Clinical Consulting • SAS & Data Services

SAS Viya
Implementation

SAS innovation is moving to Viya. INNOVIZZ helps clinical organizations assess migration readiness, architect cloud-native CAS environments, and modernize SAS workflows while maintaining regulatory compliance and minimizing disruption to active trials.

Schedule Viya Assessment Explore Capabilities
55%
Processing time reduction in prior SAS optimization engagement
92%
Macro efficiency achieved (from 68% baseline)
13+ Yr
Clinical SAS programming expertise
GxP
21 CFR Part 11, GAMP 5, CDISC compliance experience

Metrics reflect outcomes from prior SAS infrastructure optimization engagements, not Viya-specific deployments. Individual results will vary based on organizational environment, data maturity, and scope of engagement.

The Strategic Landscape

SAS Innovation Is Moving to Viya. Is Your Pipeline Ready?

SAS 9.4 remains supported through 2030 (M9 release), but new feature development and strategic investment are focused on Viya. Organizations that delay migration planning face accumulating technical debt, talent attrition as programmers seek modern environments, and competitive erosion as peers accelerate their analytics capabilities.

The question is not whether to evaluate migration. It is whether to evaluate with practitioners who understand both the technology and the regulatory landscape.

Processing Bottlenecks

Legacy batch jobs compressing timelines between data lock and submission as data volumes grow

Talent Attrition Risk

Senior SAS programmers increasingly drawn to organizations with modern cloud-native analytics environments

Innovation Gap

New SAS capabilities, including AI/ML integration and cloud-native processing, are being developed exclusively for Viya

Vendor Lock-In

Migration partners without clinical expertise creating dependencies, not independence

SAS 9.4 support timelines based on publicly available SAS Communities documentation as of page date. SAS 9.4 M9 Standard Support extends through approximately 2030. Organizations should verify current support status and roadmap directly with SAS. Pain points reflect commonly observed patterns in clinical SAS environments and may not apply to all organizations.

What We Deliver

Six Pillars of Viya Migration

Each pillar is designed to be scoped to your environment and validated at every phase. Engagements are structured to minimize disruption to active clinical programs.

01

Migration Assessment

SAS 9.4 ecosystem audit covering code inventory, macro dependencies, Grid topology, and regulatory obligations mapping.

02

Cloud Architecture

Viya CAS environment design for Azure or AWS. GxP-aligned security planning, role-based access architecture, and disaster recovery specification.

03

Code Modernization

Legacy macro optimization for CAS engine. Parallel processing re-architecture consulting. Python/R integration planning.

04

Compliance Continuity

21 CFR Part 11 and GAMP 5 compliance planning throughout migration. IQ/OQ/PQ framework design with validation documentation guidance.

05

Training & Adoption

Role-specific enablement planning for statisticians, programmers, and administrators. Adoption strategy development built into the engagement.

06

Hybrid Architecture

SAS 9.4 + Viya coexistence design when full migration is premature. Modernize incrementally, safely.

SAS Viya Implementation is a specialized service offering currently in active development. Pillar descriptions represent our proposed engagement framework and may be refined based on evolving SAS platform capabilities and client requirements. Larger-scale implementations (Pillars 2, 3, 5) are delivered in partnership with client engineering and IT teams.

Engagement Model

Assessed. Architected. Deployed.

Every phase is structured to produce auditable deliverables. Each phase builds on validated outputs from the prior, ensuring no gaps carry forward.

Phase 1
Discovery
2 – 8 Weeks
  • Environment audit
  • Dependency mapping
  • Compliance gap analysis
  • Risk-weighted roadmap
Phase 2
Architect & Pilot
8 – 16 Weeks
  • CAS environment design
  • Pilot study migration
  • Performance benchmarks
  • Security implementation
Phase 3
Production
16 – 28 Weeks
  • Phased migration rollout
  • Macro modernization
  • GxP validation
  • User training rollout
Ongoing
Optimize
Retainer (limited availability)
  • Performance monitoring
  • Version management
  • Capacity planning
  • Knowledge transfer

The phased engagement model is a proposed framework designed to be tailored to each organization's specific environment, data maturity, and regulatory posture. Phase sequencing, deliverables, and durations will be scoped during the initial consultation and formalized in a Statement of Work prior to engagement. Phases 2 and 3 are delivered in partnership with client IT and engineering teams.

Fit Assessment

Who This Is For

Designed for organizations where legacy SAS constraints directly impact clinical timelines and competitive positioning.

Heads of Biometrics

Evaluating Viya migration with active trial portfolios requiring careful transition planning

Clinical IT Leaders

Balancing cloud modernization mandates against 21 CFR Part 11 compliance and GxP validation requirements

Biotech Sponsors

Phase II/III programs where processing bottlenecks compress timelines from data lock to submission

CROs Modernizing

Evaluating multi-tenant Viya as a competitive differentiator for sponsor analytics services

The roles and organizational profiles described above represent typical engagement scenarios and are not exhaustive. INNOVIZZ evaluates each prospective engagement individually to determine mutual fit and feasibility. Service availability may be subject to capacity constraints as a boutique consultancy.

2 - 48 Weeks
Assessment Through Production
Scoped to organizational complexity, environment size, and selected engagement depth
Next Step

Request a Viya
Migration Assessment

A confidential 30-minute technical conversation about your SAS environment, migration readiness, and recommended approach.

Complimentary No obligation Practitioner-led
Schedule Assessment

This service offering is currently in active development. All descriptions of pillars, deliverables, timelines, and engagement models represent INNOVIZZ's proposed framework and are subject to refinement. The initial consultation is designed to assess mutual fit and determine scope. No contractual commitment is implied by scheduling a consultation or by the content presented on this page. SAS platform references are based on publicly available documentation and do not constitute vendor endorsement or partnership.