Viya - what does the name mean?

[csumby]

What does Viya actually mean? Is it an acronym? In Hindi, I believe, it means 'breeze'. Help!

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[csumby]

Hi,

Thanks for the response but I know what SAS Viya is. The question is what does Viya mean. Why is it called Viya?

Cheers,

Colin

[ballardw]

They wanted something longer than Via that sounds the same? 😉

[sbxkoenk]

Hello,

I became very curious as well.

No idea what VIYA stands for.

Between 1986 and 2014 we had a famous band (music act) in Belgium, named:

     Vaya Con Dios

Same pronunciation (Vaya - Viya). However, I do not think it's related.

Cheers,

Koen

[ChrisHemedinger]

Hi All,

SAS Viya is ... just a cool name. I don't think the word means anything on its own, but since its launch it has become synonymous with high-speed, scalable cloud-native analytics.  Which was exactly the point -- it's a brand name that SAS can completely inhabit with its class of innovative offerings.

[sbxkoenk]

Hello,

SAS VIYA sounds indeed much better than SAS HSSCNA (high-speed, scalable cloud-native analytics).
Regards,

Koen

[PaigeMiller]

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@ChrisHemedinger wrote:

SAS Viya is ... just a cool name. I don't think the word means anything on its own, but since its launch it has become synonymous with high-speed, scalable cloud-native analytics.  Which was exactly the point -- it's a brand name that SAS can completely inhabit with its class of innovative offerings.

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This is similar to what George Eastman did choosing the name Kodak, which meant nothing in any major language, and wasn't an acronym. It contained only consonant sounds that were present in all major languages, and was distinctive and different. It eventually became synonymous with photography and quality.

[csumby]

Hmmm. Kodak may well be unique in both spelling and pronunciation. However, Viya can be translated and pronounced is somewhat like 'via', which is present in many European languages. Is it purely a conceit?

[PaigeMiller]

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@csumby wrote:
Hmmm. Kodak may well be unique in both spelling and pronunciation. However, Viya can be translated and pronounced is somewhat like 'via', which is present in many European languages. Is it purely a conceit?

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I suppose this is a question for @ChrisHemedinger but I don't think he said that there were no words in other languages that were pronounced the same (or similar). George Eastman, on the other hand, specifically was looking for a "word" that didn't have a meaning (and thus didn't exist), and no word pronounced the same, in other major languages.