SAS is “an analytics powerhouse” and an “unshakeable leader” according to Forrester report

Independent research company Forrester has included SAS in its The Forrester Wave: Big Data Predictive Analytics Solutions: Q1 2013 report as a clear leader in the predictive analytics environment.

Commenting about SAS’s performance the report states that “SAS, with its 36-year history of providing analytics software, is a Leader in this evaluation because it scored well in all categories. Its SAS Enterprise Miner tool is easy to learn and can run analysis in-database or on distributed clusters to handle big data.”

Says Craig Stephens, SAS Principal Solutions Manager – Information Management Practice: “It is truly rewarding to be recognised by one of the world’s leading research houses as a leader in our field. We have been providing enterprises with the industry’s most powerful analytics since 1976 and support the world’s largest data sets – now called big data. Our innovative new products, such as SAS Visual Analytics, will continue to help us meet new and fast-evolving customer needs.”

SAS Visual Analytics provides deeper analytical insights from any amount of data by enabling engaging exploratory data analysis. With high-performance capabilities, companies can use all of their data to obtain precise insights much faster than ever before.

To view the full report, please follow this link.