What does SAS® Analytics Pro for Midsize Business do?

SAS Analytics Pro for Midsize Business is a powerful, proven toolset that lets business users access data from virtually any source, analyze it, transform it into meaningful information and present it through high-impact visuals to help deci-sion makers gain a quick understanding of critical issues.

Why is SAS® Analytics Pro for Midsize Business important?

Combining three of the most popular software products from SAS (Base SAS, SAS/STAT® and SAS/GRAPH®) in one easy-to-install, easy-to-use PC package, SAS Analytics Pro for Midsize Busi-ness gives business users at small and midsize organizations rich functionality to access, manipulate, analyze and present data, without requiring IT support.

For whom is SAS® Analytics Pro for Midsize Business designed?

SAS Analytics Pro is designed to be used by business analysts, statisticians and researchers at small and midsize organizations.

SAS® Analytics Pro for Midsize Business

Access, analyze and present business data directly from your PC environment, without IT support

In most small to midsize organizations, IT resources are scarce and data need-ed to answer key business questions is stored in multiple formats, applications and systems that don’t communicate with each other. Decision makers have different views of data, and at times they can’t clearly see connections or hidden relationships that could help them make better decisions. To access the data they need, business analysts usually must ask the IT department to create custom extracts. Even after the data is accessed, they lose precious time as they analyze it piece by piece and look for a meaningful way to pres-ent the results to others.

SAS Analytics Pro for Midsize Busi-ness is a powerful, proven toolset that combines three of SAS’ most popular software products – Base SAS, SAS/STAT® and SAS/GRAPH® – in a PC package that’s easy to install and use. The toolset integrates with virtually any computing environment, giving business users all the functionality they need to access all types of data sources, manipulate and analyze the data, and present meaningful informa-tion in a visual format – without requir-ing IT support. As a result, decision makers can quickly understand issues and respond optimally.

Key Benefits

• Make better decisions based on a single view of data.Workingwithapartialviewofdatafromdisparateapplicationsandsystemsacrosstheorganization,smallandmidsizebusi-nessusersoftencannotseeconnec-tionsoruncoverhiddenrelationshipsamongdata.SASAnalyticsProforMidsizeBusinessletsusersaccessandintegratedatafromvirtuallyanycomputingenvironmenttodeliveracomprehensive,consistentviewforwell-informeddecisionmaking.

• Meet a range of visualization and reporting needs.SASsoftwareincludesanalytical-stylegraphs,mapsandchartswithanystyleofoutputrequired.BusinessuserscaneasilycreatereportsinstandardformatssuchasRTFandPDF,andproduceoutputinavarietyofmarkuplanguages–withoutITassistance.

• Reduce cost, complexity and IT dependence.SASsoftwareoffersafullrangeofanalysis,reportingandvisualizationtoolsfromonevendor,inanaffordablePCpackagethatiseasytoinstallanduse.OrganicallydevelopedandtightlyintegratedwithcoreSAScapabilities,thesoftwarereduceslicensing,maintenance,train-ingandITsupportcosts.

• Enhance compliance efforts.SASstatisticalproceduresareconstantlyupdatedtoreflectthelatestadvancesinmethodology.Consequently,busi-nessuserscanobtaindeepana-lyticalinsightandproducereliable,repeatableresultsthatareeasilydocumentedandverifiedtocomplywithcorporateandgovernmentalrequirements.

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Solution Overview

Use an intuitive fourth-generation programming language

Smallandmidsizebusinessesof-tenmustcreatecustomqueriesandanalysesforeachspecificissuetheyencounter.Theresultisaslowlearningcyclefortheorganization.Problemsandissuesmaygounresolvedandopportunitiesmaynotberevealed.Inadditiontolostrevenue,thisapproachincreasesoperatingcosts.SASAnalyticsProforMidsizeBusinessgivesbusinessusersahighlyflex-ibleandextensiblefourthgenerationprogramminglanguagewithaneasy-to-learnsyntaxthatincludeshundredsoflanguageelementsandfunctionstosupportalltheirprogrammingneeds.WithSASAnalyticsProforMidsizeBusiness,userscanextract,format,cleanseandstoredata,analyzeit,andreportonit–allwithintheirPCenviron-ment,withminimalcoding.

Promote business insight through rich, visual presentations

Thestaticreportsandgraphsthatareavailableinmanytoolslackinteractivecapabilities.Consequently,usersarechallengedtodynamicallyexploredatatogainfastinsights,andtocompelleaderstotakeactionthatcouldimproveorganizationaleffectiveness.SAS AnalyticsProforMidsizeBusinessoffersavarietyofrichreportingandvisualizationtools,includingdrill-downcapabilitiesthatletanalystsvisuallyex-ploretheiranalysestoensuretheygetthemostpossiblevaluefromtheirdata.

Get a full range of capabilities at a lower cost with reduced complexity and IT dependence

Easytoinstallanduse,SASAnalyticsProforMidsizeBusinessincludesafullrangeofcapabilities.TheseincludethelatestanalyticaltechniquesfromSASandarichlibraryofprewritten,ready-to-useintegratedprocedurestohandle

manycommontasks–suchasdatamanipulationandmanagement,infor-mationstorageandretrieval,statisticalanalysisandreportwriting.Becauseallofthisisavailablefromoneprovenven-dor,thesolutionhelpsreducethecostoflicensing,maintenance,trainingandsupport.SASAnalyticsProforMidsizeBusinessalsogivesusersthelatestan-alyticfunctionalitythatcanbeexecutedwithjustafewsimplecommands,withoutrequiringresource-intensiveITsupport.Consequently,smallandmid-sizebusinessescantakeadvantageofanalyticalinsightsthatinthepastwereonlyavailabletolarger enterprises.

Use a broad range of advanced data analysis capabilities

Ifexistingtoolsofferlimitedexplora-tionandanalyticalcapabilities,youcangleanonlylimitedinformationfromyourorganization’sdataassets.Userswhorelyontoolswithsimplisticanalytictechniquesmayfailtoproducevaluable

Figure 1. SAS® Analytics Pro enables business users to manage data, create statistical analysis, build graphs and construct visually appealing reports.

insightsorpromptbetterdecisionmak-ing.SASAnalyticsProforMidsizeBusi-nessincludesabroadrangeofana-lyticaltechniques,suchasregression,multivariateanalysisandclusteranalysisgivinganalystsatremendousadvan-tageinexploringdataconnectionsanduncoveringhiddenrelationships.

Stay ahead of competition with the latest statistical techniques, superior support

ThestatisticalproceduresinSASAnalyticsProforMidsizeBusinessareconstantlyupdatedtoreflectthelatestadvancesinstatisticalmethodology.Consequently,analystscanexaminedatatospotanomaliesandidentifytrendsaheadoftheircompetition.Experiencedmaster’s-anddoctorate-levelstatisticiansprovidetechnicalsup-porttoexplaintheavailabilityandap-plicationofnewapproaches–backedbySAS’provenreputationfordeliveringsuperior,reliableresults.

System Requirements

Includes:Base SAS®,SAS/STAT®andSAS/GRAPH®software

Note:ForPC/desktopusers,aneasy-to-useguidedinterface(SAS®EnterpriseGuide®)isincluded.Ifimplementedinaserverenvironment,thisinterfacecaneasilybeaddedtotheoffering.

Client Environment

MicrosoftWindows(x86-32):WindowsXPProfessional,WindowsServer2003family,WindowsServer2008family,WindowsVista*,Windows7**

Server Environment

•HP-UXItanium:HP-UX11iv2(11.23),11iv3(11.31)

•HP-UXPA-RISC:HP-UX11iv2(11.23),11iv3(11.31)

• IBMAIX:5.3,6.1and7.1onPOWER architectures

• IBMz/OS:V1R7,V1R8,V1R9and higher

Key Features

Powerful 4G• Readsdatainvirtuallyanyformat,fromvirtuallyanykindoffile.• Includesintuitivefourth-generationlanguagetoreducecodingforcommontasks.• Runsinteractivelyorinbatchmode.• SupportforSQL.• IncludesguidedinterfaceinthePCversion.

Data analysis• Examinedataforrelationshipsusingabroadrangeofstatisticalmethods,including:

Analysisofvariance. Regression. Categoricaldataanalysis. Multivariateanalysis. Survivalanalysis. Psychometricanalysis. Clusteranalysis. Nonparametricanalysis. Surveydataanalysis. Comparedataagainstcommondistributions. Imputationformissingvalues. Studyplanning.

• Adddrill-downcapabilities,eventoGIFimages,souserscanvisuallyexploreanalyses.

Data visualization, presentation and delivery • Includesbuilt-inmapdatasets(downtolevelofUSstatesandcounties).• Offersabroadrangeofchartsandplots:

Scatter,line,area,bubble,multipleaxis,overlay. Bar,pie,donut,star,block. Customizedcolors,linestyles,symbols. 2-Dand3-Dplotswithtiltingandrotation.

• Generatestaticordynamicinteractive(JavaorActiveX)chartsandgraphswithdrill-downcapabilities.

• LinkgraphstoWebpages,andembedinteractivegraphicsinWebpagesorMicrosoftdocuments.

• Supportsvirtuallyallcommonprintersandplotters.

•Linuxforx86(x86-32):RHEL4,5and6,SuSESLES9,10and11

•Linuxforx64(EM64T/AMD64):RHEL4,5and6,SuSESLES9,10and11

•MicrosoftWindows(x86-32):WindowsXPProfessional,WindowsServer2003family,WindowsServer2008family,WindowsVista*,Windows7**

•MicrosoftWindowsonx64(EM64T/AMD64):WindowsXPProfessionalforx64,WindowsServer2003

forx64,WindowsServer2008forx64,WindowsServer2008R2forx64,WindowsVista*forx64,Windows7**forx64

•MicrosoftWindows(onItanium):WindowsServer2003,2008and2008R2forItanium-basedsystems

•OpenVMSforHPIntegrityServers(Itanium):8.3

•SolarisonSPARC:Version9and10

•Solarisonx64:Version10

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Figure 2. SAS® Analytics Pro provides advanced data analysis, graphics and reporting all in one bundle.

Supported Web Browsers

• InternetExplorer6onWindowsXPProfessional

• InternetExplorer7onWindowsXPProfessional,WindowsServer2008andWindowsVista*

• InternetExplorer8onWindowsXPProfessional,WindowsVista*andWindows7**

•Firefox2.0,3.0and3.6onWindowsXPProfessional,WindowsServer2008,WindowsVista*andLinuxx86(SuSEandRHEL)

Notes

* WindowsVistasupportededitionsare:Enterprise,BusinessandUltimate

**Windows7supportededitionsare:Professional,EnterpriseandUltimate