CARY, N.C., Feb. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — SAS, a global pioneer in data and AI, today announced that it has been named a Leader in the inaugural 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Decision Intelligence Platforms for SAS® Viya®.
According to the Gartner report: “Leaders combine strong execution with a clear, forward-looking vision for decision-centric architectures. They deliver comprehensive capabilities across the decision life cycle – modeling, orchestration, monitoring and governance – while integrating advanced AI techniques such as generative AI and agentic AI.”
Decision intelligence platforms: The new enterprise imperative
Per Gartner: “Decision intelligence platforms have shifted from niche adoption to a late-stage emerging market, becoming a strategic enabler for organizations of any size, geography and industry seeking agility, resilience and measurable business impact. This Magic Quadrant evaluates vendors on their ability to deliver decision-centric architectures that combine explicit decision modeling, AI-driven augmentation and automation and governance at scale.”
SAS believes its flagship data and AI platform, SAS Viya, helps organizations meet market demand for decision intelligence with a suite of capabilities spanning trusted AI, decision governance, integrated analytics, simulation, optimization and high-performance machine learning. These capabilities are designed to support and automate decisions in regulated and rapidly changing environments.
SAS Viya: Purpose‑built for decision‑centric transformation
SAS believes its position as a Leader reflects the Viya platform’s robust strengths across the decision lifecycle, including:
- Industry‑proven trust and governance. SAS Viya provides powerful capabilities for explainability, auditing, compliance and model governance – areas that are critical for regulated industries such as banking, insurance, health care and government.
- Deep vertical expertise. With decades of domain leadership, SAS offers industry‑specific content, prebuilt models and accelerators for high‑value decisions such as fraud detection, anti-money laundering (AML), clinical forecasting, supply chain optimization, credit decisioning, demand planning and more.
- Cloud‑native scalability. Designed for hybrid and multicloud environments, SAS Viya enables organizations to deploy decision intelligence capabilities – wherever their data lives – supporting regional compliance, data sovereignty requirements and enterprise‑wide scalability.
- End‑to‑end decision intelligence. From decision modeling to execution, monitoring and governance, SAS Viya unifies the capabilities organizations need to augment decisions – whether human‑led, machine‑led or collaborative.
“The intensity of today’s enterprise AI market is at an all-time high,” said Bryan Harris, Chief Technology Officer at SAS. “SAS is in a relentless pursuit to help organizations navigate the noise, implement trusted technology and gain a decision advantage.”
Learn more about industry analyst firm recognitions for SAS’ AI and data capabilities: https://www.sas.com/en_us/news/analyst-viewpoints.html.
Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Decision Intelligence Platforms, David Pidsley, Carlie Idoine, Gareth Herschel, Kevin Quinn, Kjell Carlsson, January 26, 2026.
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