Anthony R. O’Donnell // May 7, 2025 
(Electronic billboard at SAS Innovate in Orlando, Fla. Photo by author.)
SAS (Cary, N.C.) has announced several new enhancements to its SAS Viya platform, including synthetic data generation tools, intelligent AI agents, and expanded managed cloud offerings. The updates, unveiled at SAS Innovate in Orlando, are designed to improve speed, scalability, and trust across the AI lifecycle for users at all technical levels.
Among the new offerings is SAS Data Maker, a synthetic data generation tool aimed at solving data scarcity and privacy issues. The product is expected to become generally available in