What is SAS Data Hub?
SAS Data Explorer is now SAS Data Hub, an enterprise data connectivity and cloud data integration solution for SAS Viya. It enables secure, high-performance access to data across cloud, on-premises and hybrid environments.
Building on the capabilities of SAS Data Explorer, SAS Data Hub brings data connectivity, access and connection management together, so you can make trusted data available for analytics and AI and simplify access across modern data ecosystems.
Enterprise data connectivity for SAS Viya
SAS Data Hub helps organizations securely connect, access and optimize data across cloud, on-premises and hybrid environments.
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Access data across cloud & on-premises platforms
Connect SAS Viya to cloud data warehouses, relational databases, data lakes and distributed environments with secure, high-performance read and write access. SAS Data Hub supports platforms including Snowflake, Databricks, Google Cloud BigQuery, Amazon Redshift, Oracle, Teradata and MongoDB, along with open file formats such as Apache Parquet and Apache ORC.
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Manage data connections and access in one place
The Manage Connections page provides a centralized view of enterprise data connections, making it easier to monitor connection status, manage access and ensure data is available when teams need it.
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Discover and access enterprise data
Browse, preview and understand data from across your environment through a single interface, with consistent access to both in-memory and external sources without unnecessary data movement.
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Access remote data without moving it
With Cloud Data Exchange, SAS applications can securely access remote data as if it were native SAS data, helping you reduce data movement while maintaining centralized authentication and authorization controls.
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Improve performance with bulk loading and distributed processing
Accelerate data integration workflows with bulk loading, automatic partitioning and distributed processing capabilities. Improve efficiency with native storage features such as temporary tables, materialized views and partitioned tables.
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Optimize performance with SQL pushdown
Reduce data movement and improve performance by pushing SQL processing to supported databases and cloud platforms. SAS Data Hub helps you take advantage of native database capabilities while maintaining consistent access across environments.
Get to know SAS Data Hub
Manage data connections from a centralized hub
The Manage Connections page in SAS Data Hub provides a centralized view of enterprise data connections, making it easier to manage access, monitor usage and ensure data is available when teams need it. This centralized experience helps you standardize how data connections are managed across cloud, on-premises and hybrid environments.
Centralized connection management
View and manage connections across cloud and on-premises data sources from a single interface.
Visibility into connection health & usage
Monitor connection status, identify active connections and understand how data is being accessed across your environment.
Simplified access control
Manage permissions at the point of connection to support security, governance and appropriate access to enterprise data.
Faster troubleshooting
Quickly identify and resolve connection issues to improve data availability and reduce workflow disruptions.
SAS Viya is cloud-native and cloud-agnostic
Consume SAS how you want – SAS managed or self-managed. And where you want.
SAS Data Hub frequently asked questions
What is SAS Data Hub?
SAS Data Hub is an enterprise data connectivity and cloud data integration solution for SAS Viya. It enables secure access to relational databases, cloud data platforms and distributed data environments.
Is SAS Data Hub the same product as SAS Data Explorer?
Yes. SAS Data Hub is the new name for SAS Data Explorer. Existing capabilities continue to provide trusted data connectivity and cloud data integration for SAS Viya. While the core capabilities remain, SAS Data Hub expands on that foundation with broader capabilities for connection management, access management and standardized data connectivity across modern data environments.
How is SAS Data Hub different from SAS Data Explorer?
SAS Data Hub builds on the foundation of SAS Data Explorer while expanding its scope. Data exploration capabilities remain, but are now part of a broader approach to connection management, access management and standardized data connectivity across cloud, on-premises and hybrid environments.
In addition to helping users discover and access data, SAS Data Hub provides a centralized and governed way to connect, manage and make data available for analytics and AI across SAS Viya.
What databases and cloud platforms does SAS Data Hub support?
SAS Data Hub supports leading cloud data warehouses, databases and data platforms, including Snowflake, Databricks, Google Cloud BigQuery, Amazon Redshift, Oracle, Teradata and MongoDB. It also supports open file formats such as Apache Parquet and Apache ORC.
Does SAS Data Hub require moving data?
Not necessarily. SAS Data Hub supports distributed data access and SQL pushdown capabilities that help organizations access and analyze data where it resides, reducing unnecessary data movement.
When data movement is required for analytics, modeling or processing, SAS Data Hub provides a consistent and governed way to connect to, access and move data across cloud, on-premises and hybrid environments.
What problem does SAS Data Hub solve?
Organizations often struggle with fragmented data access across multiple platforms, cloud services and databases. SAS Data Hub provides a unified way to connect to, manage and control access to data, helping reduce complexity and improve consistency across analytics workflows.
What is the Manage Connections page in SAS Data Hub?
The Manage Connections page provides a centralized view of all data connections in SAS Data Hub. Users can monitor connection status, manage access and troubleshoot issues, helping ensure that data is available, governed and ready for use.
How does SAS Data Hub fit within SAS Viya?
SAS Data Hub is part of the SAS Viya data management portfolio. It focuses on data connectivity and access, while SAS Data and AI Studio supports data preparation and analytics workflows, and SAS Data Governance helps organizations govern and control data assets.
