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SAS Institute Inc.

SAS Data Management

Composite Score

7.6 /10

CX Score

7.7 /10

34 Reviews Write a Review

What is SAS Data Management?

SAS gives you a solid start when it comes to preparing and managing traditional and big data sources. Our experts work to understand your goals, and then will suggest a phased approach for the most business value. The result? A complete solution that delivers a single view of your data – and gets your entire enterprise on the same page.

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Awards & Recognition

SAS Data Management won the following awards in the Master Data Management category

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0 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

2024

0 Top Rated Capabilities

6 Top Rated Features

2023

2021 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2021

SAS Data Management Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

85 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

98 Plan to Renew

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

2
Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+86 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love SAS Data Management?

2% Negative

10% Neutral

88% Positive

Pros

Enables Productivity
Reliable
Fair
Efficient Service

Feature Ratings

Average 83

Multi-Domain Mastering

Aggregational Hierarchies Management

Entity Relationship Management

Data Modelling Tools

Record Management

Record Linkage

Entity Deduplication

Reference Data Management

Workflow Management

Metadata Management

Intrinsic Data Model

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 79

Ease of Data Integration

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Vendor Support

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Breadth of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Implementation

SAS Data Management Reviews

Anatotura M.

Role: Human Resources
Industry: Other
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2022

SAS Data Management Review

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates SAS Data Management from other similar products?

With SAS Data Management, preparing and managing big data is easy

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

SAS Data Management comes with great data security features It makes data preparation easy Offers great MDM features

What do you dislike most about this product?

SAS Data Management is just great and no issues

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I recommend SAS Data Management as it is powerful and seamless to use

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Enables Productivity
Efficient Service

Anil T.

Role: Industry Specific Role
Industry: Machinery
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2022

An efficient way to view reports with raw data

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates SAS Data Management from other similar products?

SAS helps you keep all your data in one center of quality. I've been using SAS for many years and report on its potential time savings. A single interface to manage all your data to help keep your data accurate, readable, complete, accessible and up-to-date.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It handles huge databases, data management with ease. Macro processing lets you complete repetitive tasks in seconds. Easy ods output, quick and quick results and easy to understand. It is suitable for merging and cleaning data through data analysis.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It's a slightly complex system that will take some time for users to understand.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I highly recommend this tool for data management.

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy
Unique Features
Respectful

Role: Consultant
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2022

Efficient and Effective

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

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SAS Data Management

What is SAS Data Management?

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Awards & Recognition

2021 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

SAS Data Management Ratings

85 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

98 Plan to Renew

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

2 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+86 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love SAS Data Management?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Multi-Domain Mastering Ability to manage different types of master data (person, product, etc.) inside the same platform.

Aggregational Hierarchies Management Ability to create and maintain hierarchical constructs/models used by the business to aggregate information for reporting and analytics.

Entity Relationship Management Ability to manage relationships across entity instances within the same entity class, as well as across entity classes.

Data Modelling Tools Includes ability to model complex relationships between internal application sources and other parties.

Record Management Includes ability for Data stewards to monitoring data quality, taking action to determine the root cause of flagged issues and recommending remediation actions.

Record Linkage Ability to find records in a dataset that refer to the same entity across different data sources

Entity Deduplication Ability to resolve duplicate representation of the same entity instance based on a set of defined attribute/rules and assign unique identifier for each instance

Reference Data Management Ability to store and distribute reference data created externally. Examples of reference data: country/currency codes, administrative regions, etc.

Workflow Management Includes ability to support flexible and comprehensive workflow-based capabilities.

Metadata Management A metadata layer makes reporting easy and eliminates the need for coding and SQL, allowing users to see and access information in simple business language.

Intrinsic Data Model Includes basic data models out of the box such as customer, account, product, location, etc.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

SAS Data Management Reviews

Anatotura M.

SAS Data Management Review

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Anil T.

An efficient way to view reports with raw data

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Efficient and Effective

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Multi-Domain Mastering

Aggregational Hierarchies Management

Entity Relationship Management

Data Modelling Tools

Record Management

Record Linkage

Entity Deduplication

Reference Data Management

Workflow Management

Metadata Management

Intrinsic Data Model

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of Data Integration

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Vendor Support

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Breadth of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Implementation