options – Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab and Visual Studio Code.
Tapping into powerful SAS analytical procedures (PROCs) and
native Python APIs within Viya Workbench accelerates development of
high-performance AI models. Additionally, state-of-the-art, custom
Python libraries – unique to Viya Workbench – can significantly
improve speed and performance with minimal changes to a developer's
existing Python program.
Viya Workbench is a flexible, scalable and efficient development
environment that is on-demand, self-provisioning and
self-terminating with minimal IT support. The dedicated analytical
environment features customizable CPU/GPU compute power to match
the needs of the project. Models and other results can be leveraged
in SAS Viya for data management, governance and operational
deployment.
Viya Workbench will initially be available through the Amazon
AWS Marketplace in Q2, with future plans for additional supported
cloud providers and a software-as-a-service deployment option.
Increased developer productivity, faster AI
innovation
The business case for Viya Workbench is strong. AI developers
and modelers want to work with modern, open source packages and
cutting-edge cloud compute, but they are also under pressure to
deliver fast results and manage costs. In addition, they want
prebuilt, scalable infrastructures that allow them to focus on
creating, innovating, iterating and testing their work.
"The many challenges developers face aren't just minor
annoyances – they are obstacles that prevent questions from being
answered and work from getting done," said Jared Peterson, Senior Vice President of
Engineering, SAS. "Viya Workbench provides maximum flexibility and
results by allowing developers to use their language and IDE
[integrated development environment] of choice, tailor compute
power up or down to meet the needs of the project, and ultimately
boost their productivity and efficiency. They can work faster, be
more creative and take more risks – which, let's be honest, is not
only what's expected but it makes the job more fun."
Learn more about SAS Viya Workbench:
https://sas.com/workbench.
Today's announcement was made at SAS Innovate, the data
and AI experience for business leaders, technical users and SAS
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