In a move set to revolutionize AI application in business, data and AI giant SAS has unveiled its SAS Decision Builder on Microsoft Fabric. Available now in private preview, this cloud-based intelligent decisioning solution leverages SAS’s premier decisioning capabilities to aid businesses in making swifter, more secure decisions through an integrated workflow of multiple AI models, rules, and procedures.
Enhancing Analytics Investment with AI-Automated Decision Making
SAS Decision Builder is designed to optimize organizations’ analytics investments, offering a new Microsoft Fabric workload that simplifies the analytics lifecycle. This innovative tool allows businesses to design, integrate, and deploy models and decisions seamlessly. By utilizing data from Microsoft Fabric’s OneLake, users can test, modify, and execute decisions within the Fabric environment, adapting swiftly to market changes and specific business needs.
“Integrating our intelligent decisioning solution into Microsoft Fabric provides a unified experience for customers, allowing them to utilize tools like Power Automate Workspaces and OneLake alongside SAS Decision Builder for a complete decisioning lifecycle,” stated Shadi Shahin, Vice President of Product Strategy at SAS. “This integration makes it faster and easier for customers to collaborate across shared workspaces, generating impactful decisions.”
Streamlined Decision-Making for Business Analysts and Domain Experts
The collaboration between SAS and Microsoft Fabric offers business analysts and domain experts unprecedented access to decision flows. Users can design business logic using an intuitive low-code editor and apply machine learning and large language models (LLMs) to manage the decisioning lifecycle. SAS Decision Builder seamlessly integrates with Fabric’s machine learning capabilities, allowing for efficient use of existing model building pipelines to produce actionable decisions.
The solution’s governance features ensure secure and comprehensive management of decision flows. Users can track data flows and understand how decisions are derived, maintaining clear visibility into rule development.
“We’ve opened our Fabric platform to partners, enabling them to bring their native experiences to our customers. Data analysts, scientists, and business users alike can leverage these decisioning capabilities on Microsoft Fabric,” said Ditpi Borkar, Vice President and General Manager at Microsoft. “Fabric users can access a suite of workloads, from Power BI to SAS Decision Builder, enhancing productivity, delivering faster insights, and making better decisions.”
AI-Powered Insights for Superior Customer Outcomes
The integration extends to Azure AI Services, where SAS decision intelligence supports key generative AI elements like LLMs within decision flows. This combination enhances users’ ability to run scenarios, analyze outcomes, and deliver personalized customer experiences.
For instance, in customer service, call center employees can use the enhanced decisioning and AI capabilities to provide tailored responses and solutions. In financial services, credit companies can deploy SAS Decision Builder workloads to offer real-time personalized offers, while lenders can streamline loan approval processes.
Moreover, SAS Decision Builder can help detect and prevent fraud. IT professionals can use LLMs within the solution to develop tools that analyze and identify suspicious emails, enhancing security, reducing data breaches, and ensuring compliance in regulated industries.
By integrating SAS Decision Builder with Microsoft Fabric, SAS and Microsoft are empowering businesses to transform AI into tangible business outcomes, driving productivity and innovation in various sectors.
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