New SAS® Visual Analytics helps organizations analyze, visualize big data
Super-fast in-memory solution offers high performance, deep insights

A new in-memory business intelligence (BI) solution from SAS uses a highly visual interface to bring powerful analytics to a broader class of users than ever before. SAS Visual Analytics, the newest product in the SAS High-Performance Analytics family from the leader in business analytics, provides a fast, simple and cost-effective path to business insight and better decisions.

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Key Points:

  • SAS Visual Analytics, the newest member of the SAS High-Performance Analytics family, applies the power of SAS to massive amounts of data
  • Businesses can visually explore data based on any variety of measures, quickly and easily
  • Fresh insights can be shared widely either through the internet or iPads
  • SAS High-Performance Analytics offerings will continue to grow, adding innovative solutions for horizontal and vertical industry problems

Video

Jim Goodnight discusses SAS High-Performance Analytics

 


Screenshots

 

Autocharting with Intelligence

Autocharting with Intelligence

Users can drag and drop any combination of categories and measure and autocharting will show the best possible visual based on what is given. When cardinality is high we provide an overview bar below the chart to allow the user to see the whole chart in the overview and be zoomed into the important area. View hi-res

Geographic Visualization

Geographic Visualization

  1. Dragging a geographic category will render a visualization that shows a map with bubbles for each category value. The map will allow the user to zoom and pan and will automatically adjust based on the number of bubbles and geographic information in the data. View hi-res
Box and Whiskers

Box and Whiskers

Users can quickly view and compare the distribution of their data and the distribution of data within a category. View hi-res

 

Scatter Plot with Analytics

Scatter Plot with Analytics

Allows for quick comparison of two measures to see whether there is a relationship between the two and a regression line. We also explain to the user when they are applying the analytics what does it mean in layman's terms. View hi-res

 

Scatter Plot Matrix

Scatter Plot Matrix

Taking the above example one step further with multiple measure comparison. View hi-res

 


More Information

 

big data infographicBig Ideas for high-performance apps

Check out this infographic that shows how SAS High-Performance Analytics can be applied in many specific industries, including financial services, retail, healthcare and others.

This graphic may be reprinted with SAS listed as the source. View hi-res | View blog post

 

Industry analysts speak

Industry analysts speak

Shown an early demonstration of SAS Visual Analytics, this elite group of industry watchers took to the Twittersphere to express their thoughts. They're excited. View PDF

 

Architected for performance

This conceptual diagram shows the architecture of SAS High-Performance Analytics with deployment options. It's a simple look at a powerful SAS innovation. View hi-res

SAS High-Performance-Analytics Website

Home for SAS High-Performance Analytics

This is the place to go for all things high performance. It includes high-level information, technical content, in-depth whitepapers and overview videos. Take a look. View website

 

In-Memory Analytics White Paper

In-memory, in-depth

Download this comprehensive whitepaper to better understand how in-memory architecture delivers such amazing speed. Download white paper

 


 

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