SAS Institute

SAS Institute, Inc. is an American IT company founded in 1976 by James Goodnight, John Sall, and other colleagues from North Carolina State University, where the SAS analytical program was originally developed for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Since its inception, the company has grown into a global leader in advanced analytics, offering comprehensive solutions in areas such as business intelligence, data management, and fraud detection. In 2015, SAS served 80,000 clients worldwide and generated revenue of $3.16 billion. The Polish branch, opened in 1992, provides analytical solutions for various sectors including banking, telecommunications, and healthcare, capturing 27% of the local analytics market share. SAS is also known for its strong collaboration with the academic sector, offering certified educational paths and software access to students. The SAS software is an integrated analytical platform that enables processing data from diverse sources—including unstructured data—through distributed and in-memory computing technologies, making it essential for big data analytics. SAS Institute is consistently ranked among the best places to work, emphasizing employee development, open communication, and social responsibility. An interesting fact: SAS’s origins are tied to a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the company rapidly evolved from a small team into a global player with offices around the world.