SAS Viya AI Platform Goes Live on Microsoft Azure Government
SAS Viya is now available to U.S. public sector organizations through Microsoft Azure Government. For agencies under strict compliance and data protection rules, this pairing brings advanced analytics and AI into an environment built for sensitive workloads.
What is SAS Viya?
SAS Viya is a data and AI platform for analytics, forecasting, and machine learning. It helps teams turn large, complex datasets into decisions-without moving data outside secure boundaries.
Government agencies and partners can deploy SAS Viya through SAS Managed Cloud Services on Azure Government, combining managed operations with a compliant infrastructure.
What SAS Managed Cloud Services on Azure Government Offers
- Secure handling of sensitive data for public safety, justice, and tax use cases
- Meets strict requirements for criminal justice and federal tax information
- Hosted in physically isolated, U.S.-only Azure Government data centers and networks
- Access limited to screened personnel and support teams
- Scales up or down to match mission demand
- Integrates with Azure services to streamline data workflows
- Cost control through open data formats and efficient resource allocation
Why This Matters for Government Teams
This setup reduces the trade-off between advanced analytics and compliance. Agencies can keep sensitive data in a protected environment while applying AI to practical work: case prioritization, anomaly detection, fraud analytics, demand forecasting, inspections, and resource planning.
It also simplifies cross-team work across IT, data, and mission units-same cloud foundation, clearer security posture, and a managed service to keep systems current.
"We're bringing the best of both organizations to the public sector market," said Jason Payne, chief technology officer at Microsoft Federal. "Government organizations using Azure Government can now access the proven, trustworthy AI capabilities of SAS Viya, while knowing data security and privacy meet the highest US regulatory standards."
Getting Started
- Confirm data classification and compliance scope (e.g., criminal justice and federal tax information) with your security team.
- Map required integrations with existing Azure Government services (storage, identity, networking, logging).
- Plan an initial pilot: a high-impact use case with clear metrics and a small, cross-functional team.
- Establish an authority to operate (ATO) path and monitoring plan early with governance stakeholders.
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