About 25 years ago Advanced Analytics was created. What’s next after the AA reorg? Just Analytics?

What's up with today's email? Extremely concerning to say the least

Right way to lay off: SAS - notice and generous compensation Wrong way to lay off: WP - no advance notice, no compensation, employees left stranded in war zones https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sPgnh4U6Oj8

https://youtu.be/dZxyeYBxPBA?si=09AvHbklIct55iWZ The level of AI impact ON SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT continues to be profound. What is the probability that even the most leading edge (something SAS has not been for a long time) traditional software... — read more 

Let’s hear bonus/raise predictions for 2026…. My prediction Healthy bonuses High performers - 15% Moderate performers - 8% Low performers - 3% Low inflationary raises for older high earners regardless of performance Youngish high performers -... — read more 

https://youtu.be/7sk3qmIQZnI?si=ffHq_Sr2fIVkfh6y

What is your interpretation of the statement by CFO at kickoff — “For every employee the bonus structure will shift to reflect the overall company performance” How is this different from previous years? Just an excuse to water down already meager... — read more 

Time to split

It has been indicated, here, that upper management is responsible for a lack of growth caused by a lack of vision and innovation. Further, this lack of growth coupled with inflation causes reductions in the workforce (i.e., packages, attrition, and... — read more 

I know I should be glad to have a job, but I'm so burnt out and miserable. The people who got the package might have gotten the better deal. It's rough staying here.

Anthropic’s Claude can already convert significantly complex SAS programming streams into Python and related libraries. Complex systems of nested macros might require human intervention, but these tools are only going to get better. IOW, the years... — read more 

I'm not liking the quiet, feels too much like a storm is brewing.

It's the top story on insidesas today. They're making commercials for it? There's a dedicated online store, they have pop-up shops around campus. Why?

A big personality will have convinced the powers-that-be that he can make a difference. He just needs to enact his special game plan. The new year will start and the plan enacted. People will move, scores will be settled. Then they’ll take... — read more 

We’ll finally see what the big R&D reorg brings…or takes away.

I’ve heard from four different people that something big is supposed to happen in January 2026, but nobody would give me details. I’m curious what they might be talking about. Any guesses?

Hate the game, not the player... If you’ve ever tried to keep all the flavours of SAS ticking over at scale, you’d have a bit more empathy for the hiding to nothing that team is on. The model is properly broken, no doubt. But it isn't the... — read more 

I’m not going to disclosure company confidential information but that was a lot of good things shown and discussed at the town hall. So much for all your past x% growth on a small amount is still a small amount commentaries related to Viya. Ok now... — read more 

Several posts have criticized SAS leadership for not embracing Open Source. Successful companies such as Confluent and DataBricks have used Open Source as their foundation, and added their value on top. But if SAS had taken that approach, its... — read more 

Apparently the Confluent Cloud is not a Cluster*fook Confluent's cloud revenue was a primary driver of growth in 2025, with Q3 2025 cloud revenue reaching $161 million, a 24% increase year-over-year. Confluent reported its Q3... — read more 

SAS Cloud seems to run entirely on project managers. No actual SAS experience in sight, yet somehow they manage to present themselves as experts on absolutely everything. No wonder the whole place looks like it’s permanently waiting on a meeting... — read more 

Oracle appears to be undergoing a similar situation. Although uncanny, it’s not entirely surprising: https://www.thelayoff.com/oracle https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kawcch11 https://www.thelayoff.com/post/@eq+1karc4qsa Which companies in this... — read more 

Today I am thankful to work at a company that has and continues to help me provide for my family in a lucrative and very stable fashion for 25+ years.

… prove me wrong! SAS Viya IS SAS — it has a Compute Server that runs traditional Datastep, PROCs, the Macro facility, etc. This being the case, most SAS customers CAN run their SAS9 code successfully in Viya. So, why all the Viya hate here? ... — read more 

in R this week. Tell mgmt how much you hate Viya. Meetup workshops for directors and VPs on how to write vague linkedin posts about wanting a new challenge. Everyone else can attend a session about applying for unemployment during the holidays.

…are big layoffs far behind?

There was no clear messaging as to the “why” of the China office closure. Anyone have insight? Clearly it’s not to bring jobs to back US as replacement hiring has been happening Glasgow since summer. I wonder if SAS is chasing federal projects... — read more 

I'm curious how do folks feel about SAS' Agentic AI solution (Retrieval Agent Manager) that was GA'd last month? Is anyone seeing much customer interest or demand to date? ... — read more 

Welp. Was checking my email and just got the news. Whoever predicted that things have been a little too quiet recently was right on the money. It's a shame, I've worked with many developers and testers from the region and have been helped... — read more 

DAE notice recent cost cutting on fairly inexpensive things? I’ve seen sw tools licenses being cancelled + a few other things. How long til we’re drinking Folgers instant, heh? What have you seen?

SAS has been pushing this angle for the past year.......a line repeated in several executive presentations. TRUSTWORTHY AI: Ensuring AI systems are trained on diverse datasets to avoid bias and promote equitable outcomes.

What will be the impact at SAS with AI in the coming years? Are you worried? Calacanis warned: "Before 2030 you’re going to see Amazon, which has massively invested in [AI], replace all factory workers and all drivers … It will be 100% robotic... — read more 

It has been eerily quiet for far too long. There were some changes in the beginning of the year. Other tech companies have been making sweeping changes and layoffs all throughout the year. It has been quiet around here. I feel there will be... — read more 

Just kidding… https://english.aawsat.com/business/5195303-sas-opens-riyadh-hub-pledges-1bn-boost-ai-growth Confucius say: software revenue from oil $$ counts the same as from domestic $$. Confucius also say: no Saudi visits to HQ in June What... — read more 

"It's 2017... Your SAS Account Executive wants a meeting. She wants to tell you all about SAS Viya, SAS’s “open, cloud-ready, next-generation high-performance analytics and visualization architecture.” SAS launched Viya last year, and it’s a... — read more 

I guess most if not all of this article seemed to be available from the link I've pasted below. But it didn't really convey any news other than "I'm not dead yet". Maybe someone with better reading comprehension / oiji board skills than myself can... — read more 

In the past week or so, everybody got a request to complete a management survey. Is this mandatory to fill out? It would be ideal to fill it out honestly, but I'm worried about possible retaliation, especially given situations witnessed in the... — read more 

A conservative guess: 10years$100,000annual salary30 developers=$30,000,000 salary investment That is just a salary investment guess. No idea on the infrastructure investment(offices, hardware required pipeline software, etc) For comparison... — read more 

The president just signed an EO adding a 100K fee to the H1B Visa application, per year. Is that per position or per hiring company? Amazon had 10,000+ of these Visas last year. Does that mean we will see more job openings in tech?

Is it just me? Or are people in different parts of the company feeling this weird feeling of disconnection? Feels like people don't communicate anymore. Even the executives don't. Like they've given up. People seem to be going through the motions... — read more