SAS, Teradata Customers Influence Product Development

A Product Advisory Council (PAC) now provides customer input and validation to joint SAS and Teradata in-database offerings before they go to market.

SAS CARY, NC and NEW YORK, NY (Mar. 29, 2011) - Innovative direction for the longtime partnership between SAS, the leader in business analytics software and services, and Teradata, the world's largest company solely focused on data warehousing and enterprise intelligence, now comes from customers - a Product Advisory Council (PAC) that provides customer input and validation to joint SAS and Teradata in-database offerings before they go to market.

"The SAS and Teradata PAC is unique in providing a platform through which joint customers influence the in-database solutions we develop together," explained Paul Kent, SAS Vice President, Platform Research and Development. "Who knows better what customers need from vendors? Our mission is to deliver integrated in-database analytic solutions that help our customers meet changing demands and remain competitive. The invaluable perspective of the PAC enables us to do just that."

As SAS and Teradata broaden the portfolio of in-database analytic solutions available in their Advantage Programs, customer input has been significant in several areas, including:

SAS® 9.3 features, including additions to the SAS/ACCESS® Interface to Teradata and process enhancements to the SAS Scoring Accelerator for Teradata.
Enhanced features in SAS® Enterprise Miner™, such as computing exploratory distribution statistics and creating sample data.
The development of a complete analytical modeling process, from optional stratified sampling to variable discovery and selection through predictive modeling and deployment.
Architectural adjustments to Teradata platforms for enhanced functionality with SAS.

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