Data and AI leader SAS announced a new distribution agreement with Carahsoft Technology. Under this agreement, Carahsoft will serve as a SAS Public Sector Distributor, making the company’s analytics, AI and data management solutions available to US Government agencies through Carahsoft’s reseller partners and various contract vehicles and government schedules. SAS and Carahsoft offer potent benefits for SAS’ resellers in the public sector.
SAS has been a valued government technology provider for nearly five decades, and it is used in all 15 executive departments of the US federal government and all 50 states. This strategic agreement with Carahsoft makes it easier for government customers to acquire SAS products and solutions, including cutting-edge, AI-optimized analytics tools for proactive response to evolving public sector challenges.
This includes SAS Viya, which is SAS’ cloud-based, responsible data and AI platform. SAS Viya is already used across the public sector for fraud detection, security intelligence, streaming analytics, flood mitigation, medical record review, learning recovery, and predictive maintenance.
The announcement comes shortly after SAS shared its elevated approach to partnering – which includes a shift to a new distribution model for SAS solution provider partners (resellers) to embrace indirect channels further and drive future growth for SAS and its partners. And SAS and Carahsoft offer potent benefits for SAS’ resellers in the public sector. Recognized as a premier software distributor, Carahsoft will utilize its resources to deliver expanded scale and reach that empowers SAS partners to grow their businesses with improved efficiency and increased access to new markets and customers.
Carahsoft will deliver SAS technologies to US government agencies through resellers and its own GSA Schedule, NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP) V, Information Technology Enterprise Solutions – Software 2 (ITES-SW2), The Quilt and OMNIA contracts.
SAS’ products are a comprehensive and agile solution for the government, supporting various use cases, including data management, cloud computing, Internet of Things (IoT), and fraud detection and investigation. And with SAS, agencies can optimize resources and make informed decisions through a real-time and integrated view of their data. And the capabilities and intuitive interfaces of Viya provide simplified access to all data, a clear structure for data cleansing and transformation, and easy management of robust data pipelines. Plus, SAS analytics tools deliver an initial quick-start data model recommendation and continue to identify the most effective models. These tools also automate performance monitoring and tuning for peak efficiency and seamlessly integrate with other open-source languages.
Through a rapid rise of AI and an evolving regulatory landscape, SAS Viya helps government agencies strive to use AI responsibly to mitigate risk and help citizens thrive. And Viya offers trustworthy AI capabilities like bias detection, explainability, decision audibility, model monitoring, governance, and accountability. During uncertainty, SAS helps government organizations become (and stay) more adaptable, secure and effective. With Carahsoft as a distributor, SAS and its solution provider partners will be better equipped to help new and existing public sector customers make faster, more accurate decisions with powerful AI and analytics.
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“Engaging with distribution is a deliberate step to help us take our partner strategy to the next level. We’ve always been committed to innovative, value-driven partnerships. Combining our world-class AI and analytics with Carahsoft’s trusted network and reseller partners will help our public sector solution providers better serve existing customers and engage with new prospects.”
- John Carey, Vice President of Global Channels at SAS
“Carahsoft is pleased to partner with SAS and maximize the reach of its solutions through our numerous contract vehicles and valuable reseller ecosystem. SAS has been serving the government since its inception, with over 1,600 global public sector entities currently using SAS products and solutions to effectively understand, predict and adapt to data insights. In combination with Carahsoft’s proven track record in the government space, this partnership will bring agencies the advanced AI and analytics tools needed to increase public sector productivity, make data-driven decisions and foster innovation and success for all levels of government.”
- Craig Abod, Carahsoft President
