You didn''t mention any of the technical requirements you are trying to solve only a technical solution (cloud). Some questions: - is the data sensitive classified? Think on the private clioud (own datacenter) or gof for the due dilligence on data management. - is teh data relative small (<1 Mb) or big ( > 10 Gb) if the first situation a download/share could perform enough on the network in the latter downlaod times easily are a hurdle. - Is the data being created once and than distributed (slow once time acceptable) or is continous changing arround the world (the updating time and distribuion are critical). For some situations your approach of SAS on a desktop and data in the could could work. (small data, not updated much). In local environments there is a move form desktops as being too cumbersome wiht their data into server based environments (old mainframe like concepts). Even wiht those server-based IO (network) is the one that brings the most perfomance/usability limitations So to advice do that technical requiements check. Other options are: - Full web-based on a server (SAS-VA SAS-studio) - thin client using Eguide on the desktop connected to some SAS server - Mix your local SAS desktop wiht the Eguide usage and a SAS server side connection
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