Organizations today are under constant pressure to deliver analytics faster while controlling IT costs. Traditional analytics environments often required specialized infrastructure, lengthy deployments, and significant hardware investments. Fortunately, that’s no longer the case.
With SAS® Viya®, organizations can modernize their analytics platform using cloud-native technologies, making deployment, management, and scaling significantly easier than ever before. When paired with the expertise of Cresco International, a trusted software and hardware reseller, businesses can simplify the entire procurement and deployment process while optimizing infrastructure costs.
Built for Modern IT with Open Kubernetes
One of the biggest advantages of SAS Viya is its cloud-native architecture. Built to run on open Kubernetes, SAS Viya provides organizations with the flexibility to deploy analytics wherever it makes the most sense—whether on-premises, in a private cloud, or across public cloud environments.
Unlike proprietary orchestration platforms, Kubernetes has become the industry standard for managing containerized applications. This gives organizations several key benefits:
- Faster and more consistent deployments
- Simplified upgrades and maintenance
- High availability and resiliency
- Automated scaling based on workload demands
- Freedom to choose the infrastructure that best fits business requirements
Because Kubernetes is widely adopted across the IT industry, organizations can leverage existing skills and infrastructure instead of investing in proprietary deployment technologies.
Lower Hardware Costs Without Sacrificing Performance
Modern containerized applications also make much better use of computing resources.
SAS Viya’s architecture allows organizations to allocate CPU, memory, and storage dynamically based on actual workloads. Rather than purchasing oversized servers to accommodate occasional peak demand, businesses can right-size their infrastructure and scale only when needed.
The result includes:
- Reduced capital expenditures on hardware
- Better utilization of existing servers
- Lower operational costs
- Improved resource efficiency
- Easier capacity planning
For organizations refreshing their infrastructure, these efficiencies can translate into meaningful long-term savings.
Why Work with Cresco International?
Selecting the right analytics platform is only part of the equation. Successful deployments also require the right hardware, licensing, and implementation strategy.
As a software and hardware reseller, Cresco International helps organizations simplify this process by providing:
- SAS software licensing guidance
- Server and infrastructure recommendations
- Hardware procurement
- Solution architecture support
- Deployment planning
- End-to-end coordination between hardware and software investments
Instead of working with multiple vendors independently, customers can streamline procurement and ensure that their infrastructure is properly sized for their SAS Viya environment.
This integrated approach helps reduce deployment risk while ensuring organizations receive a solution designed for both performance and cost efficiency.
Future-Proof Your Analytics Platform
As businesses continue adopting hybrid and cloud-first strategies, analytics platforms must be flexible enough to evolve alongside them.
SAS Viya’s open, Kubernetes-based architecture provides that flexibility while reducing operational complexity. Combined with optimized infrastructure planning and procurement through Cresco International, organizations can deploy enterprise analytics faster, more efficiently, and at a lower total cost of ownership.
Whether you’re modernizing an existing SAS environment or deploying analytics for the first time, today’s technology makes enterprise analytics more accessible than ever.
SAS® Viya® on Open Kubernetes · with Cresco International
Upgrade to the latest SAS software — and keep hardware & software costs flat.
Traditional analytics environments force periodic hardware refreshes and oversized servers sized for peak demand. SAS Viya's cloud-native architecture right-sizes infrastructure dynamically, so spend stays level as workloads grow.
Total infrastructure spend over time
Illustrative — traditional refresh cycle vs. Viya on Kubernetes
Step 1
Upgrade to the latest SAS Viya
- Cloud-native, containerized architecture
- Runs on-premises, private cloud, or public cloud
- No proprietary orchestration platform required
Step 2
Run on open Kubernetes
- Faster, more consistent deployments
- Simplified upgrades & maintenance
- Automated scaling to workload demand
- Uses skills & infrastructure you already have
Step 3
Right-size with Cresco International
- SAS licensing guidance
- Server & hardware procurement
- Solution architecture & deployment planning
- One vendor for hardware + software
The result
Dynamic CPU, memory & storage allocation means no oversized servers — spend stays flat while analytics scale.
Ready to modernize? Contact Cresco International for right-sized hardware and SAS Viya licensing, or connect with your SAS sales team to plan your upgrade.
Ready to Learn More?
If you’re considering SAS Viya for your organization, now is an excellent time to evaluate how a modern, Kubernetes-based deployment can reduce infrastructure costs while improving agility.
Reach out to Cresco International to discuss the right hardware and software solution for your environment, or connect with your SAS sales team to learn more about SAS Viya licensing, deployment options, and how your organization can begin its modernization journey.
