sas modernization webinar

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PerspectivesKey Strategies to Successfully Modernize

your SAS Implementation

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45 minutes– overview of SAS modernization

15 minutes– discussion, Q&A

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Agenda

Modernization readiness Success factors How to manage change during your migration What licensing options are available Where to go for more information

d-Wise has deep and unrivaled core expertise enabling life sciences clients to modernize their SAS infrastructure

Invite us to be part of enabling your success.

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Modernization Readiness

• PC SAS• Server SAS• Grid SAS

Deployment Models for SAS

• Compute resources• Security and metadata• SAS “assets” (files and programs)• Business applications written in or integrated with SAS• Supporting infrastructure (Citrix, storage tier)• Potentially, SAS solutions (Visual Analytics/Statistics, Business Intelligence)• Users – people using SAS and/or systems built in SAS for business operations

Systems Landscape for SAS

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Why Modernize? Changing business needs Changing licensing Introduce new technologies to

the business Simplify licensing Ability for IT and business to

dynamically manage infrastructure

Optimize utilization of hardware and software assets

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Modernization Methodology

Assess Design Implement Migrate Adopt Run

Manage, Execute, and Enable Change

Support - Center of Excellence

Proven methodology and approach Implementation is not a serial activity Implementation is not adoption Change management is a vital component On-going alignment of performance to business demands

d-Wise has deep technical expertise in SAS and solutions architecture, but more importantly we enable successful adoption

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Key ChallengesAligning the organization on a SAS licensing and deployment strategy requires a coordinated effort

Design should accommodate today’s operational needs and tomorrow’s agility needs

Execution and change management should minimize business disruption and enable enterprise adoption

Business objectives should align to best practices

The risk profile of modernization should inform planning and execution

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Success Modernizing SAS

Plan accordingly that implementation and adoption are separate efforts.

Risk in a grid implementation is highest during design and migration.

All work streams should have shared purpose and understanding of current state and future state.

Grid is configurable and flexible, decisions that prioritize simplicity reduce risk in implementation

and operation.

Migration cannot start too early, but it can start too late. Start early.

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Success MigratingAdoption timing is a 3 dimensional problem: technology,

people, and projects (or studies).

Migration dependency analysis must include code/data review.

Prioritize an early effort to identify known and unknown technical challenges and mitigation strategies.

Pilot exercises are a potent way to surface unknowns and creates internal advocacy and peer-to-peer support

capabilities.

Project lifecycle (proximity to completion, ability to limit future work in legacy platforms) are strong determinants of adoption

timing.

Adoption approach should provide flexibility in the transition and steer around avoidable risk to business

operations/timelines.

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Modernization Lifecycled-Wise can advise clients through the lifecycle to facilitate internal alignment

and enable informed decision-making.

Business Case and Modernization

Planning

aligning business

to a designplanning to

build and adopt

migration of legacy estate

scaling the SAS platform

introducing new

technologies

navigating change

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SAS License OptionsCore-Based Server-Based PC-Based

What is this called? Grid Server Desktop

Deploys to Any # of cores A specific server or collection of specific servers A # of desktops

AgilityMove cores fluidly across

enterprise; allocate capacity on demand;

provision resource queues Move users between servers Not agile

High-Availability Built-in from ground up Accomplished via redundancy and/or virtualization

Having spare laptops and/or lab licenses

ScalabilityEasy to scale up or out;

pricing/terms for additional cores pre-negotiated

Add another server, renegotiate license

Buy another bundle of PC licenses

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Modernization Readiness Success Factors How to manage change during your migration What licensing options are available Where to go for more information

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