SAS Viya Copilot is a new set of features and capabilities within SAS Viya, that uses the power of Azure AI Foundry, including innovative AI models, to help make you more productive, while reducing the time to execute manual data and AI tasks.
At-a-glance, Viya Copilot:
Speeds up data and AI development for high user productivity.
Provides AI-driven intelligence and decision support.
Retains human-in-the-loop oversight for trusted autonomy
Game Details
The SAS Support Community trivia event, SAS Bowl LVIII, SAS Viya Copilot is scheduled for Wednesday, January 21, at 10 AM ET.
Register for the event and receive an invite to a Microsoft Teams meeting and a calendar event.
On game day, join the Teams meeting and access the game here.
Below are some resources to introduce you to SAS that will help you prepare for the game.
SAS Viya Copilot: Your AI assistant for new levels of productivity with data and AI
SAS Viya Copilot: Foundation Overview
Full Demo: SAS Viya Copilot in Model Studio
Full Demo: SAS Viya Copilot for Code Assistance
Introducing SAS Viya Copilot in Model Studio
SAS Bowl and event details
For those who may be new to the SAS Bowl, you can find game history and specifics in this Community memo. There you'll also find links to previous events, which include recordings.
Register for the event and receive an invite with game details and a Teams meeting link. On game day, Join the TEAMS meeting to play, and show off your SAS and worldly knowledge while competing for bragging rights and SAS Community game gear.
You are invited to join the upcoming DCSUG webinar titled, "SAS OnDemand: The Easy Way to Learn SAS for Free for Students, Educators, and Independent Learners"
Jan. 27, 2026
10:30-11:30AM ET
Register today!
Abstract:
SAS OnDemand for Academics (ODA) is free cloud-based software anyone can use to learn SAS programming. ODA offers the latest SAS 9.4 software for data manipulation and cutting-edge analytics through the SAS Studio programming interface. Point-and-click SAS Studio tasks can additionally be used to automatically generate code. In this session, we will walk through a guided demonstration of SAS OnDemand for Academics including an example data analysis and concluding with resources for further training.
Register for SAS OnDemand for Academics at http://welcome.oda.sas.com. Detailed registration instructions are available here. Other helpful resources include instructions for updating your own data, the ODA Frequently Asked Questions page, and the ODA general support page.
Presenter:
Jackie Johnson, Principal Analytical Training Consultant at SAS
Jacqueline Johnson is a principal analytical training consultant in Global Academic Programs at SAS. In her role at SAS, she conducts SAS software training at academic campuses around the country and works with faculty to support efforts to develop the future analytics workforce. She holds a DrPH in Biostatistics from UNC Chapel Hill. Prior to SAS, Dr. Johnson’s career has focused on statistical analyses of clinical trials data and includes working as a biostatistics faculty in an academic medical school and as a biostatistician in the pharmaceutical industry. She has been teaching with SAS in commercial and academic settings for over 15 years.
